Tube bait with a 3/8 oz internal jig head with rattle on 8# flurocarbon line...........looks like a crawfish which is a smallies favorite food.

Works like a charm.

Steve

LC Flash Minnow is my favorite, but if I could only use one lure/bait, it would be a Trick Stick/Senko type lure.

A tube or shakey head craw has definitely been the most productive for me, however, topwater is where it's at when the bite's on.

Been flyfishing for a lot of years. Deerhair on top and rabbit on the bottom works for me. Got into baitcasting last summer and a Sinking Salty Shad was dynamite all through the season.

God Bless,

Don

1/4 oz Punisher 11 hair jig with black and Blue.

I like 5 and 1/2 inch Soft Plastic Swimbaits rig with a 6/0 1/4oz belly weighted Swim bait hook shanked hook not screw kind.

Once a year, I fish Squam Lake in New Hampshire for small mouths...I use a 4" cut tail worm, green pumpkin...This works great to the tune of 75 fish / day in the boat with 1 partner.

wheres the love for the spoon?!?!

My favourite way to catch SMBass is with a crank or jerkbait, but I probably catch more Smallies while Wacky rigging a Senko type worm.  Where I live Large and Small Mouth inhabit the same lakes.  The inside edge of a weed bed or any dock might produce either species. 

Finesse jig

I had to answer plastic...my tubes are the go-to but not my favourite. Fav has to be the pop-r. Love the topwater excitement. Also can't beat the instant stoppage of a big smallie hit on a spinnerbait!

Lund Explorer...I can't believe how close our lists are. You must fish St.Clair! In fall, pop-r, x-rap, dbl willow spinnerbait, reg tube, weightless heavy salt tube, senko and, definitely the gold 3/4 hopkins...not in that order...and I use it all year.

TJ

It used to always be jerkbaits, but in the last couple seasons, I've caught ALOT more on double willowleaf spinnerbaits, and lipless crankbaits.

2010 will be a little different, because I'm going to force myself to use tubes each trip, until they finally start producing for me.

Falcon

I voted soft plastics creature bait is definately no.1 minnow type bait a close 2nd.Although I found a new/old topwater bait late this year that outdid evrything else.

I said soft plastic b/c I think I can fish a tube anywhere anytime and catch 'em. But man is it ever fun chucking a spinnerbait at high speed and having a nice smallie smash it, a close 2nd.

I was surprised to see spinnerbaitin' so low on the poll, you can do some awesome damage with it.

Topwater, Lunker Punker by http://blackdogbaits.com/

Cranks and Jerkbaits are my fav.

Plastics boated me more but I find the cranks more fun to fish.

I voted cranks/jerkbaits. It was a hard choice over soft plastics as I always have a Jerkbait and a Tube tied on.

The Original Marabou Spinn in cold water.  These were orignated and sold by me(Top Shelf Lures) and endorsed by Billy Westmoreland also featured in Feb. 1990 Bassmaster.  I still have the mold.

Tube and Topwater in warm water.

Kelley

Nice poll.  Soft plastics all the way.  Can you say "Watermelon Candy" Zoom U-Tail worm?

I've had the most success with grubs... specifically 4" Yamamotos.

If things are ruff and i can't pull them to the surface ill put on the ole faithful (2 3/4" tube with 16th ounce bullet) and destroy them.