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Fishing question about small mouth bass!!?
Me and my best bud are goin fishing in a local river tommorow. My dad says there’s lots of small mouth bass there. I got all the fishing supplies a guy could ever want. What do I need to catch some small mouth? What areas should we focus on to find them? And any other tips and tricks to finding and landing these little guys?
I live in PA and this time of year, the smallies are getting into prespawn mode. Look for areas with rocky gravel bottoms. The reason being that these fish will be trying to feast to get ready for the rigors of the spawn and rocky areas are where you will find the crawfish that the smallies will be targeting. Also, large boulders that create current breaks are good to fish, as the fish use these as ambush points for prey. Since crawfish are the main item on their menu…crawfish-style crankbaits, tubes, hair jigs, and jig and pigs will work well. Use earthy tones like browns and greens, as well as colors to imitate crawfish. Smallies will also take suspending minnow jerkbaits. Smithwick rogues, Lucky Craft pointers, rapala husky jerks, and rapala x-raps are all good choices as the fish will be lethargic and want an easy meal that sits in the strike zone, so that means your retrieves should be slow. Finally, if in the less than likely chance that the smallies are busting the surface, throw on a topwater…zara spooks and rapala skitter pops are highly acclaimed for this application. Sorry for being so long-winded. Hope this helps. Tight lines!
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