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billyex99
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Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 28, 2015, 09:56 PM »
Now that the rivers are finally getting back down, what is your go to bait for smallies? I currently use a fluke, super fluke, or floating rapala. Now that I'm retired I'm looking to spend more time on Tippy and want to try something new.
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bigr
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 04:10 AM »
If I'm only targeting smallies i like the mepps #2 or 3 aglia with a silver blade. a grey and white squirrel tail. The best tactic i know is using a big sucker or chub and let it do the work in those holes. More trouble hauling around but aways worth the extra effort. Fished yesterday evening in a swollen creek running into the Wabash and had a ball. Good luck, nothing else fights like a smallie.
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Raquettedacker
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 06:07 AM »
Bomber model A crank bait with a crayfish pattern in firetiger color....
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MC_angler
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 07:02 AM »
square bill cranks in crayfish patterns, chartreuse
small 1/8th to 3/8th ounce willow leaf spinnerbaits in white and chartreuse
buzzbaits in black or chartreuse
senkos in various colors
3 or 4 inch grub on a 1/8th oz jighead. brown, pumpkin, etc
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rivereddy
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 10:21 AM »
Now you're talkin....
down deep - Simple twister tail jigs 2.5-3.5 " / 1/16, 1/8, 3/16 oz / ball or horsehead / junebug/ off white/ punkinseed
up top walk the dog - Zara Puppy (we don't need no stinkin' sammie) spook
up top making noise - 1/4 oz spinner baits with willow leaf, Indiana blades black, red, brown/orange
mid column - suspending 4 " husky rapala
creepin deep - 4 1/2 " creature bait w/ size 1/0 weedless hook
don't laugh - a very small Johnson silver minnow with a small twister tail that can be skipped under anything.....
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All in one pocket sized box
rivereddy
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Captain1978
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 12:20 PM »
Tubes always seem to produce for me....Always..... Last night I was on the Mohawk. I used a lot of different lures. Deep,shallow, in the middle. Only caught fish on the tube....A bunch of small Smallies. One of almost decent size. I may have caught some bigger ones if I stuck with a different lure in deeper water. But none the less, even other times out the tube is my go to.
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bldfrt
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 02:31 PM »
Jig and chartreuse or brown twist tail but I mostly fish for them where it only gets about neck deep so I don't have to consider much water column. Theres a lake I'll troll with short fat fire tiger crank baits that run about 4-6' once in a while. Smallmouths are great fun
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Boomer
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Jul 29, 2015, 10:47 PM »
If using a flyrod I love a weighted or bead head woolybugger.
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trophytaker1
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Aug 01, 2015, 07:29 PM »
rebel crawdad bait
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natahka72
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Aug 01, 2015, 07:45 PM »
Wee wart in crawdad.
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Raquettedacker
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Aug 01, 2015, 08:14 PM »
White Mister Twister Tail and jig..
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Boomer
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Aug 01, 2015, 10:28 PM »
For spinning I like a Rapala that is four or five inches long, floater and jointed if at all possible. I can work it on top, as a jerk bait, just under the surface or a little deeper.
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BIGDADYG
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Aug 02, 2015, 04:06 PM »
well now , best bait flat out hands down has to be soft shell crawdad, on a slip weight with a #2 hook, best lure mepps aglia #2 gold squirrel tail
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iceon
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Re: Favorite river smallmouth lures.
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Aug 09, 2015, 10:28 AM »
In the Tippy
Rebel Crawdad has boated alot of fish.
Rapala Shad Rap X Rap black and silver
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dsqui
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Aug 11, 2015, 07:55 PM »
wow i cant believe noone mentioned a yamamoto twin tail grub
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