I am heading up to Maine in a couple days and I was wondering what kind of tactics would work up there for the smallies right now. I was there last summer and absolutely killed it with a tube but it seems like the fishing is behind by a couple weeks. I have a float tube and a canoe I can fish out of. any tips would be helpfull

I heard they were catching the smallies deep in 20-40 feet of water lately. Fish are in there summer patterns now.

I hope you have better luck in Maine's #2 best Bass Lake- Sebago than I did at #1 rated Bass lake in Maine-Cobbseecontee in Winthrop.   10 bass a day is what I averaged, way below average compared to the lakes I fish up North.  The only thing I could get a consistent bite was drop shotting a Trick Worm.  Caught  80% of my fish that way.  Sebago is such a large lake I would check with the locals.  I fished nearby Peabody Pond a few years ago.  I remember a fisherman who operates Long Beach Marina in Sebago who knows Sebago like the back of his hand.   I forget his name but he is a really friendly guy and offered up some great advice for catching Togue.  I am sure he could point you in the right direction.  I do remember speaking to another fisherman who owned a bait shop in Naples near Sebago who was a big time bass fisherman and winner of several tournaments.  He said that carolina rigging lizards was the way to go at this time of year.