The bad-boy of the bass family is a fair description of the bronze back Smallmouth Bass. If there is a black sheep of the bass family, this guy is it! He not only hits a lure, he tries to destroy it and that is just the beginning.
Smallmouth in the current of the river are strong! They will go on dramatic runs to the depths or hurtle themselves out of the water continuously. It seems that their goal is either to get off the hook or to charge the boat and sink it!
Fishing rocky shorelines on the main river with pop-r's is intense. You can switch to senko style worms rigged wacky style with a Daiichi bleeding bait hook for even more fish. Or, how about the old reliable lipless crankbait like Strike King's Diamondback lures in chrome/blue or crawdad colors. It's not unusual to catch a smallie only to have him toss his cookies in the boat and choke out a big old crawdad ... full belly or not, he still wants more!
Many days on the river have found catching one smallie is the key to catching an entire wolf-pack of bass that are busting as many minnows that they can. Such packs of bass can resemble white bass runs with minnows leaping out of the water in an attempt to escape the smallmouth on a killing spree.
For tough fishing days, we also use finesse worms on shaky head jigs from Provider Tackle company. This laid back style may seem semi boring but the results can be truly awesome.
These fighters are more fun than watching the in-laws duke it out over who's the best NASCAR driver!
You gotta come and catch some! And wait 'til you get one over six pounds ... oh son, you are going to be sore after that fight.
Do you dare try!?!
Luke 5:6 " ... and they caught so many fish, that their nets were breaking ... "
7lb. 1oz 6/25/07
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