Texas bassman Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 I just caught my first 2 smallie yesterday. Thank God! I was impressed about the fight everyone says they put up. I'm looking to catch more this weekend. Any tips? I caught mine on a kvd 1.5 fishing shallow clear water. I live in northern Illinois. Quote
Texas bassman Posted September 23, 2013 Author Posted September 23, 2013 this was my second one Quote
wademaster1 Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 I've been tearing them up lately with a Shad Rap crank...... Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 23, 2013 Super User Posted September 23, 2013 Yesterday it was an umbrella rig on Oneida. Quote
tytay89 Posted September 23, 2013 Posted September 23, 2013 one lonely kicking 4 inch swimbait, the rig is just not cool.... Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 24, 2013 Global Moderator Posted September 24, 2013 Traps, spinnerbaits, and walking baits. Quote
fishguy613 Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 soft plastic crays, tube jigs, crankbaits, spinnerbaits, lipless cranks, Quote
5dollarsplash Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 Small 1/4 or less jigs. Tubes are killer. Jighead and twin tail grub. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted September 24, 2013 Super User Posted September 24, 2013 the rig is just not cool.... Only two limits weighed in Sunday.....guess what those two guys were throwing? You don't have an umbrella rig on Oneida in the fall, you lose. Quote
churchcc12 Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 My favorite way is definitely tubes. I like throwing topwaters too though Quote
BradGuenette Posted September 24, 2013 Posted September 24, 2013 Tubes,drop shot & hair jigs once temps drop into the 50's Quote
Crookedneck Posted September 25, 2013 Posted September 25, 2013 Bangin a deep diving crank in the gravel! 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted September 25, 2013 Global Moderator Posted September 25, 2013 Only two limits weighed in Sunday.....guess what those two guys were throwing? You don't have an umbrella rig on Oneida in the fall, you lose. It isn't like "dragging a net" like I hear all the time either. You still have to find the fish and present it correctly or you'll just be wearing yourself out tossing a big, heavy rig all day for nothing. It isn't the best option a lot of the time either, but when it's on nothing else comes close. Great thing about fishing, if you don't like it, don't fish it! If it's working I'll be fishing it though! Quote
Texas bassman Posted September 25, 2013 Author Posted September 25, 2013 thanks guys im looking to go back this saturday and try the same spot again. its a old gravel pit turned into park/lake. the water is super clear and the the only good shallow part is the only part with vegetation too. everywhere else in the lake is steep drops from 5ft then down too 20ft+ its fall here already so im aiming the shallows. caught those 2 smallies a largemouth and a pike on a kvd1.5 sexy shad. im thinking of trying a jerkbait and other squarebills. i love to flip so hopefully theyll be agressive. Quote
Texas bassman Posted September 25, 2013 Author Posted September 25, 2013 the largemouth and pike from the same day 1 Quote
BigBassLoveSenkos Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 the black jitterbug is dynamite for smalls Quote
tate Posted September 26, 2013 Posted September 26, 2013 Just got back from a week on Northern Champlain. We found the most effective smallie lures were tubes and curly tale grubs in natural colors, in the gin clear water areas the watermellon/orange/copper/red senko's worked well and the most productive were 3.8'' Keitech Tenn. Shad swimbaits on the 1/8oz, 2/0 or 3/0 tungsten jig heads. Quote
KyakR Posted September 27, 2013 Posted September 27, 2013 I just caught my first 2 smallie yesterday. Thank God! I was impressed about the fight everyone says they put up. I'm looking to catch more this weekend. Any tips? I caught mine on a kvd 1.5 fishing shallow clear water. I live in northern Illinois. Congrats! Try tubes. I caught two yesterday on these, the day before they were hot for wacky-rigged senkos, last week it was cranks. Looks like you've got things under control 1 Quote
Super User Scott F Posted September 28, 2013 Super User Posted September 28, 2013 I see a lot of posts naming lures that will catch smallies in the fall but the bigger part of the puzzle is where do you look for smallmouth when the water cools? How deep do you fish? In natural lakes, do you find fish on points, submerged islands, deep flats, shallow flats, wood, weeds? I have fished a Northwoods lake where we get loads of smallies in the spring, but when I go back in the fall, they are nowhere to be found. I've called every guide in the area but none of them can tell me they have a good reliable pattern for fall smallies. Anybody have a fall pattern for location (not lures) that works for them? Quote
churchcc12 Posted September 28, 2013 Posted September 28, 2013 I've also wondered that Scott. I can usually find them in a river during fall, but in a lake, I'm lost. When I have found fish in lakes, they've been on shallow flats and they've taken buzzbaits and shallow cranks most of the time. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted September 28, 2013 Super User Posted September 28, 2013 I like catching them right on the end of my left thumb This Fatty ate a jig & craw a couple of days ago. A-Jay 2 Quote
Super User Oregon Native Posted September 29, 2013 Super User Posted September 29, 2013 1. 3 1/2 tubes 2. 3" Yum Dingers 3. Homemade football jig Winter time favorite time.....then early spring Quote
Texas bassman Posted October 2, 2013 Author Posted October 2, 2013 i went back to the lake this past sunday. no wind or clouds got skunked. i seen a couple had 2 bites on a 3/8s oz football jig but they didnt take it. its tough fishing that lake. found a shallow rocky area that will be the **** during the spawn. but thanks guys il keep trying for smallies and use yalls tips. Quote
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