Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Lures used for Smallmouth bass fishing should be downsized versions of those used for Largemouth Bass, to accomodate their smaller mouths. A variety of crankbaits, spinnerbaits, soft plastics, topwaters, soft baits and jigs can be effective. Sizes ranging from 1/8 oz. - 1/2 oz. are most commonly used.

Top Water Baits
Tiny Torpedo: 1-7/8″ length, 1/4 oz, #6 hook size
Heddon® Zara® Spook® Puppy: 3″, 1/4 oz., 1/0 hooks
Excalibur ® Spit’n Image ™: 3″, 5/16 oz., #6 hooks
Floating Rat-L-Trap®: 1/2 oz., #4/#6 hooks
Yo-Zuri ® 3-D ™ Series Bass Lure - 3-D Popper 2-1/2″ , 1/4 oz.

Crankbaits
Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap® Mini-Trap®: 1/4 oz.
Bomber® Model “A”® Shallow Crankbait: 2 1/8″, 1/4 oz., dives 3′-5′, #6 hooks
Excalibur® Fat Free Shad™ Series Hardbaits
Rebel ® Wee Crawfish ™: Dives to 7′, 2″, 1/5 oz., #8 hooks
Yo-Zuri® Hardcore Lures - Hardcore Shad: 2-3/8″ 1/4 oz.

Soft Baits
Case Plastics Magic Stik - 4.5″
Case Plastics Sweet P - 3.75″
Case Plastics Salty Tubes
Case Plastics Magik Stik / Senko
Mad Man Mad Crawfish Worm
Gene Larew Finesse Floating Craw
Bass Assassin® - Shad Assassins: Baby Assassin - 3″
Zoom® Tiny Fluke: 2-3/4″
Zoom® Tube: 3-1/2″

Spinnerbaits
Stanley Jigs® Tunable Titanium Spinnerbaits
Strike King® Compact Premier™ Pro-Model® Spinnerbaits
Terminator® T-1 Spinnerbaits - Tandem
Terminator® Tiny T Spinnerbaits

Jigs
1/8 oz. Rabbit Hair Jigs
3-4″ SingleTail Grub
NetBait Paca Chunk