Just caught some smallmouths in 35degree water on pointers.
Make sure you are in an area where bass are and put the lure in front of their nose and leave it there. You will get bit. The less you work it the better.

I bought a Kistler Helium LTA years ago when TT did the review of them. I am not hard on my equipment yet broke 2 of the rods with little use. The rods were replaced via the warranty but heck I was dropping so much on the replacements that after the second rod broke I sold the replacement with the t...

2/0 or 3/0 90 degree bend 570 eagle claws. I use football heads so they get snagged less. Just need to lube the head before you slide it in.

Ghostbaits, Case, and River Rock are not handpoured. They are all injection molds, but are custom because they are from smaller company's and provide better customer service because they actually open the mold and cut the sprue prior and inspect prior to shipping.

Mizmo Slim Jim is same as BPS tender tube.

1. 3" 4" Kalins grubs
2. 2 3/4" Yum Craw Papi
3. 3" yum dinger
4. 3" yum wooly hog
5. 4" dinger or senko

I fish for smallmouth 90% of the time in rivers and creeks 12 months a year.

Caught seven smallies and 20# carp yesterday fishing soft plastics slow on the bottom. Key is finding the fish and fish slow. we had two doubles so when we found a group we got the active ones. You don't want a bait that has a lot of action. Most bass are feeding are daybreak and in teh evening afte...

Depending on teh time of year different sizes will out perform each other. The 78 will work better in teh spring and 100 in teh fall. I don't have any of the slender 95's so i can't comment. I always did well enough with the other two.

It looks like the rebel "Bone" color.

I pour and inject my own soft plastics and the devil is in the details. How much action do you want in the bait? I can do craw lures and put saly in them. Without the salt the claws will give you more action if you are deadsticking it on the bottom. If as stated you are throwing a weightless plastic...

I custom paint some of my baits so I always have extra eyes lying around. I put em on with a lil epoxy I use to seal my paint jobs. I have also lost eyes on my lucky crafts. I also reseal my American Shad colors with a quick did in clear super gloss polyurethane. Sounds weird but it dries clear enou...

3" and 4" Kalins, 2 3/4" craw papi's, and 3" yum dingers depending on what they are feeding on that week. I hardly ever throw a tube anymore.

Heddon Crazy Crawler at night for smallmouths and a Rattlin Fat Rap size 7 in normal diver not the extra deep diver in the old shad pattern not made anymore. That crankbait is near snagless and catches pigs. I just lost y last one and am noe painting the glass ones to make it look like the older pai...

What color do you usually throw with success? That should work here also. Confidence is 1st and foremost then comes presentation, then color. People above gave many good suggestions. Green Pumpkin or Watermelon are pretty much standards anywhere in the country. Junebug is another good color for stai...

I like shad raps, x shad raps over the bevy shad. I have caught bass just the other lure have out fished the bevy shad. For the money yor can get 2 for 1.