Smallmouth baits

[Eric Doty]

5 top go to baits for river smallmouth ready go!!!

 

1. Tubes

2. Swig jigs

3. Spinner baits

4. Senkos

5. Top water buzzbaits

[jude]

1. Jude Bug

2. Jude Bug

3. Jude Bug

4. Clouser

5. Clouser

 

The Kish is a very shallow river and they always seem to be tempted to come up to the surface. Cold, high water forces me to go to a clouser, but I'm never pleased about it.

[Terry Dodge]

1. Jude Bug

2. Jude Bug

3. Jude Bug

4. Clouser

5. Clouser

 

The Kish is a very shallow river and they always seem to be tempted to come up to the surface. Cold, high water forces me to go to a clouser, but I'm never pleased about it.

 

I'm with Jude.

Fly rod - poppers and clousers

Spin gear - tubes and poppers.

Anything else will just exercise your casting arm.

[Rob G]

Nightcrawler

Minnow

Crawdad

Frog

Leech

My top five flies and lures would be different

[Scott Ferguson]

1. 4" Senko

2. In line spinner

3. Popper

4. Hula grub

5. Spinner bait

[Paul Trybul]

My list has probably changed a bit over the last 10 years.

 

1) suspending jerkbait - cold clear water - favorite brand = lucky craft pointer

2) walk the dog topwater - late spring & fall - favorite brand = lucky craft sammy

3) popper - summer - favorite brand = chug bug

4) hula grub - late spring through early fall - favorite brand = chompers

5) senko style plastic - anytime - favorite brand = bass pro stick-o's

[ronk]

1 various bassbugs in 50-55+ water

2 leech flies especially early in the year ie zonkers etc

3crawfish flies ie meat whistles, foxys etc

4tequeeley

5 murdich minnow

[joshw]

Suspending jerkbait

Rattle bait

Walk the dog topwater

Buzzbait

Hula grub

 

For flies:

Murdich minnow

Tequilly

Foxee clouser

Home invader

Meat whistle

[Guest rich mc]

for spinning rod shannon streamer,[spring-fall] satin tied jig, craw jig and ultimate worm fly.

for fly rod shannon streamer, satin shads, hover craw fly, mom's mad leech , ultimate worm

[John Gillio]

Spinning:

Twisters

Cranks

Poppers

Paddle Tails

Zonker Strip Jigs

 

Flies:

Clousers

Crawfish Patterns

Seaducers

Poppers

Foxy Craw

[Kev-mo]

Just 5 huh... these are somewhat seasonal also. Mine add up to lucky 13.

 

1. square bills - various size/brands with lucky craft being favorite thus far

2. suspending jerkbait - various size/brands with lucky craft coming in first again

3. topwater-sammy

4. swim jig

5. tube...

 

Alternates, spinnerbait, buzzbait, poppers, lipless rattlebait, hula grub, lizard, stickbaits, swimbait

[Mike Clifford]

1. The Rodent (see photo)

2. Garlic Chomper Grub

3. Bettencourt Baits Craw

4. Jointed Rapala

5. Desperately trying anything if the other 4 aren't working. Like most of you.

 

[Norm M]

crankbaits

 

rattlebaits

 

swimbaits

 

spinnerbaits

 

jigs/plastics if I have to to catch some

 

topwaters in the middle of winter only