JKarbo214 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 What is everyone's best producing smallmouth plastic? This past season I had the most success with the Yamamoto double tail skirted grub in watermelon black for smallies. What has everyone else had success with? Quote
tnbassfisher Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 A 5" grub will always catch good numbers, but for me it is definitely Zoom Lizards, both 4" and 6" Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 Rage Tail Baby Craw 8-) Quote
Mrs. Matstone Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Rage Tail Baby Craw 8-) That is my first choice too. ;D I also have done well with the eeliminator. Quote
Super User J Francho Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 Numbers? Or Size? It really boils down to time of year and location. I'll go with Roboworm 4" in Aaron's Magic, on a drop shot rig for consistent deep smallie action. 3 Quote
Super User Jig Man Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 Melon pepper tube for me. Quote
BRONZEBACK67 Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Drop shotting...Cross tail shad in ayu and Yamamoto shad shape worm in green pumpkin. Tube would be green pumpkin purple fleck. Quote
Nick Posted January 11, 2011 Posted January 11, 2011 Streams: superfluke during warm water season or a 4"senko and smallie beaver Green pumpkin on a stand up jig head in colder water. Flatwater: 4 inch grub or tube (These fish normally aren't real picky.) Quote
Super User Lund Explorer Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 Depending on location and forage base, it could range from a tube, to a grub, to a craw worm. And then there is a cut down ribbon tailed worm. In the early part of the year, I will take a 7" power worm (black or motor oil) and cut down the head so that it is small enough to fit a 2/0 Gammy EWG hook. I use either a smaller worm weight or a splitshot that is just heavy enough to maintain bottom contact when I fish the bait with casts that quarter upstream. This allows the bait to move along with the current and under overhanging cover. I think this approach mimics a leech or smallish eel and the smallie simply hammer the bait when they bite it. If the fish takes off running with the bait, I'll always cast back into the same cover assuming that the fish was trying to escape with his meal from others inside the same cover. Quote
Super User Shane J Posted January 11, 2011 Super User Posted January 11, 2011 Rage Tail Baby Craw by a mile. Top colors are Watermelon Red with claws dipped in chart JJ's, and Candy Craw. Eeliminator gets quite a few, too! Quote
bigredxlt Posted January 12, 2011 Posted January 12, 2011 in clear calm water during the summer heat when looking for size over quantity I have had the most luck with a rapala skitterwalk in bluegill. I caught a whole bunch of 2-4 pounders that came up from the depths to nail it. Other than that I really like dark natural colored 4" senkos 1 Quote
WanderLust Posted January 14, 2011 Posted January 14, 2011 Tubes, weightless 4 - 5 inch worms and weightless flukes Quote
Super User ww2farmer Posted January 14, 2011 Super User Posted January 14, 2011 Tubes, and 3" Gulp......often time it matters not what style/color, as long as it's Gulp. Quote
MNGeorge Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 For size, I'd say Sweet Beaver, for numbers, it's a toss up between rage tail craws and tubes. Quote
Sfritr Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 did someone say FAT IKA???????? Also, Franco I agree. roboworm in exactly that color drop shotting with 6lb flourocabon is hard to beat Quote
MNGeorge Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 OK, Sfritr and Francho, I'm not finding any 4" Roboworms anywhere. Where do you get yours? Quote
maineman Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 Rage Tail Baby Craw 8-) X3 black red flake Quote
WanderLust Posted January 15, 2011 Posted January 15, 2011 did someone say FAT IKA???????? Also, Franco I agree. roboworm in exactly that color drop shotting with 6lb flourocabon is hard to beat Fat IKA is my number 1 green fish lure. The brown ones seems to like tubes for snacks. 4" watermelon dinger was also deadly. Quote
Super User Crestliner2008 Posted January 16, 2011 Super User Posted January 16, 2011 Numbers? Or Size? It really boils down to time of year and location. I'll go with Roboworm 4" in Aaron's Magic, on a drop shot rig for consistent deep smallie action. Right on! Quote
MaineBassMan Posted January 22, 2011 Posted January 22, 2011 My favorite plastics for smallmouth are tubes, grubs, texas rigged rage tail craws or 1/4oz. & 3/8oz. jigs rigged with a rage tail craw. For top water action I love stanely ribbit frogs. Quote
Hersh Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Early in the spring on the river here watermelon red strike king coffee tubes later on the 4" poor boy stick worm in any sort of watermelon, watermelon red or baby bass color. Also poor boy erie darters work at times Quote
Super User roadwarrior Posted January 23, 2011 Super User Posted January 23, 2011 Another vote for the Fat Ika. If you count trailers, the Swarming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad is another option. Quote
Tuckman Posted January 23, 2011 Posted January 23, 2011 Sweet Beavers and any 4" stickworm. Dragged on a fb head or dropshotted 1 Quote
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