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Spotted BassTechniqueDamiki RigSeasonFallStructureOpen Water/BasinThe fish on smith are in the backs of creeks focused on blueback herring. We found a lot of schools of spots suspended in 15-25 foot of water and could pick fish off with a mooch minnow. Shallower fish ate a spy bait and schoolers came on topwater. Fall is a fun time on Smith.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructurePointsFished a tough high school tournament at smith lake today. Had a small limit and could only catch fish on 2 baits. We caught the most fish slow rolling a Berkley Krej about 1-2 inches below the surface making sure that it rocked side to side. We also caught them on a Megabass Karashi on a bait finesse setup. Caught a lot of fish throwing these around secondary points but not many good ones.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSpinnerbaitsSeasonFallStructurePoints
Fish the windest banks you can find and wake the spinnerbait across the surface.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard Topwater (Walking)SeasonFallStructurePoints
Catching schooling fish on topwater on secondary points.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSpring (Pre-Spawn)StructureDocksBass destroying a small swimbait right at the shad line from docks.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureBoulders
Throwing a mix of shad imitations on Smith lake in the fall will always produce some bites as the water temps continue to fall.. However fish have been especially keyed in on shallow water jerk baits in the recent weeks. Try throwing the Berkley Stunna over shallow rocks and shallow water docks. There is also an abundance of fish on deep main lake points. Try dragging a jig and Shakey head on these points when the shallow bite slows.
SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueSoft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)SeasonSummerStructurePointsFound blueback herring relating to points. Cast and slow retrieve in 10-20 ft with a 6 gear ratio reel to catch suspended spots waiting for an easy meal. If herring weren’t present the bass weren’t either. Schooling action was the easy giveaway for productive areas. Spots could also be picked up occasionally on top water. High speed reels are key in burning a bait back in when schooling action is occurring away from your cast.
- SpeciesSpotted BassTechniqueHard JerkbaitsSeasonFallStructureRock Pile
We finished up a tournament on Smith Lake a few weeks back where we found success on a jerkbait and shakeyhead. We threw the new Berkley "Stunna" on 10lb trilene flourocarbon. Making a long cast around 45 degree rock banks was key. the fish were suspended so chasing the wind to find active fish was the ticket for success.
