| If you're going to be a successful smallmouth | | | | are the Berkley Power and Gulp products. The |
| bass angler, you need to understand the | | | | Berkley soft baits are made in every shape |
| difference between the different smallmouth bass | | | | imaginable from worms to crawfish. |
| lures and what the different lures have to offer. | | | | 3. Spinnerbaits - Spinnerbaits are an effective |
| In this article I'm going to discuss what the | | | | smallmouth bass lure and is designed to attract |
| different lures are, and a little information about | | | | the bass with the flash of the spinner and then |
| each. This way you can decide which is the best | | | | "seal the deal" with the jig looking hook. These |
| of the smallmouth bass lures. All of these choices | | | | baits are very effective around weed beds and |
| have their place in smallmouth bass fishing. | | | | underwater trees. Some of the most popular |
| | | | Spinnerbaits are Terminator® Tiny T |
| 1. Top Water Lures - when it comes to | | | | Spinnerbaits and Strike King® Compact |
| smallmouth bass lures top water lures are some | | | | Premier(TM) Pro-Model® Spinnerbaits. |
| of the most effective. The big thing to keep in | | | | 4. Crank Baits - crank baits are among the best |
| mind with top water lures is there needs to be | | | | known and most used smallmouth bass baits. |
| flat, or almost flat, water. Top water lures fished | | | | Crank baits are normally made to imitate |
| on flat water, early in the morning or late in the | | | | minnows or shad. There are also crank baits that |
| evening, can be one of the most fun and exciting | | | | imitate crayfish, but the small fish imitations are |
| forms of smallmouth bass fishing. Top water lures | | | | the most popular. When it comes to smallmouth |
| are among the most effective smallmouth bass | | | | bass lures crank baits may be the best choice. |
| lures. Some of the most popular are the Jitterbug | | | | Some of the most popular crank baits are the |
| and the Tiny Torpedo. | | | | KickTail minnow and the Rapala minnow. |
| 2. Soft Baits - soft baits come in the form of | | | | The fishing lures just mentioned are among the |
| plastic worms, twister tails, and slog-o's. There are | | | | best to use when fishing for smallmouth bass. Is |
| many methods of fishing soft baits for | | | | one the best? That's impossible to say. They all |
| smallmouth bass with one of the most effective | | | | have their place when fishing for these bass. The |
| being using a jig head and a twister tail. Soft baits | | | | one caveat I would add from my 25 years of |
| used to be made from exclusively rubber, but are | | | | smallmouth fishing experience, is that the more |
| now made from all sorts of man-made products | | | | realistic your smallmouth bass lures are the better. |
| that actually help attract fish. Some of the most | | | | The more your lure looks like what the bass |
| popular of these soft baits for smallmouth bass | | | | normally eat, the more effective that lure will be. |