Catching Smallmouth Bass in the Weeds
Smallmouth Bass can be found in the weeds, although they would
much rather prefer a sand or rock bottom. Fishermen that catch
largemouth bass in the weeds need to realize that smallmouth bass will
not be around the weeds as much as largemouth and the types of
weeds will differ just a bit.
Smallmouth Bass love firm bottoms, so finding weeds in areas that
have a hard bottom are key for catching smallmouth in the weeds.
Soft bottoms usually won't hold any smallmouth, so focus your time on
the hard bottom weeds. Smallmouth also like weeds that are low
growing or scattered. To catch smallmouth in these areas, 10 to 14
pound tackle will be fine most of the time. You need heavy enough
tackle to get bass out of scattered weeds, whereas, you might need 65
pound tackle for largemouth to get them out of very thick weed areas.
Some good spots to target smallmouth bass are in bulrushes with
rocks and logs. These bass will hang around the edges waiting to
ambush some bait fish. Because there are usually many openings in
the bullrushes, you can present many different lures without getting
snagged. Soft plastics, jigs, and topwater baits will produce lots of
smallmouth in bulrushes. When fish are not as active, a split shot,
weedless hook and live bait will do the trick. Half a nightcrawler,
medium-sized minnow or leech will produce good results.
Smallmouth Bass can be found in the weeds, although they would
much rather prefer a sand or rock bottom. Fishermen that catch
largemouth bass in the weeds need to realize that smallmouth bass will
not be around the weeds as much as largemouth and the types of
weeds will differ just a bit.
Smallmouth Bass love firm bottoms, so finding weeds in areas that
have a hard bottom are key for catching smallmouth in the weeds.
Soft bottoms usually won't hold any smallmouth, so focus your time on
the hard bottom weeds. Smallmouth also like weeds that are low
growing or scattered. To catch smallmouth in these areas, 10 to 14
pound tackle will be fine most of the time. You need heavy enough
tackle to get bass out of scattered weeds, whereas, you might need 65
pound tackle for largemouth to get them out of very thick weed areas.
Some good spots to target smallmouth bass are in bulrushes with
rocks and logs. These bass will hang around the edges waiting to
ambush some bait fish. Because there are usually many openings in
the bullrushes, you can present many different lures without getting
snagged. Soft plastics, jigs, and topwater baits will produce lots of
smallmouth in bulrushes. When fish are not as active, a split shot,
weedless hook and live bait will do the trick. Half a nightcrawler,
medium-sized minnow or leech will produce good results.
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