Targeting SmallMouth Bass

[Jim]

If you were to pick one plastic bait and one plastic bait only to target Smallmouth, what kind of plastic would it be and what color?

Would you pick a creature type bait? Plastic worm? Stick bait? Not looking for a "brand" just a type and color.

 

[Bubba]

River- Tube or Stickbait

Lake-Again....Stickbait

 

[FishingCop]

Crawfish (natural) colored plastic crawafish, with orange claws......

 

[Nickk]

4" "Senko" style worm in green pumpkin with a 2/0 EWG hook


they work in lakes

and rivers

 

[Quackrstackr]

Tube bait.

Any color that you like so long as it is Pumpkinseed.... :wink:

 

[Brine]

Never caught one, but given what I've seen caught either on TV or on the net, It would be a TUBE by a long shot.

Green or Brown.

 

[Andy]

Too bad a white spinnerbait isn't concidered plastic? LOL

I would have to go with a stick/swim bait. Color is hard to decide. I've had most luck on black/white belly. Pumpkinseed would be next.

 

[bAcKpAiN]

I have never had great sucess with tubes. I would have to go with a pearl super fluke.

 

[angry Bob]

Grubs!!!!! Preferably at least 4" One color, man that's tough. Probably my dip grub. A pumkin with the tail dipped in chartreuse spike it dip dye. My color preferences change with the sky and wind conditions.

 

[Nickk]

grubs are great! I like them on weighted hooks(1/16-1/8) dragged across rocks in rivers. The strikes can be violent!

 

[darb79]

4" pink bubble gum senko. It catches fish, and my daughter thinks its cute.

 

[shamoo]

The only time I actually targeted SMB we fished the Susquehanna River where the Juniata River joins it, we used Bandit crank baits, 0-4 ft. crawdad color, got 18. We went to a fishing expo and ran into a fellow that guides on the Susquehanna, and he said we could have easily doubled that number if we used a Mizmo tube, watermelon.

 

[redbug]

if you are fishing a lake that has gobies in it that is the bait to use don't be afraid to go big !!!!
tube would be my next choice in a green pumpkin or road kill camo great bait for KY lake smallies

Wayne

 

[Zum]

blue/black 6"senko

 

[fish devil]

:twisted: 4"and 5" senko in pumkinseed, watermelon, or black/blue fleck. I catch a bunch of smallies here in South Jersey on Union Lake.

 

[Captain Ahab]

Needle Dicks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Or you could use Case Plastic Jacks Worms :lol:

 

[jkbirocz]

A 4" Jack's worm, on a 1/8oz spot remover jig head. Color would either be roadkill or green pumpkin black flake. This is great for rivers and creeks. I have had days on creeks where I used the same jig and worm all day, catching close to 50 fish.

 

[clarker2000]

I agree with alot of the posts but I really am a fan of topwater for big smallies. Jitterbugs in the dark or pop-r's in the morning/evening. Man they are awesome to catch. I think a 2.5 lber fights like a 5lb largemouth.

 

[goat83]

Black finesse worm on a 1/8 or 3/16 shakey head. Works great in rivers.

 

[BassAddict]

Too bad a white spinnerbait isn't concidered plastic?

If you remove the skirt and replace it with a tube (like seen in this issue of field & stream) I believe this would be acceptable :lol: :lol: