Smallmouth bass

[jappleseed4]

any tips for catching smallmouth?

thanks

[abelfisher]

I have had great success using a Yum Crawfish around rocks.

[johnbr19792003]

alot of ways. try rocky areas reef.deeper water etc

[jappleseed4]

thanks for the info

[LUNKER]

Find you a natural color Rapala jerk bait. Just under the surface. Smallmouth hate them. GL

[Marty]

If you're talking lakes, smallies generally are in cooler, deeper water, often rocky-bottomed, than largemouth and are not as cover-oriented. They'll take a full assortment of baits. Burning a chartreuse spinnerbait can be good. So are jerkbaits, crankbaits, jigs with grubs and don't forget topwaters.

[L.D.]

Didn't say where you were fishing, but go to the rocks and use a tube jig

[tritonman]

around rocky areas, use tube jigs or traps

[Rick3499]

i often use a crawdad around a rocky ledge and have had pretty good luck with that.

[roadwarrior]

This is my formula:

Current, structure, light line and shiners.

If you want to catch bigger fish, move away from the bank and focus on deeper structure.

[Bronze12]

I've had great luck with shad raps and husky jerks.  Floating rapalas twitched across the surface can be a blast too.  Last year I started using any kind of french fry type baits (senkos, YUM dingers, etc.) on some deeper structure and had a lot of luck.