Josh Smith

I go finesse and usually do alright. That same cold front just hit us, too. Around here, the bass are affected. The waters I have been fishing this year are heavily pressured and many times the two combine to make it very difficult to catch much. Josh

I've been finding that both Zoom and Yum 4" straight worms work for me, just so long as they're in blue/white or black/white. Green/white is good for certain conditions, but doesn't cover the same number around here that the darker colors do. I've not tried the Red Shad mentioned, but I'll be looking for a package. Josh

Hi Folks, I'm Josh Smith from Smith-Sights. Fishing is what I do when I have to get away from work. I was born in rural Greensburg, Indiana. Dad was a hardcore bass fisherman and would take me along to catch creek chubs on a little Zebco reel when he went to Little Flat Rock. I would sit on one of the flat rocks for which the river was named, in a life jacket of course, and fish live bait while Dad waded for smallmouth. There was also Mr. Notree. I assume that's how you spell his name. Mr. Notree was a kindly old farmer type who had a pond, and Dad had befriended him somehow. We would go to Notree's Pond and fish. For the longest time, Dad used an Ambassadeur 5000. I still have his, and another. Though I've used other baitcasters, I maintain that the old 5000 is the best. I've not found one I like better, at any rate! Anyway, we moved from Greensburg when I was three to Indianapolis where Dad had a new job and received his engineering degree. I remember getting up a lot of mornings and getting the heck outta' Indy for lakes and ponds. I did not like the city. At age 10, we moved up here to the current location, Wabash County, Indiana. My brother and sister moved far off; I stayed. Here I'm blessed with two reservoirs, Missinewa and Salamonie, as well as numerous small lakes, numerous rivers, creeks, and ponds. I began fishing in ernest again not so long ago, and have been taking my own son. I have been teaching him about the things with which I was obsessed when I was a teenager, those being fronts, barametric pressure, and bass behavior. I sort of understood those back then, but now that I'm a bit older, I'm seeing how they tie into the bigger picture. My favorite bait, at least this point in time, is the plastic worm. It is very simple, can be rigged a bunch of different ways, can be fished even more ways, and I ususally catch bass on it when all else fails. This is followed by the spinnerbait. I have not had near as much luck on plugs as I have on the worm and spinners. Regards, Josh