I have a creek near me with plenty off smallmouth, I was wondering what baits would be good to fish in early spring?

Dang. I saw the title of this thread and name of user and thought I was going to get tips from a pro. 

Lots of good threads in here about different baits for smallies.  Welcome to BR!!

Can't go wrong with a soft plastic craw. I like the zoom ultravibe speed craws in green pumpkin.

2 hours ago, Steveo-1969 said:

Dang. I saw the title of this thread and name of user and thought I was going to get tips from a pro. 

Lots of good threads in here about different baits for smallies.  Welcome to BR!!

Thanks

 

Springtime I like jerkbaits if applicable, tube/craw/grub works all year round. Some craw colored shallow cranks can be great as well. Just keep it simple, work the column, and let them tell you what they want.

Definitely go with a jerkbait. It will get the active fish. But also bring along a few craw imitations as well. I have experience in fishing small creeks and they can be a blast. Smallmouth prefer brighter colors as well. I like "clown" the best. Make sure to fish the deeper holes more thoroughly.

@BisigBass91 so like a craw crank bait will work? like a lil rebel craw crank?

 

http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Rapala_X-Rap/descpage-RXR.html

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Berkley_Powerbait_Chigger_Craw/descpage-BPCN.html

These are my 2 go to baits for river/creek smallmouth. I think the jerkbait will get more bites, but the craw seems to get a bigger bite more often than not. 

They may not even be there in early spring. The small river I fish is completely devoid of smallmouth from the end of October through the end of May. They go downriver to a bigger river to winter over, and don't come back til the spawn. 

My first smallies of the year usually come on a drifted 4" t-rig senko in the last week of April or first week of May.

Welcome to the stie! I have probably caught more smallies on a simple 1/8 oz. ball head jig, dressed with a 3" curly tail, than any other bait in any of my tackle boxes. This is especially true of spring fishing. That, or a hard jerkbait, like the X-Rap.

Baby Rage Craw or a 3.5 inch swim bait.