Wabash River

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Dec 2, 2025

Species

Smallmouth Bass

Season

Ice (Current)

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Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
2/27/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Winter
- Technique
  Soft Jerkbaits
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  44°
Targeting Pilings with significant calm water adjacent to them. Shad were holding in the calm water. The best fish were on the backside (down current) of the pilings waiting for Shad to swim past. I was “free rigging” the flukes. The weight falls fast and allows the fluke to glide down. You slowly twitch the bait until it meets the weight. Give it a pop and repeat. The fish were eating it on the drop. The Free rig uses a free sliding closed eye sinker in front of a worm hook. I like a 1/4oz sinker and a 3/0 or 4/0 hook depending on bait size. Today I was throwing 4” jerk shad and. 3/0 hook. Using the right rod is critical to feel the bite and get a solid hookset. A 7’ medium / fast action rod is is the lowest in power/taper I would go. A 2500-3000 size reel with 12-15lb braid and a 10lb leader works well for this technique.
Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
3/5/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  River Channels
- Forage
  Shad
- Water Temperature
  48°
Right now (March) is a great time to start throwing small Swimbaits. The water temps are in the high 40’s and the smallmouth are starting to roam the river channels in search of food. I find the highest concentration of active fish on the slack water current seam just pass major structure like pilings and log jambs. The Berkley Hollow belly rigged on the Oukast money swimbait head has great action and an incredible body roll to it. Throwing it on med power fast action rod with light braid to a fluorocarbon leader helps in being stealthy but allows for rock solid hooksets. Happy catching!!
Greg Thomas
Gold Ambassador
3/6/24
- Species
  Smallmouth Bass
- Season
  Spring (Pre-Spawn)
- Technique
  Finesse Jigs
- Structure
  Pilings
- Forage
  Crawfish
Crawfish are starting to get active. Target the eddy's behind pilings. The bass are in deep water looking up at the bank for crawfish entering the water. Cast shallow and work towards the deep water. Slow drags util you hit a rock, then a slight pop, then let us sit for a few seconds and repeat. The bite can be very light so a sensitive rod and braid to leader connection helps a lot. I like. 7’ med/ fast or extra fast spinning rod for this. 12lb braid to a 10lb fluorocarbon leader is my preferred setup. Good luck out there.