Bass-Addict

No, hard plastic w trebles and soft plastic. The soft are in some kind of scented liquid. Nice, thanks. Man the way smallmouths are revered I am more determined than ever to start catching them. Must be a lot of fun to fight. I'm going back out again sunday and tues. Pretty much every day I have off until it gets cold.

Great, thanks! Reloaded my tackle box and hit the river again today, same results. I wonder what it is I'm doing wrong? I tried rooster tails, soft plastic craws and worms, diving minnows, boo ya, and some helgamite. I fished shaded, deeper water and aimed for current breaks and holes behind rapids. Any ideas?

Cool thanks. Is smallie river fishing not that popular?

Yeah that's what I was told, I did that quite a bit with crawdad soft plastics, is that the wrong bait? If so what should I use for those holes and if not how should I be casting/working it?

Hi everyone, I'm new to smallmouth fishing. Recently bought a 6' St Croix Premiere spinning rod and Pflueger President reel after hearing about how fun smallmouth were to catch and what a good fight they put up. I also recently bought a kayak to fish from. I live in southwest Ohio, just outside of Dayton and had been advised that the Little Miami was one of the best spots for smallmouth. I went yesterday using several of the different types of baits I had been recommended by Cabela's; soft plastic crawdads and worms, buzz bait, crank bait, a helgermite and a boo-ya micro pond magic. Nothing seemed to work all that well although I got a handful of pretty serious nibbles and a few big bites towards the end of the day/early evening. Any advice for me on what lures/baits I should be casting and where and how I should be casting/working them? Thanks!