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Why they work. Simply toss them out and reel them in.
How to fish a plastic tube bait for huge smallmouth bassIn this video I talk all about a proven technique that puts big bass in the boat on a consistent bas.
How to fish for smallmouth bass. Fishing for smallmouth at either early or late points in the season can increase your chances of catching one however as they tend to be more active than largemouth bass at colder temperatures. Regardless of whether you prefer fishing for smallmouth bass in either rivers or lakes keep in mind that jigging fly fishing and casting bait can all be effective. When smallmouth bass are in rock and wood cover they are likely feeding on crawfish.
These lobster-like creatures are candy for bass. Lures such as jigs tubes and grubs are the best baits for fishing around rocks boulders brush piles and stumps. A football jig is a.
Summertime haunts for reservoir smallmouth bass fishing include humps and drop-offs of pea gravel points where the fish hold at depths of 15 to 25 feet. A Carolina-rigged French fry or plastic lizard is best for catching smallmouth in the heat of summer. Our advice for smallmouth bass fishing tackle is to get a light spinning rod and reel and a good selection of lures.
Smallmouth bass can be successfully caught on a wide range of natural and artificial lures or baits including plastic jerkbaits crankbaits hair jigs spinner baits artificial worms and all types of soft plastic lures including tubes with lead head jigs or curly tail grubs. The most common means of fishing for smallmouth bass is with live bait or artificial lures using either spinning or baitcasting rods. Unlike for largemouth fishing smallmouth bass fishing really lends itself better in most cases to using spinning rods instead of baitcasting rods due to the respective bait weights and the close proximity of casting.
How to fish a plastic tube bait for huge smallmouth bassIn this video I talk all about a proven technique that puts big bass in the boat on a consistent bas. The key to bank fishing for smallmouth bass effectively with a Texas rig is to use a really light weight. Is ideal because it falls more naturally and it snags less.
I like smaller 3 craws in really natural colors. Green pumpkin brown and grey seem to produce the best results. Everybody thinks smallmouth are going deeper to winter over which is true.
But for about a 30-day stretch in the fall they go back to the shallow bed areas they spawned in. I mean I put my Power-Pole down in three feet of water its that shallow. This is when we see the biggest fish of the year and they are all in feeding mode.
Go Vertical with a Drop Shot Rig. Learn how to fish deep water structure vertically with a drop shot rig and you will catch way more smallmouth bass. It is arguably the best way to fish deep water for smallmouth bass.
Find the structure drop your favorite bait down give it a few twitches and hang on. Smallmouth bass typically spawn in March-May or when the water temperatures reach between 59 and 64 degrees. Males will build nest where the female will lay their eggs in anywhere from 4 to 20 feet deep.
Check out this video by the Flukemaster on How to Fish the Smallmouth Bass Spawn for more information. How to catch a smallmouth bass needs you to know the habitat and behavior. You need to find the fish first and then choose a lure or bait.
People will fish areas smallmouth do not inhabit regularly. You may catch a few in spring during the spawn. First off when fishing for smallmouth bass you want to keep your tackle light.
These fish dont grow as big as largemouths with the record for smallies sitting at 11-pounds and 15-ounces. Honestly catching a smallmouth that size is rare which is why the record hasnt been broken since 1955. These are my top tips on how to fish a tube to catch big smallmouth bass.
Tubes are one of the best smallmouth bass lures ever made and this is how to fish. Where to catch Smallmouth Bass. The smallmouth bass is native to the eastern half of the USA.
And southeastern Canada from Manitoba and Quebec south to the Tennessee River system in Alabama and west to eastern Oklahoma. It has been widely transplanted so that today it occurs in almost every state and many other countries. Finesse tactics are the way to go to catch smallmouth.
Okay this is an interesting one. So yes finesse tactics do work on smallies they also work on largemouth as well. The thing is though by nature if youre going to compare all things being equal a smallmouth to a largemouth a smallmouth is more aggressive.
Learning how to fish for smallmouth whether river smallies or lake bronzebacks is done by using both live bait like live crawfish live minnows a hellgrammite or leech and artificial lures such as spinnerbaits crankbaits swimbaits and soft plastic lizards. Though coloration can vary widely smallmouth usually have dark brown backs and. Smallmouth Bass Habitat.
Smallmouth Bass also like cover. The difference is that they dont enter it. Smallies prefer to hunt around cover particularly deep rocky structure.
Smallmouth Bass are also well known to chase bait fish out in open water. Because of this its much easier to find Smallmouth in clear water than in the murky shallows that Largemouth anglers love. Why they work.
Before the water temperature takes a hard downward spiral smallmouth bass will spend the majority of the day up in the shallows and actively feeding. A shallow square-billed crankbait will often work magic in getting them to bite. How to fish them.
These baits are a no-brainer to work. Simply toss them out and reel them in. When fishing smallmouth vs largemouth bass you may need to reduce the size of your lure for smallmouth.
And given that smallmouth prefer clearer waters I. Fishing the best lure on the best spots wont guarantee a big smallmouth. Hoopes said Havasus smallmouth receive plenty of fishing pressure and are well aware of their surroundings thanks to crystal clear water.
They are pretty smart he said. He compensates by holding his boat away from spots and making long casts. These will hold amazing numbers of smallmouth bass of several sizes.
Small fish will be pushed to the edges where habitat becomes marginal while the biggest fish are stationed in front of and behind the best rock structure. When the water temperature rises above 52 degrees smallmouth bass waters transform yet again.