nralover Posted March 16, 2008 Posted March 16, 2008 I fish them on 8 pound mono- all of my luck is with berkely gulp minnows, senkos, and hula grubs. I texas rig everything and use a very small bullet weight so the bait kind of bounces along the bottom with the current. Quote
smallieking Posted March 16, 2008 Author Posted March 16, 2008 does anyone use topwater frogs for smallmouth on rivers? Quote
bigseth12 Posted March 18, 2008 Posted March 18, 2008 I guess i will jump right in with my first post i only fish a river thats by my house im not really big on fishing but i like river fishing well i throw a frog sometimes on it my favorite is the bronze jr. i like it for bank weeds just cast it over there and retrieve it and those smallies will come up for it Quote
smallieking Posted March 21, 2008 Author Posted March 21, 2008 o really? cool i have to try them this year has anyone started fishing rivers yet this year? Quote
pondhopper Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 does anyone use topwater frogs for smallmouth on rivers? I have tried them on a creek I fish a lot with mild success. The Zarra Puppy in the bullfrog pattern can be killer there, however. Quote
smallieking Posted March 23, 2008 Author Posted March 23, 2008 i fish creeks sometimes but i have never tried topwater anything on them a buddy of mine fishes creeks all the time and he is going to try frogs this year on them Quote
alarcher Posted March 23, 2008 Posted March 23, 2008 New to the site but a smallie lover and this thread has helped me already with awesome info. Thanks guys and keep up the fantastic advice! Quote
smallieking Posted March 23, 2008 Author Posted March 23, 2008 really thats awesome welcome to BR Quote
fishnaddiction Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 what color tubes does everyone use for river smallies? Quote
justfishin Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 Throw up river my friend and use control in your slack for tubes and such, it will up your catch big time. Quote
fishnaddiction Posted March 28, 2008 Posted March 28, 2008 yea ok thats what i do but i never catch as many as everyone else that i see throwing tubes i want to know what color everyone uses Quote
smallieking Posted March 31, 2008 Author Posted March 31, 2008 junebug and green pumbkinseed are my favorites Quote
WTRDOG Posted March 31, 2008 Posted March 31, 2008 Black blue flake,smeared in smelly jelly...... Quote
Bassnbrett101 Posted April 6, 2008 Posted April 6, 2008 I use four colors for all my fishing, Green pumpkin, smoke purple, black neon, and rootbeer with a red and black fleck. Can't go wrong with those four colors! Quote
Sharkbite Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 How about Sankos and Wacky Rigs in the river? Quote
brianbjk Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 i love throwing wacky rigged senkos for smallies in rivers. throw them i high percentage areas or once u have found some. i like to throw a crank or spinner until i find em then slay em with senkos and tubes Quote
Sharkbite Posted April 8, 2008 Posted April 8, 2008 Ok great so I need to locate the fish with spinning or crank the hit with a sanko. What about T & C rigs? I don't have a boat yet so I am about to pick up some waders off ebay brand new Hogdman. Will these be safe in the river? So I should fish currents and rocks? What about under a bridge ther is more of them around then anything else Quote
smallieking Posted April 9, 2008 Author Posted April 9, 2008 all depends on time of year and the depth of the water. Smallies will move into current when the water temp rises. They will go under bridges if it is deep. Just try a lot of spots intil you figure out what the fish are doing Quote
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