Baits for Smallmouths

rdneckhntr · 08-12-2005, 02:59 PM

What's your favorite baits for smallmouths.

mez · 08-13-2005, 11:48 AM

Curly tail grub on a jig head and a suspending jerkbait. I haven't fished for them since the soft plastic flukes came out but would bet they would be good.

MO_Bowhnter · 08-13-2005, 08:53 PM

Curltail grub in crawfish patterns on 1/8 or 1/16 oz. leadhead.

Deerslayer_37 · 08-13-2005, 11:10 PM

Bomber Fat Free Fingerling in crawfish or shad style pattern.

3" or 4" YUM Garret Mega Tube or ISG Dream Tube in junebug,black/blue flk, or crawfish colors, 1/8-1/4 oz weight, 2/0 Gamakatsu EWG hook

4" YUM Dinger or ISG Willo Stik wacky rigged. Watermelon for ISG, Pumpkin/Char. for YUM.

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redsox3624 · 08-14-2005, 04:14 PM

I love a 3.5 inch finess tube.

NY Bowhunter · 08-20-2005, 08:44 PM

3" Berkley power bait grub(pumpkinseed color)on an 1/8 oz black jighead.

Of course it doesn't get much better than the last hour throwing skitter pops across the glass surface.

A.D.D. BOY · 08-20-2005, 10:42 PM

Soft craws.

bigbuckOO · 08-21-2005, 12:44 AM

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Soft craws.

I hear ya. Those things are deadly on smallmouth, but they run anywhere from 4-5 bucks a dozen here where i live, and half the time the bait stores are out.

I river fish for the smallies beneath a dam, and the best lure for me in this type situation has always been a jointed rapala minnow in crawfish color.