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I’m from cook co too!!

@Bdnoble84 around Chicago burbs

Thanks Scott, no I just think creek smallies seems easier to locate. I would like to fish rivers too though.

Does anyone know of good smallie creeks in northern Illinois? Always wanted to catch one in creeks but never have.

Just tried everything here. Still stuck. ? I might just give up...

My two peice rod is stuck and I have a road trip coming up. Any ideas? I’ve tried ice, pulling, two pepole pulling.

I would research more on smallmouth lures- it looks like you have panfish jigs. Look around the forum and read bass resource articles! Good luck! https://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/brandon-palaniuks-5-favorite-smallmouth-baits https://www.bassmaster.com/slideshow/pros-faves-smallmouth-baits Here are a few.

Awesome!! Your channel is by far the best on bass fishing!

I fish three ponds around the claridon hills/hinsdale area and sometimes fish south in palos in all those preserves. THANKS A TON!!! I just fished two ponds near me and produced 3 bass(2-1lbs, 1-2lbs)! I mainly fished a Texas rigged ribbon tail worm. My question is this: I found a male (12-14in) that seemed to be on a bed(??) so I cast to him about 30 times and he never bit. I also saw a BIG female nearby that seemed to be with him. She was at least 18in! I got so excited but she also never took my worm! Does anyone know why? Were they just not hungry or something else. Thanks again for your help!

Wow! Thanks guys this is a ton of great information!

Ponds and small lakes (less than 80 acres)

@Mobasser do you have any book recommendations? Thanks guys!

I am a new high school bass angler and have all the gear I need but have only caught a few bass. Usually I only catch about 1 or none per outing. I fish from the bank. I frequently fish maple lake, ponds, and hidden lake in north eastern Illinois. How can I get to the point where I am consistently catching many bass each time? Also how do you guys figure out what to throw and where to fish them?