Best Smallmouth lure 2012

  • FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    November 24, 2012 at 3:54 pm #1321704

    So now that the ice is here and the bass season officially over … a good time to look back on the season and what worked best. Am wondering as far as smallmouth, what were your two best lures for the year and where/when it worked for you?

    For me the two were:

    1) Mimic minnow/spinners on Waubay Lake in South Dakota in late May.

    2) Blue/silver Rattle Trap on the upper Mississippi with Guide Joe Scegura in the Fall.

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 24, 2012 at 3:57 pm #1114546

    A 3″ white grub or 4″ chartreuse sparkle ringworm fishing for walleye. Pesky little bass-turds wouldnt leave me alone all year long.

    ms75449
    Lake City, MN
    Posts: 299
    November 24, 2012 at 4:11 pm #1114548

    Jimmy D’s Riverbug jigs are my go-to lure on the Mississippi river and in Canada.

    johnnyb
    Davenport, Ia
    Posts: 199
    November 24, 2012 at 4:14 pm #1114549

    Hands down 3.5″ Mizmo Small Jaws tube in Art Work color.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    November 24, 2012 at 4:27 pm #1114555

    Here they are…
    1) Jig/Craw
    2) Senko
    3) Drop Shot
    4) the legendary tube

    kwp
    Eden Prairie
    Posts: 857
    November 24, 2012 at 5:11 pm #1114563

    I like the Rebel Pop-R in silver/black and a watermelon 5″ Yum Dinger on a 3/0 Tru turn hook.

    Also, added a few SMB we caught last yr on Mille Lacs.



    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    November 25, 2012 at 1:38 am #1114630

    Is that Flicker Shad size the 1-5/8 inch size?

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    November 25, 2012 at 1:50 am #1114633

    nham, what size smallies did you typically see in Pool 1 in the summer? How deep do you find the fish? Yo-Zuri looks deadly…

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    November 28, 2012 at 7:48 pm #1115737

    Anyone use the square bill “Clackin’ Crank” from Rapala?

    Bob Bowman
    MN
    Posts: 3544
    November 29, 2012 at 11:48 pm #1116134

    Quote:

    Jimmy D’s Riverbug jigs are my go-to lure on the Mississippi river and in Canada.

    He ties an amazing jig

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    November 30, 2012 at 1:04 am #1116160

    BFT Pulsars.

    -J.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13478
    December 3, 2012 at 7:44 pm #1117041

    Live Target Gizzard Shad – lipless. Every body of water I have been on that holds smallies, all spring, summer, and fall.

    bassn7
    Bruce,WI
    Posts: 776
    December 3, 2012 at 10:24 pm #1117104

    Jerk baits, Rattle traps and last but not least RI Beavers!!!!
    Stan

    stillakid2
    Roberts, WI
    Posts: 4603
    December 25, 2012 at 8:45 am #1123660

    White Spinnerbait, single hammered nickel, CO style blade, and 7″ worm trailer.

    Smithwick Rattlin’ Rogue – Topwater/Injured presentation or trolling at night along shallow breaks.

    Best fish on the Spinnerbait – 19.5″
    Best fish on the Smithwick – 20.5″
    Time on the Water – About 14-16 days chasing, all seasons combined.

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