Best River Smallmouth Lures

  • sliderfishn
    Blaine, MN
    Posts: 5432
    April 16, 2012 at 1:05 am #1321568

    I would like to compile a list of the best smallmouth river lures.

    My favorite is explosive, suspenseful, and covers water quickly, the Buzzbait.

    What’s on your list?

    tsamp
    eldora, iowa
    Posts: 420
    April 16, 2012 at 1:12 am #1059167

    dynamite works the same but quicker

    mossydan
    Cedar Rapids, Iowa
    Posts: 7727
    April 16, 2012 at 1:13 am #1059168

    Pop-r’s and the old Tadpolys in crawfish colors are hard to beat.

    Corey Rhymer
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 763
    April 16, 2012 at 1:20 am #1059174

    MegaBass Vision 110: Suspending or Slow Float I copped a few of them, along with some MegaBass Pop X’s and Dog X’s.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    April 16, 2012 at 1:23 am #1059176

    Chigger craws or tubes

    coxaaa
    Northern IA
    Posts: 83
    April 16, 2012 at 1:38 am #1059182

    Rapala DT-6, sitter pops, and 4″ senkos are my favorites!

    Steve Root
    South St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 5623
    April 16, 2012 at 1:50 am #1059187

    Foam head popper or Dahlberg Diver

    drewsdad
    Crosby, MN
    Posts: 3138
    April 16, 2012 at 2:04 am #1059195

    If I could only pick one lure it would be a white spinnerbait.

    dd

    francisco4
    Holmen, WI
    Posts: 3607
    April 16, 2012 at 2:04 am #1059197

    Tennessee slider with a YUM Curly tail.

    FDR

    Steven Krapfl
    Springville, Iowa
    Posts: 1724
    April 16, 2012 at 2:19 am #1059200

    I do quite well on just a 3/16th oz jig and my favorite plastic of the day. On pool 11 this weekend the fish were really enjoying king’s ale 3.25″ paddle tails on said jig size.

    ms75449
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 299
    April 16, 2012 at 2:24 am #1059202

    My favorite is a Jimmy D’s “river bug” jig in black or olive.

    steveo
    W Central Sconnie
    Posts: 4102
    April 16, 2012 at 2:35 am #1059205

    Small river, fast water I like a #3 white aglia Mepps

    chirp
    Rochester
    Posts: 1471
    April 16, 2012 at 3:10 am #1059214

    Beetle spin with white twister tail or shad colored clackin rap they worked well last year.

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
    Posts: 9362
    April 16, 2012 at 12:42 pm #1059261

    Sexy Shad Rattle trap and Bone colored Super Spook.

    Corey Rhymer
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 763
    April 16, 2012 at 10:10 pm #1059552

    Love my custom painted Zara Spooks, from Bait Werks. They’re not too big and not too little, perfect bite for the river Smallies!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13475
    April 17, 2012 at 8:49 pm #1059854

    Kopper’s Live Target Gizzard Shad

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    April 27, 2012 at 2:42 pm #1063173

    Quote:

    If I could only pick one lure it would be a white spinnerbait.

    dd


    I’m with you, if I could only have 1 lure. Although it would be a toss up between that and a Salmo Boxer or Bullhead.

    jasta
    Minnesota
    Posts: 5
    May 20, 2012 at 2:45 pm #1069486

    Quote:

    Quote:

    If I could only pick one lure it would be a white spinnerbait.

    dd

    1/4 oz (or so) jighead and a Milky White or Motoroil Gold K Grub on a spinner is deadly.

    Are you adding a Hairpin spinner to the jig? Fishing in lakes or streams with this setup?

    jasta
    Minnesota
    Posts: 5
    May 20, 2012 at 2:48 pm #1069488

    I’ve had really good luck with Bass Pro’s round head finese jigs (Chompers makes them) in brown, hot Cinnamon and brwn purple with matching zoom speed craw trailers.

    I also like my bone colored yellow magic popper but only if I know that there aren’t any pike or muskies nearby

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