Best Cold Water Bait for Smallmouth 2024
tcain38 reply :
In the early spring what do you think the best bait is for smallmouth in water temps from 46 to 55 degree water. Thanks
Md reply :
jerkbait
TimJ reply :
shallower water, a suspending jerkbait. if deeper, a hopkins spoon or some type of blade like a silver buddy.
...and the tube is always good.
Tim J
Crestliner2008 reply :
Suspending Jerks, absolutely. I also switch off to tubes and blades, depending on the structure I'm targeting. But if you're just beating the banks, you can't beat a hard jerk. Just make sure you employ long pauses between subtle twitches.
KWM reply :
Nothing beats a little shaky head.
MFBAB reply :
I wouldn't ever rule out live bait if you're into that sort of thing....
Nick reply :
finesse jig w/small trailer when they don't look up for meal.
MALTESE FALCON reply :
You can't beat a jerkbait, but don't rule out a spinnerbait. I catch ALOT of smallies with a spinnerbait in early Spring.
Falcon
tcain38 reply :
QuoteYou can't beat a jerkbait, but don't rule out a spinnerbait. I catch ALOT of smallies with a spinnerbait in early Spring.Falcon
What kinda spinnerbait. Color?Weight? Fishing it on main lake points? What do you target with it.
Crankenstein_MI reply :
I love yo-yoing a red eye shad. Fish it eratic. My second is a pointer 100.
Thad reply :
I've had good success with a 5" Wild Eye Shad or River2Sea Live Eye Bottom Walker swimbait fished along bluffs.
Siebert Outdoors reply :
jerkbait
roadwarrior reply :
#1 Live bait
#2 Fat Ika
#3 Jerkbaits
#4 Rage Tail Baby Craw, naked
and as a trailer on hair jigs
#5 Bandit, Wiggle Wart
#6 Swarming Hornet/ LFT Live Magic Shad
#7 Grubs, Hula Grubs & tubes
#8 Topwater
#9 Ledgebuster Single Willow Blade Spinnerbait
#10 DD22
8-)
stratosjoe reply :
Old school (grub) smoke with just the tip of the tail dyed chartreuce for clear water--watermelon seed or rootbeer fleck if stained . use a bigger tail aka Kalin if water really stained I use as little weight as possible always spinning med-med light 6-8 lb fluoro wow am I ready
A-Jay reply :
Two words ~ Hair Jig
Ask Dwight, oh wait never mind . . . .
A-Jay
hookingem reply :
Fat Ika! A finesse jig also seems to do quite a number on the brown guys in cold water.
jorilo reply :
Tube or Fat Ika
hookingem reply :
Fat Ika does really well here around the Richmond area on the James in cold water.
WanderLust reply :
QuoteFat Ika does really well here around the Richmond area on the James in cold water.
It works in all conditions I fish. That's why I buy stock in them. 
hookingem reply :
QuoteQuoteFat Ika does really well here around the Richmond area on the James in cold water.It works in all conditions I fish. That's why I buy stock in them.
I noticed in your bait monkey thread! 
WanderLust reply :
LOL yeah... Its a great bait; weedless, fairly durable and downright deadly.
It's similar to a tube which I also like. I've been messing with different rigging options so the smaller tubes and grubs will be part of the cold water assault on the smallies.
Mean Dean reply :
Just went this weekend at new river in wv sun was out so they wouldnt bite sun went down water temp was 50.0 deg caught 2 pounder on a 1/2 oz. tequila sunrise bleeding shad rat-l-trap tried pumkinseed 3in grub a no fale bait didnt get a bite so i threw on ol trusty tried 3in gizit watermelon no bite key is fishing slow cloudy or after the sun goes down and if on river fish them eddies them smallies wont be in the rapids that much also were i was fishing 1/4 mile up from were i was fishing 5 guys were in a 14ft jon boat flipped 3 died 2 swam to shore why 5 pp were in that small off a boat i dont know we actually fount their oars and a new boot that floated down river didnt know it had happened till after we left but like i said slow is the key also a cotten cordell big o crawl color works real well for me so try it!!
Dwight Hottle reply :
A-Jay wrote
QuoteTwo words ~ Hair JigAsk Dwight, oh wait never mind . . . .
A-Jay Shhh! It was supposed to be a secret.
NateFollmer reply :
BLACK hair jig... DONE! No need to get anything else. Hair on a hook catches smallies!
Smalleychaser reply :
Swimbait on pea gravel flats swam slow enough to tck the bottom evry now and then.
laus reply :
Lucky Craft Pointer 100 if you can afford it
WanderLust reply :
On 4/7/2011 at 7:56 AM, Smalleychaser said:Swimbait on pea gravel flats swam slow enough to tck the bottom evry now and then.
This is a good option as well.
Swarming Hornet with a LF Magic Shad seems to be popular for brown fish. The bubblegum or white weightless Super Fluke Jr also has a devoted following.
bucky reply :
Jerk bait, float & fly, jig.
Waterford reply :
Has anyone tried a blade bait for smallies in cold water?
jenga reply :
Ive fished with falcon and I can tell you he crushes them on the spinnerbait in the spring. I also like the spinnerbait but also would suggest a jerbait. I especially like the pointer 100 and staysee.
Jenga
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