Smallmouth Bass Fishing

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1. • Super User

   Lake Menderchuck West. Anyone know this lake?

   By king fisher, June 22
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   • Dwight Hottle
   • June 22
3. • Super User

   How to use the Ned Rig 1 2

   By Donald Tyson, June 19
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   • Donald Tyson
   • June 22
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   • Super User

   Smallmouth Ned Rig (Braid Concerns) 1 2

   By DanChicagoFishing, May 13
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   • Tennessee Boy
   • June 11
5. • Super User

   Not supposed to be in this Lake!

   By Retiredguns, June 7
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   • Retiredguns
   • June 8
6. • Global Moderator
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   Do you believe river smallmouth stay between two riffles for most of their lives or do you think they can travel miles upstream to spawn?

   By Ohioguy25, May 19
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   • Spankey
   • June 7
7. • Global Moderator

   How do you fish a river typically once a spawn has begun, after the fry have hatched and once it has ended?

   By Ohioguy25, May 8
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   • Obi_Wan
   • June 2
8. • Global Moderator
   • Super User

   Just a reminder for all you bassheads

   By Dwight Hottle, February 19
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   • PaulVE64
   • May 30
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   River guys - did the Ned Rig open your eyes to how many giant, less active Smallmouth you were missing and now it is your go to? 1 2 3 4

   By Ohioguy25, July 21, 2022
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   • ol'crickety
   • May 27
10. • Super User

    Bull shoals Southern MO

    By crappieflopper90, May 17
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    • roadwarrior
    • May 17
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    • Global Moderator

    Show your fishing holes! 1 2 3 4 9

    By Blue Raider Bob, October 31, 2022
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    • Blue Raider Bob
    • May 16
12. • Global Moderator

    First Timer Here

    By Bassmaster52, May 13
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    • TnRiver46
    • May 16
13. • Super User

    Susquehanna river guides

    By TxHawgs, May 6
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    • RAM3139
    • May 13
14. • Global Moderator
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    Nightcrawler hook for river bobber fishing?

    By Blackbird86, May 4
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    • TnRiver46
    • May 5
15. • Super User
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    Rising Water Temps and Pre Spawn Bite

    By Swest18x, April 30
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    • Jig Man
    • May 4
16. • Super User
    • Global Moderator

    Has it been your experience that in spring, when the sun disappears the bite does too?

    By Ohioguy25, April 21
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    • MassBass
    • April 29
17. • Super User
    • Global Moderator

    I always hear people say that smallmouth will hit moving baits all the way down into the low 50s, but I have not found this to be the case at all

    By Ohioguy25, November 6, 2023
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    • PaulVE64
    • April 27

18. Help me catch first smallie!

    By FishTax, April 9
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    • PaulVE64
    • April 27
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    • Super User

    Where would smallmouth bass be on lake st Clair in summer 1 2

    By Basskiller1232, April 1
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    • TAUMI
    • April 21
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    • Super User

    Y’all, Happy Smallies 2024

    By Spankey, February 27
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    • whitwolf
    • April 14
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    • Global Moderator

    Plastic Hellgrammites 1 2 3

    By zelmo, May 16, 2022
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    • crzy50
    • April 13
22. • Global Moderator
    • Super User

    In your experience does the whole “stained/muddy water is bad if water is too cold” concept hold true in most cases?

    By Ohioguy25, March 14
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    • J Francho
    • April 12
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    • Super User

    Rank the finesse techniques.. 1 2 3

    By RHuff, October 16, 2023
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    • 64 replies
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    • Dye99
    • April 7
24. • Super User
    • Global Moderator

    Orange smallie? 1 2

    By MIbassyaker, August 29, 2018
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    • 37 replies
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    • MIbassyaker
    • March 31
25. • Super User
    • BassResource.com Administrator

    River guys - what is your spring fishing strategy, do you exclusively target dams or do you focus on any current seam?

    By Ohioguy25, March 25
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    • Ohioguy25
    • March 29
26. • Global Moderator
    • Super User

    Anyone have any special tricks or techniques that help entice the tough winter bite for river smallies? 1 2

    By Ohioguy25, December 22, 2023
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    • Zel
    • March 20