I'm gonna unload a bunch of quick questions...

1. How long do you throw a bait before you realize its not working and tie another on?

2. I bought some Stomr swimbaits, will they work on smallmouth? They are pretty small.

3. Would a tandem technique work in a river while wading to work at two different depths?

10 or 15 casts.

1) I will usually keep a lure on for an hour or so before i switch.

2) Depends on what they are feeding on, presentation etc. I catch LMB on Storm swimbaits in baby bass color here in FL.

3) Don't know

I don't have a set period of time that I will keep one lure on before switching. But, if it has been a while and nothing is biting what I'm throwing, then I will switch.

1. How long do you throw a bait before you realize its not working and tie another on?

Oh the joy of having several rods, each with a different type of bait.  I'll make four or five casts.  No results, grab another rod.  Try three or four things.  No hits, move on.

Most of my fishing is done within casting distance from shore, whether it be casting from the shallows to deeper water, or vice versa.  That is one of the big plusses of canoe fishing, versus a power boat.  

I've seen bassers casting to the shallows from deeper water because they risk damaging their boat in the skinny water.

Lately, I've been catching most of my nice fish in the deeper waters, away from the shore, in the same area that they drift.  The bass I catch never see their offerings.

If they were to cast parallel to the shore they'd catch them too.  Keep that just between us.

2. I bought some Stomr swimbaits, will they work on smallmouth? They are pretty small.

I think they should.  I fish a couple of ponds that have small and largemouth bass.  I catch them both on the same lures, though I suspect the smallies might actually prefer the slightly smaller baits.

3. Would a tandem technique work in a river while wading to work at two different depths?

You wade to work?  That must be an interesting commute.  

Sorry, I just could not resist.  

I'll make four or five casts.  No results, grab another rod.  Try three or four things.  No hits move on.

I will usually keep a lure on for an hour or so before I switch

10 or 15 casts

Y'all kidding right  

Haha wade to work?! What the hell was I talking about!? I was obviously tired.

I'll make four or five casts. No results, grab another rod. Try three or four things. No hits move on.

I will usually keep a lure on for an hour or so before I switch

10 or 15 casts

Y'all kidding right

Not kidding, when I'm fishing my honey hole.

You need to know that the pond averages only six feet deep, and most of the bass are caught within casting distance (sixty feet) of the shore.

I work the shallows with a Rage Tail or similar that can run the surface or just beneath, something like a spinnerbait or chatterfrog in the mid range, and a jig or plastic, such as a wacky rig in the four to six foot depths at the edge of the shelf.

For me, the next area is only thirty feet or so away. There are times I will cast a wacky tight to the shore. Depends on what the bottom composition is in a given area, regarding the rocks and vegetation.

I make 4 or 5 cast at a single piece of cover