Help with Smallies
I am going smallmouth fishing for the first time in Maine what type of lures
should I use? Do you fish for them in the same spots where I would think
largemouths would be? Any help would be appreciated. |
Pat_RI
Jun 1
2004
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| "Typically", smallmouth will relate less to weeds and vegetation than
largemouth bass will. Areas with rocks and/or gravel seem to appeal more to
smallmouth, although timber, downed trees and stumps will hold both species. On average, anything a largemouth would take will work for smallmouth, but
I'd have smaller lures available as well. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, jigs
and soft plastics will work for smallies. I catch a lot on 3" and 4" Tube
jigs, 3/8 and 1/2 oz. spinnerbaits, and 5" soft plastic jerkbaits. 4" worms
work well as does anything that resembles a crayfish. |
Steve
Jun 1
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| I fish mostly streams and rivers, here they relate to rocks/gravel and
downed trees. I would imagine that lake fishing would be similar. Cast far
Bob |
Bob
Jun 1
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| I agree with Steve, stick with areas of rocks and rock drop-offs. I have
caught smallies on 9" rubber worms as well as jigs, just be ready for a
great fight when you do get a good one.
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Babbling
Jun 1
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| How about Senkos and what about tpwater lures. Thanks for the input so far |
Pat_RI
Jun 1
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| A definite YES to both. |
Marty
Jun 2
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| For Smallies that arein fairly shallow water, say less than 10' deep, I like
in-line spinners and minnow plugs. For deeper fish I like tube and twister
tail jigs. If the fish are holding tight to cover, I'm pitching a wacky
rigged senko as close to the cover as I can.
One thing about smallmouth is that they seem to enjoy bright colors, even
in clear water. My all-time favorite smallmouth color is some combo of
black/chartruce. My favorite color for twistertail jigs is chartruce with
silver glitter. A spinnerbait with a black & chart. skirt and a chart. blade
can be great, but a white skirt with a white blade can be good also. -Zimmy |
duckhunter4570
Jun 2
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| Senkos and topwater lures too will work under certain conditions as well,
senkos more often than topwater. |
Steve
Jun 1
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| Senkos will work good, especially black, If you want to use topwaters, try |
alwaysfishking
Jun 2
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| I have over the years found that stream smallies have two preferences in
spinnerbaits, which may be the deadliest of all lures for them. About 1/3rd
of the time, they want all chartreuse, both bodies & blades, and they should
be the brightest chartreuse you can find. The other 2/3rd of the time, the
big majority, they want something as natural as possible (Baby Bass,
Tennessee Shad, etc.) with smaller Willowleafs or Indianas, singles or
tandems, as the smallies' moods indicate. |
Bob
Jun 3
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| I just got done on the Penobscot river in Main. They were a piece of cake to
catch.in the river riffles we caught them on black jigheads with a crawfish
colored grub, in the slackwater areas they were suckers for a small white
spinnerbait with a colorado blade. we also nailed some with a crawfish
imitation on a football jig. Good luck
"Pat_RI" <pat2469@cox.net> wrote in message
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> I am going smallmouth fishing for the first time in Maine what type of
lures |
oldgoat
Jun 4
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| I love that piece of water. Rarely fish anything there but a 4" Fin-S,
unweighted. RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing |
RichZ
Jun 3
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| I would add that the breaks between rock and sand/mud
are great for Maine river smallies. Anywhere there is a change
in near shore bottom structure is promising. Deeps cuts along ledge
in the Kennebec and up along cut out banks are also good right now.
I haven't seen any fish in the spawn area's. Firetiger or blue silver Rapala suspenders in the smaller sizes have been
working well (alewives and blueback herring are in the rivers as well
as elvers) . Deep Diving Rebel Craws cast upstream and dove down then
drifted along the ledges have been good to me the last week or so. |
Mudfish\(Co30\)
Jun 4
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