What do you Smallmouth Guru's think?

[SLO_ROLL]

Here is the deal. Water temp last Sun. was 57 and we caught a bunch of 13-15 inch smallies. I have a tournament this Sat. and the weather has been WARM this week. I think I can go up the river and catch some good blacks, but I would like to stay down the lake and hope the big female small jaws will come up shallow. Its a gamble, I know its a gamble, but thinking about showing up to the weigh in with a limit of "over" smallies !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! btw the lake has a 13-16 inch slot. I posted this in the gen. bass fishing forum but thought about asking you guys.

[WTRDOG]

If this is a lake you have fished before during this time of year.Go to an area where you have caught solid keepers ,not rat's.I'd suggest you throw a 1/2 oz brown spinnerbait with a gold #5 Colorado blade till your arm fall's off.....

[huskybass]

Super Fluke weightless on 6 lb. test.  Best of luck.  

[stik_in_Texas]

SLO-ROL, I just joined the site and I am definitely not an expert (you know what an expert is right.....an ex is a has-been and a spurt is a drip under pressure) but depending on the type of bottom you have there as long as it is not the thick grass or thick moss type I would suggest trying a shaky head rig. It works great on sandy and rocky bottoms in shallow or deep water and it produces for me on my heavily pressured lake. I use Spot Remover jig heads and Zoom 4" worms in either watermelon or the redbug colors. There are a lot of colors available but I've found that usually if the red doesnt work the watermelon will. The bite will usually be very very subtle. I use 12lb flouro line to enhance the sink rate a little and while I am crawl it along the bottom if I bring the jig up against a rock before I hop it over I will slightly shake my rod tip in place and cause the worm to wiggle in one place before I move it any further along the bottom. Like I said the bites are very subtle and you won't feel a lot of them until you start to move the jig and the fish will already have it in his mouth. I prefer the Spot Removers because of the flat heads they have that causes them to stand up on the bottom sometimes. Hope I have explained it enough............email me back if you have any questions. Good luck.

[bunkerbstr]

-1/2 ounce Silver Buddy

-1/2 Lipless crankbait (brand of your choice)

Start out fast, if that isn't working, slow down.  Shaky Head, tube and how about a LC Slender Pointer?  

Smallmouths rule!

Good luck.

   

[roadwarrior]

1. Jerkbaits: X-Rap XT08 Ghost, Husk Jerk HJ10 Silver Blue, orange

belly, LC Pointer 100, you pick the color!

2. 3 1/2 Gitzit (tube), Baby Diaper Yellow

3. GYCB 5" Single Tail Grub, 031:

http://***/cgi-bin/order/031?6fgSHPU2;;143

8-)