My buddy which is 40 has only caught one or two smallmouth in his live before this year and never went out and just fish for smallmouth. His 12 year old son has never caught a smallmouth! I stumbled a crossed a couple of great smallmouth wholes this spring. I took my buddy and his was hooked! We was using tubes (gezztis); fishing anywhere from 8 ft. to 18 ft. So when we brought his son it took a little bit to convince that not all fish was on the bank. (Two of the spot was off shore a brush pile and a ledge). He would let his gezztis get all the way down to the bottom, so I went to the ledge which was only about 8-9 feet deep but still 40 yards off the bank. He caught three on back to back to back cast and he was hook. The biggest one was only 2 lbs., but anyone who has caught a 2 lb. smallmouth now they fight like a five pound largemouth. It is safe to say that I created two more smallmouth enthusiast!

Cool! I've converted people will smallies myself...works!