Final thoughts for the season (since I typically lose the smallies in early November)
I learned the importance of patience. The power of the dead drift.
And the rarity of a 4# river smallie
You need to spend time throwing the lightest tube jig you can throw and dead stick thru rocks w/ current (1/8 oz to 1/4 oz )
On a second rod you want a 4" yum dinger texas rigged and weightless if possible.
Smallies also love hellgramites in the spring and summer.
And if you have shallow water any topwater, all day, everyday
Lastly- a 1/16 oz black maribou jig in the fall thru to late spring is my favorite at that season
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