king123 Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 ok this river up in wisconson ive been fishing has some monster smallmouth!!! they have been taking great on crawdads... yet for some reason they seemed to have stoped... i can still see them and there still eating crawdads... what am i doing wrong??? im a pretty d**n good fisherman even tho im 16 hahaha what should i do?/ different line?? different hooks?? really anything please tell me what you would do thank you :) Quote
Koop Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 what is the river? I have fished a few rivers here for smallies and I can usually catch them dragging a tube or a jig. I went to a bright red color skirt recently and that has been working very well. Quote
Delaware Valley Tackle Posted September 30, 2009 Posted September 30, 2009 I fish the Delaware here in PA and I've been seeing the bite change suddenly throughout the day. Try throwing some top water poppers and jerk-baits as well as swimming grubs, spinnerbaits and tubes. Quote
GRiver Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Are you fishing the same area all the time? I have noticed if I leave an area alone for a while the bite comes back on. Quote
ctbassnut Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 If you can see the fish there and there not biting. They might be getting line shy. Try using a 100% flouro in the 8lb range. Also like posted already. Tr using small tubes. I personally like the mizmo slimjim. You can also give a grub a try. Fro them I like to use the slider grub. Black hair jigs also work great. Back off the fish and make long cast over the back side of them. You can also try changing the angle you are retrieving your bait over the fish. Sometimes they will get that pickie and only pick it up coming from a certain direction. Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted October 5, 2009 Super User Posted October 5, 2009 This is what I've seen - others have mentioned it as well. If you can see them - they can see you - They may have sensed your presence well before they saw you. Next time you're out, apply the most stealth you can. That means don't go over to where you think the fish are to check if they are there. (Either fishing from shore or a boat) Stop a good long cast away and make your best presentation. On some very spooky SMB, I turn off the Trolling motor and sonar a good distance away and either paddle or drift with the wind to get into casting range. Sometimes that's what it takes. With a little luck, they will not be aware you're there and be more apt to ****** up your offering. Along with the solid advice already given here you'll have a good shot at taking a few of those toads. Good Luck. Quote
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