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Smallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileCaught on the pendulum swing - cast far and let your bait fall-swing on tight line. Love this jig head. Would suggest practicing rigging or pre-rigging the night before. I have reused plastic paddle tails using Mend-It. Loved the fight on this guy. 1 oz from tying my PB smallmouth. 4lb 11oz
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Biggest one caught on the drop shot. They really enjoyed the flatworm a lot more vs. my roboworm. Caught 3 in 15ft-20ft of water. I did dye the tail with a chartreuse Spike-It marker but not sure if that made it more desirable or not. Still testing! Any 6’8-7’ medium or medium light spinning will do. The clearer the water to lighter like I would use. Leader line (from worm to weight) was 16-18inches.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Caught this guy as it sunk to the bottom at around 16-20ft depth. Medium-heavy spinning rod with 12lb braid and 12lb fluoro 15’-ish leader. Great fight overall. 3lbs 6oz
SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock PileCaught this in 15ft of water over rock piles. Around 15-20ft of visibility. Right when the water gets choppy, throw this lure! Hooks are incredibly sharp. BRING YOUR PLIERS. Weighed 4lb 12oz. Jerk, jerk, pause, jerk, pause is the rhythm!
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueFootball JigsSeasonSpring (Spawn)StructureRock Pile
Great day dragging on bottom! Football Jig usually gets it done here. Caught a few testing dragging slow flow.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDeep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)SeasonSummerStructureBaitfish
Casting into schools of Perch was key to finding the smallmouth that were following the bait.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueDrop ShotSeasonSummerStructureOpen Water/Basin
Lake Stevens is filled with Kokanee which makes for some giant bass. Find schools of Kokanee and the smallies won’t be far. I found that the black shiner flat worm was the ticket out in open water. Beware of pleasure boaters during summer but highly recommend this lake.
- SpeciesSmallmouth BassTechniqueMedium Diving Crankbaits (7'-12')SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureBoulders
Bouncing off of rock piles and timber in 8-10 feet. Short pauses mixed in here and there. Usually change out hooks but these have not needed any mods out the box. A hook sharpener will come in handy. Any medium moderate casting rod will do.
