Hey everyone,
I have a question that maybe some of you more experienced bass fishermen can help me with.
I have been going up to my cabin in canada for many years and some of my favorite fish to catch are smallmouth bass. I used to be able to nail them pretty well with a small white plastic grub and a 1/8th ounce jig around rocky shoreline and drop-offs until a couple years ago.
Does anyone have any ideas for something I can do differently?
Canadian Smallmouth Bass
Canadian Smallmouth Bass
What are the conditions you are faced with? Are you fishing pre/post spawn, summer, fall? Is the water clear or stained? What's the main forage in the lake? Lots of weeds? Are you fishing from shore or boat? Do you have a sonar?
All presentations are effective at one time or another, depending on what you are faced with. I think a Jitterbug is an effective presentation - sometimes - but not at other times.
Thinking you are face with a Canadian shield-type lake; not very fertile, rocky and deep. I'd search points and inside bends with a wacky rigged 5" Senko for starters, if it's a summer scenario you are faced with. Or, if it's early in the season, you would probably be better off with a suspending jerk bait. Again....it depends. A little more info would be helpful.
All presentations are effective at one time or another, depending on what you are faced with. I think a Jitterbug is an effective presentation - sometimes - but not at other times.
Thinking you are face with a Canadian shield-type lake; not very fertile, rocky and deep. I'd search points and inside bends with a wacky rigged 5" Senko for starters, if it's a summer scenario you are faced with. Or, if it's early in the season, you would probably be better off with a suspending jerk bait. Again....it depends. A little more info would be helpful.
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Good suggestions... more details would be helpful, so we can try andgive you some more specifc alternative ideas.
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Try changing the color of your grub - crawfish works well in those waters. X-raps also good early in the year.