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[wapsi smallmouth]

i fish a shallow river 6 feet at best with a foot or so clarity and part rock and sand

thanks

[clayton86]

tubes, shallow cranks, small spinners, float and fly, jig, flukes, inline spinners.

[wapsi smallmouth]

tubes, shallow cranks, small spinners, float and fly, jig, flukes, inline spinners.

never tried flukes. how do you fish them

[moguy1973]

never tried flukes. how do you fish them

You can t-rig them with an offset 4/0 hook weightless and fish them like a jerk bait,twitching them erratically like a dying baitfish.

[smalljaw67]

First choice would be a spinnerbait, with a main blade being an indiana blade with a small colorado as a kicker blade. Another good bait for that water would be a rattle trap, I've been getting bigger fish using the one knocker type like the Rapala clackin rap and the Xcalibur One Knocker, make a long cast and let it hit bottom and then rip it up and let it hit bottom and rip i up again and continue back to the boat or shore, this is a terrific way to search water as well as draw strikes from finicky fish. The 3rd way I would fish it is a noisy topwate, either a buzzbait or a prop bait like a Heddon Dying Flutter, Rapala X-Rap Prop, or a Smithwick Devils Horse.

[flyeaglesfly5186]

Tubes both jig weighted and plain hooked for top water.

[Crestliner2008]

Tubes are good. But if you do not have a bunch of 1/8 oz. ball head jigs and a selection of 3" curly tails in your arsenal, you're missing out on a lot of action.

[flyeaglesfly5186]

Tubes are good. But if you do not have a bunch of 1/8 oz. ball head jigs and a selection of 3" curly tails in your arsenal, you're missing out on a lot of action.

Agreed!

Where I primarily fish for smallies tubes are my go to but a few jig heads and 3in curly tails is my back up. Or, if I'm horribly bored and want to play with the rock bass.

[IMPACT01]

With a rod and reel!

Kidding... crank baits sound like a great way to start. love shallow rocky ponds ....

[iabass8]

Are you referring to the wapsipinicion in iowa? Depending on your location i can offfer a little help.

[wapsi smallmouth]

Are you referring to the wapsipinicion in iowa? Depending on your location i can offfer a little help.

yes i am. did go out tonight and got a couple on a spinnerbait with grub

[iabass8]

What part of the Wapsi?

[wapsi smallmouth]

What part of the Wapsi?

central city area

[MarkH024]

With a rod and reel!

Kidding... crank baits sound like a great way to start. love shallow rocky ponds ....

I'm with Impacto, I'd start with a lipless or a square bill, craw colors. If that isn't working, I'd start working some tubes or texas rigged craws. Anything natural color with reds and orange mixed in.

I fish a river here that has about a foot of water clarity and never used to catch anything until I started throwing craw colored cranks or imitation plastics.

[tipptruck1]

I fish almost the same type of water. Neon colored jerk baits and spinner baits work great. White top water baits aslo work good. And big white jigs work wonders. Lip less crank baits are hit and miss with me. I do not fish plastics munch. Do to current. I can cast out a 3/4oz jig. And it will still drift down the river because of the current.