I'm going on vacation to Gatlinburg, Tn this weekend and from what I hear smallmouth bass are the main type of bass in the waters there.  I have never fished for smallmouth and don't know a thing about them.  This may sound like a stupid question but I use Watermelon Seed and Junebug colored Yum Dingers when I'm fishing largemouth and was wondering if smallmouths hit them the same way or do I need a different setup for them.  The Tennessee law has a single hook limit and no live bait law so I am restricted as to what I throw out there.  What would Be the best recommendation if my Dingers wouldn't work?

Maybe try that dinger wacky rigged on a drop shot, if the dinger isn't producing a tube can be a great bait for smallmouth.

I caught my personal best smallmouth on a watermelon seed yum dinger. Trust me,you shouldn't have too much problems.Fish them like you would for a bass...same technique.

Pick up some tube baits too...smallmouth love em'. http://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_forums/YaBB.pl?num=1167358924/ Read that link...it'll help you!

Rage Tail Baby Craw:T-rigged, split shot or as a jig trailer;

Fat Ika (weightless & weedless) and MegaStrike MegaBug.

For deep humps and ridges, Ledgebuster 3/4 oz Single Willow

Blade Spinnerbait.

Tubes, single tail grubs, Hula Grubs and the Kreature are

some other options. If you like to drop shot, try a Slug-Go

and/or LFT Live Magic Shad.

8-)

Golden shiner Frenzy in addition to what everyone else said

Road Warrior x2.

I've had good sucess with shakey head worms and craw pattern cranks. Definately cant go wrong with some tubes.

Maybe try that dinger wacky rigged on a drop shot, if the dinger isn't producing a tube can be a great bait for smallmouth.

This is what I would do great post

Rage Tail Baby Craw:T-rigged, split shot or as a jig trailer;

Fat Ika (weightless & weedless) and MegaStrike MegaBug.

For deep humps and ridges, Ledgebuster 3/4 oz Single Willow

Blade Spinnerbait.

Tubes, single tail grubs, Hula Grubs and the Kreature are

some other options. If you like to drop shot, try a Slug-Go

and/or LFT Live Magic Shad.

8-)

Do you usually rig the Megabug backwards? Like tail facing up?

I tried T-Rigging them weightless the conventional way and found that it takes a very long time for them to sink. I've personally had better luck sticking a frog hook in them and fishing them like a topwater frog.