What is on the end of your line for smallmouth?

[ElkHairCaddis]

I’m taking a friend spin fishing in a few weeks. We’ll either fish the Huzzah or the Courtois. He hasn’t fished the area before and will likely ask for recommendations on lures.

I’m usually throwing a four-inch Zoom finesse worm. Sometimes I get crazy toward evening and throw a Rebel Pop-R. What else do people suggest?

[MObassin95]

I'm fairly new to the river smallmouth fishing scene but, more and more, I enjoy throwing a minnow shaped crankbait. A crawdad n-rig is a must also, imo. 

[fishinwrench]

Creek/River smallies are too easy on "gear".   To the point that it's basically childsplay.  

I find that flyfishing for them is way more satisfying.  At least it makes it a challenge. 

For the life of me I can't understand guys like @Al Agnew that are truly good fishermen, that also are very proficient with fly gear......But yet choose not to flyfish for Smallies.    Its a head-scratcher, but to each his own 👍

I LOVE to fish.....but I really don't wanna catch 100+ fish everytime I go.   If I did then I'd get bored with it.   

 

I don't understand Crappie fanatics either......"Tick"....reel them in....."Tick".....reel them in, ect. ect. ad-infinitum😵‍💫 No fight, No jumps <sigh!>       I mean, good God.....just shoot me!   I'd rather stand under a street light and swat moths.  

[Hawg]

Small jigs 

Ned rigs

prop bait/top water early and late

crank bait

 

like wrench said, once you figure em out it’s pretty easy in the creeks.

 

[Flysmallie]

Those finesse worms and Ned rigs usually work well. Plus….

square bill

floating worm

Mepps Aglia

Buzzbait 

Spook

You don’t need anything else. 

[FishnDave]

Sometimes it helps to swap out the factory hooks on a Rapala Ultralight Floating Minnow.  I've heard it totally changes the action.  You'll be amazed!

 

[Ryan Miloshewski]

I'm with Wrench, I like to fly fish for them. A ned rig, jig, etc doesn't do it for me. A lunch money, white trash, and gonga are all top notch streamers I use. Ryan Walker ties a shuttlecock that works super well, too. Right now, a big popper is hard to beat in the twilight times. 

[top_dollar]

15 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

Creek/River smallies are too easy on "gear".   To the point that it's basically childsplay.  

I find that flyfishing for them is way more satisfying.  At least it makes it a challenge. 

For the life of me I can't understand guys like @Al Agnew that are truly good fishermen, that also are very proficient with fly gear......But yet choose not to flyfish for Smallies.    Its a head-scratcher, but to each his own 👍

I LOVE to fish.....but I really don't wanna catch 100+ fish everytime I go.   If I did then I'd get bored with it.   

 

I don't understand Crappie fanatics either......"Tick"....reel them in....."Tick".....reel them in, ect. ect. ad-infinitum😵‍💫 No fight, No jumps <sigh!>       I mean, good God.....just shoot me!   I'd rather stand under a street light and swat moths.  

Yeah I agree.  Catching lots of fish when I fish sucks. 

[tjm]

What's my line for small mouth is most often a Gurgler, but, sometimes a Zonker.  In the outfall of a culvert I  may tie on a marabou jig.

 

[Gavin]

If fly fishing for them, it's usually a big popper, with rubber legs, but you rarely pop it. Dead drift on smooth current. The other is the good old fashioned Sparkleminnow. Fish a walking plug to, or a plopper, buzzer etc. Not a huge fan of plastics other than a Zoom Super Fluke. Look up Chuck Kraft and Eastern Trophies on Youtube, you will get some ideas.