Your Favorite Bronzeback Lure? 2024
U.W BronzeBack Hunter reply :
Another fun poll 
Bronzefly reply :
fly n' rind is different than pig n jig in my book, so I voted other!!
IDbasser reply :
Mostly soft plastics with a crankbait thrown in once in awhile.
U.W BronzeBack Hunter reply :
what kind of softplastics do you guys throw? and with what kind of rig?
My go-to soft plastic rig seems to be a small creature bait texas rigged with a 1/4 ounce bullet head. pref. with a red wide gap hook, and a white or two-toned colored plastic
IDbasser reply :
Depending on where I am fishing, I might drop shot, T-rig a creature, or weightless senko wacky rigged.
Flywatersmallie reply :
On my local river..... a 2" Senko run on a 3/32 oz jighead, drives them wild!
stratosjoe reply :
(I voted Other) actually a Silver Buddy or colored varition of one.
yellowcard129 reply :
GOBO POPPEr
roadwarrior reply :
Lucky Craft Pointer 128 is my favorite, but definitely not my most productive.
8-)
SLO_ROLL reply :
Jig n Frog I was glad to see inline spinner on the list. Something about it on my home lake.
Yakfish reply :
A t-rigged creature or grub in any dark color.
slomoe reply :
Jointed Rapala for river smallies.
J Francho reply :
Tube.
justfishin reply :
My favorite is a spinnerbait but, as RW said, its not my most productive. I have caught some big smallies in the spring on spinnerbaits. When the bite is on SB's, it can be a ball. My most productive by far is a tube.
ky cranker reply :
I like several different T-rigged creature baits, especially sweet beavers. Any soft craw imitator as well. I also was glad to see the in-line spinner show up on the poll, even though it didn't get any votes. They are usually my first bait of the day when I'm wading creeks in the summer. On the big water I spend most of my time on though, soft plastics are always the go to bait when nothing else is working. Try drop shottin a gulp 3" fry really slow when times are tough. It has saved more than a few days.
simplejoe reply :
I'm the only one that voted for in-line spinners. I picked them because they are my go-to bait, my back up is crank baits. Those in-line spinners are very productive from spring till fall where I fish for smallies.
Skunked in DR reply :
Soft plastics are the go to.
Favourite is definitely topwater
U.W BronzeBack Hunter reply :
QuoteI'm the only one that voted for in-line spinners. I picked them because they are my go-to bait, my back up is crank baits. Those in-line spinners are very productive from spring till fall where I fish for smallies.
I agree with you. In-line spinners are very productive, but it doesn't require much skill to fish with, and that's why i believe most people don't like to admit inline spinners are awesome for smallies (especially shallow or river smallies).
I voted soft plastics because of their versatility and effectiveness. Favorite rig: texas rig a small creature with a 1/4 ounce bullet head and a red wide gap offset hook. i prefer using the white colored soft plastics if i'm using a red hook. Just cast it into 10 feet of water, let it sink to the bottom, shake it around and BAM!
yellowcard129 reply :
Yeah, Im surprised only 2 votes for topwaters. Don't understand how anything eles could even come close. Check out this video and it might change your mind haha ;D
dalehollow reply :
I voted for other - didn't see float n' fly on there. Maybe not the most action packed way to fish, but I think most of us fell in love with fishing as kids watching that bobber dive and to this day it gets my heart racing (even though I like a good thump too).
Cold weather hogs on light tackle - what a rush.
DADto4 reply :
Since this is my first season to try smallies with the help from you guys earlier in the year my boys and I increased our size and quantity of fish by going to larger tubes.
So my vote has to be tubes.
flippincrazy reply :
I grew up creek fishing for smallies and inline spinners are the real deal, which gets my vote, but theres nothing like having big smallies bust a spook on the top.
farmpond1 reply :
In-line spinners.
I had to vote my conscience. Meaning, I voted for what seems to work the best. In my little river, panther martins seem to work the best. I might feel differently if I had better luck with something else.
Rebel crawdads are a close second.
HOIST-N-HAWGS reply :
Very tough question! But, I voted soft plastics.
It would have be either a 4" Berkley Chigger Craw, Geen Pumpkin, or Watermelon in clear water and Black Blue, Watermelon candy or Junbug in stained water. Rigged on a 3/16oz Pro Spot remover or T-rigged. Yet one of my other favorites is a drop shotted Robo worm in Arron's magic.
In the spring I'll also throw a Matt lures perch, and all season long a 7" MS Slammer custom paint, in Rainbow Smelt or Shad pattern, all day looking for the biggun!
c17Lat reply :
Most productive/Go-To: Tube
Favorites: popper and spinnerbait
I found that the bigger ones loved a fast spinnerbait (potomac river). I found this out after just trolling it behind my kayak when moving from spot to spot (i rarely do this and never catch anything) but i caught several doing this and then realized that i needed to burn the spinnerbait to catch 'em
drmnbig reply :
The only time I get to fish for smallmouth around here I am wade fishing our small rivers. I've got one place I go to that we catch close to 100 smallmouth each time out (mostly 6-10" fish though). I'm a diehard Zoom Fluke fisherman and the Superfluke Junior seems to be the ticket for me on the rivers. Not only is it catching the small ones but we usually have a half dozen or so 3+ pounders on each of these trips.
SuskyDude reply :
If I could only have one lure to catch smallies: 4 in green pumpkin tube on a 1/4 oz. jighead.
But my favorite, as far as the "fun factor" is involved, would have to be a popper!
Tin reply :
Tiny soft plastics on a drop-shot rig because if you do it right, they can't jump out 5' and throw your bait back at you
Jerkbaiting on windy days is a close second.
Pitchinkid reply :
Tubes are still my hands down go to when i want to put fish in the boat. Id rather catch every smallmouth on top water, but for some reason they dont want to hit a buzzbait in 30 degree water here in WV.
squid reply :
Top water baits are fun for all kinds of fish, but when it comes to smallies, I start out with a good colored tube, then drop shot a goby. If on St Clair or Lake Erie that is....lol.
On inland lakes, tube, top, then wacky a gulp worm, in that order...lol
Md reply :
It's hard to beat a jerk bait any time of the year for size and numbers...but when it gets super tough you have to go with the drop shot.
L.D. reply :
3" *** Trick Sticks on a lead head jig, The LD Smallie Slammer in my waters ;D
jack1 reply :
Tough choice since I love them all...I'll go with jig-n-pig.
BARON49_Northern NY reply :
Living on Lake Ontario I find drop-shotting a finese worm is my favorite in deep water. Nothing like hooking up with a 5 lb smallie on light line and tackle. In the shallow water flats I had a blast last year wacky jigging them with the same finesse worm I used drop shotting.
1inStripes reply :
In line spinner here as well. In the river in front of my house you can tie on a rooster tail and figure at least to land a couple of smallmouths of varying size.
SimonDM17 reply :
Super Spook, clown color or the saltwater one, silver body with a red head. Get BIG fish.
J Francho reply :
My results echo yours - the wacky jig rocked during prespawn. My best baits though, were the typical tube, with a wrinkle (PM me if interested) and DS with a 3" Gulp! minnow.QuoteLiving on Lake Ontario I find drop-shotting a finese worm is my favorite in deep water. Nothing like hooking up with a 5 lb smallie on light line and tackle. In the shallow water flats I had a blast last year wacky jigging them with the same finesse worm I used drop shotting.
LOW7681 reply :
Full size tube (4-4.5"). I fish smallies mainly on Lake of the Woods and full sized tubes, because of the diameter, become snagged much less in the rocks. Used to use grubs on jig heads. Too many snags.
Fish them with an open tube hook or if pulling tubes a lot from over the back side of big boulders texas rig them with an internal weight.
Fish the tube both as a swim bait and a drop bait. Deadly from a foot of water down to 10 plus feet.
zbass reply :
A wicky bug. My own creation.
kevin07 reply :
My favorite would have to be an x-rap, they aren't my most productive lure but i sure love to use them.
crappiekid24 reply :
I love to fish craws for smallies. They work great!
Arty reply :
In one river I fish I've had the most luck with Rat L Traps. In Saratoga Lake I've had most luck with T-rigged soft plastics. On the upper Hudson river I've had the most luck with top water baits...spooks, torpedo's, poppers, etc...
urp reply :
Many will sneer at this. It is necessarily delivered on a spinning rod and requires a line you can see. I use Stren Fluorescent Blue with a 4/0 off-set shank hook. Pinch a white 5" Senko in half and texas rig the half. Thro it out. Don't jerk. Don't twitch. Just let it be on a slack line. It is absolutely deadly on SM.
iceintheveins reply :
Unless the water is murky, nothing beats grubs and tubes for all around effectiveness usually.
GRiver reply :
Green pumpkin ...worms and craws
Scorpio reply :
x-rap...best lure everrrrrrrrrrr
Lund Explorer reply :
I just had to vote other because "All of the Above" wasn't a choice.
In the fall, I usually have 7-8 rods rigged up. A topwater (with a front runner tossed in), a jerkbait, dbl willowleaf spinnerbait, a Rattlin' Rap, a T-Rig 5" grub, a tube, and ALWAYS a Hopkins spoon.
Fall smallies means you are going to run across schoolies, and nothing reaches out better than a Hopkins spoon. This is the one rod that is always close at hand with the lure reeled up to the tip ready to cast.
tholmes reply :
Topwater is, no doubt, the most exciting, but I had to go with jig-'n'-pig. Or, alternatively, jig-'n'-critter. I just love feeling that subtle tap, or suddenly seeing the line start off on a tangent - the fight's on!
Tom
RoLo reply :
The best I've ever done with smallmouth bass is with nothing on the list above.
I was gliding a 1/8oz ballhead jig dressed with a 4-inch segment of live worm (threaded in a straight line).
According to the lodge owner, our smallies were the largest he'd seen in 17 years
After bottom contact, I'd crank the reel two or three times then allow the jig & worm
to glide naturally back to the bottom. At no time does the rod move, only the reel.
While the jig arcs slowly back to the bottom, the worm segment never stops writhing.
Roger
Smallmouth Bass49 reply :
Spinnerbait for me, I use the beetle spin and it's just dynamite for all types of fish. I use it in spring, summer and winter and always catch fish on it.
JohnMac reply :
gotta love the topwater smallies. I had about a three pounder launch 4 ft in the air chasing my lc sammy doesnt get better than that
Steve_in_Maine reply :
Tube bait with a 3/8 oz internal jig head with rattle on 8# flurocarbon line...........looks like a crawfish which is a smallies favorite food.
Works like a charm.
Steve
Dave T. reply :
LC Flash Minnow is my favorite, but if I could only use one lure/bait, it would be a Trick Stick/Senko type lure.
dolomieu reply :
A tube or shakey head craw has definitely been the most productive for me, however, topwater is where it's at when the bite's on.
smallmouth89 reply :
Been flyfishing for a lot of years. Deerhair on top and rabbit on the bottom works for me. Got into baitcasting last summer and a Sinking Salty Shad was dynamite all through the season.
God Bless,
Don
Gregory25 reply :
1/4 oz Punisher 11 hair jig with black and Blue.
FishinDawg reply :
I like 5 and 1/2 inch Soft Plastic Swimbaits rig with a 6/0 1/4oz belly weighted Swim bait hook shanked hook not screw kind.
1morecast4 reply :
Once a year, I fish Squam Lake in New Hampshire for small mouths...I use a 4" cut tail worm, green pumpkin...This works great to the tune of 75 fish / day in the boat with 1 partner.
SAC2 reply :
wheres the love for the spoon?!?!
Garry2Rs reply :
My favourite way to catch SMBass is with a crank or jerkbait, but I probably catch more Smallies while Wacky rigging a Senko type worm. Where I live Large and Small Mouth inhabit the same lakes. The inside edge of a weed bed or any dock might produce either species.
rowboater reply :
Finesse jig
TimJ reply :
I had to answer plastic...my tubes are the go-to but not my favourite. Fav has to be the pop-r. Love the topwater excitement. Also can't beat the instant stoppage of a big smallie hit on a spinnerbait!
Lund Explorer...I can't believe how close our lists are. You must fish St.Clair! In fall, pop-r, x-rap, dbl willow spinnerbait, reg tube, weightless heavy salt tube, senko and, definitely the gold 3/4 hopkins...not in that order...and I use it all year.
TJ
MALTESE FALCON reply :
It used to always be jerkbaits, but in the last couple seasons, I've caught ALOT more on double willowleaf spinnerbaits, and lipless crankbaits.
2010 will be a little different, because I'm going to force myself to use tubes each trip, until they finally start producing for me.
Falcon
90gambler200hp reply :
I voted soft plastics creature bait is definately no.1 minnow type bait a close 2nd.Although I found a new/old topwater bait late this year that outdid evrything else.
A-Rob reply :
I said soft plastic b/c I think I can fish a tube anywhere anytime and catch 'em. But man is it ever fun chucking a spinnerbait at high speed and having a nice smallie smash it, a close 2nd.
I was surprised to see spinnerbaitin' so low on the poll, you can do some awesome damage with it.
GRIZZ reply :
Topwater, Lunker Punker by http://blackdogbaits.com/
xxmurrxx reply :
Cranks and Jerkbaits are my fav.
Plastics boated me more but I find the cranks more fun to fish.
YakAttack reply :
I voted cranks/jerkbaits. It was a hard choice over soft plastics as I always have a Jerkbait and a Tube tied on.
Triton21 reply :
The Original Marabou Spinn in cold water. These were orignated and sold by me(Top Shelf Lures) and endorsed by Billy Westmoreland also featured in Feb. 1990 Bassmaster. I still have the mold.
Tube and Topwater in warm water.
Kelley
pitchin fool reply :
Nice poll. Soft plastics all the way. Can you say "Watermelon Candy" Zoom U-Tail worm?
NorcalBassin reply :
I've had the most success with grubs... specifically 4" Yamamotos.
RiverFisher13 reply :
If things are ruff and i can't pull them to the surface ill put on the ole faithful (2 3/4" tube with 16th ounce bullet) and destroy them.
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