Archive | May, 2009
Kayak Fishing for Smallmouth Bass
[Originally Published: 4-10-2004] Last summer, while I was wading in the Susquehanna River near my home, two kayakers came around an island and stopped a couple hundred yards above me where [...]
Continue reading...Fishing Spinnerbaits - A Beginner’s Guide
26. May 2009
Introduction One of the reasons that I have loved fishing for largemouth bass now for over 40 years is their inbreed tendencies to ambush their prey. Or to put it a little closer to home, ambush the particular artificial bait that I might be using at the time. I have always leaned toward running type baits [...]
Continue reading...River Smallies
26. May 2009
In the State of Michigan were blessed with infinite possibilities, salmon trout and steelhead are everywhere in our state but there is one fish that stands out for summer time fun, the smallmouth bass. River smallies are a very accessible fishing recourse in our state and for the most part over looked. Many Western Michigan Rivers [...]
Continue reading...Hair Jigs for Bronzebacks
26. May 2009
Seasoned largemouth bass anglers profess that for large bass throughout the seasons, a rubber or silicon-skirted jig with a pork or plastic trailer is hard to beat. For that other “black bass”, however, hair is the way to go. Smallmouth bass in Pennsylvania’s fertile rivers prefer hair jigs to silicon or rubber skirted jigs, hands down. [...]
Continue reading...How to Install a Kayak Flush Mount Rod Holder
26. May 2009
Items Needed: –A flush mount rod –Screws –Caulk –Drill –Screwdriver Here we are using a straight flush mount rod holder but the procedure is the same for either straight or angled. Use the base of the rod holder to draw a circle. Cut out the circle. You can use the drill bit, jig or hole saw, or a dremel® tool. I use a [...]
Continue reading...Installing a Kayak A-hatch
26. May 2009
So you want to mount a hatch in a kayak. Its not hard. Just a bunch of simple steps. First make sure the surface area is clean. Place the template on the kayak and [...]
Continue reading...Cold Weather Kayak Fishing
26. May 2009
Kayaking, and therefore kayak fishing is an outdoor sport. It exposes its participants to the elements. As we know weather can be unpredictable. If you are caught unprepared the consequences and results could be life threatening. One of the hottest topics asked by people entering the sport is “What do you wear when the weather [...]
Continue reading...Drop Shot Deep Water Smallmouths
22. May 2009
Everybody loves to fish for smallmouth in the spring when the bronze bombers are patrolling the shallows exploding on top waters, smashing jerk baits and gulping grubs swimming through the flats. But when the summer sun warms the shallows and the smallmouth retreat to their deep water haunts, many anglers resort to chasing ugly green [...]
Continue reading...New Smallmouths.com
22. May 2009
Welcome to the new Smallmouths.com website! Some of the new features you will find on our new website include: A smallmouth bass fishing blog Smallmouth bass tackle reviews Info on the latest gear Kayak fishing info Smallmouth rivers and lakes Fishing guides Photos of our smallmouth angler’s catches (CPR) Guest and featured articles We are also currently redesigning the Smallmouths.com forums which will be launching [...]
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Smallmouth Angler Gallery
26. May 2009
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