Finding Post Spawn River Smallmouth

[@coldspring624]

There was a lure made decades ago called the Gadabout. The No 1 in green with gold and black spots was a killer Smallmouth lure that has been long forgotten by most. it had a body like a spinner and molded in chrome metal bill like a deep diver with a feather'd treble. It would run with the bill up and had a wobble the bass could not pass up. You young bucks may want to keep an eye out for them in those old tackle boxes.

[@cargillclumberd1]

Great tips! You "hooked" me (subscribed). Gonna try some of these out this weekend. Also, beautiful fish and BEAUTIFUL streams. You're doing it right!

[@RivermanTV-]

Appreciate you following along! I love exploring new water not just for the fishing but for the scenery.

[@MikeRusso-vm4us]

FANTASTIC video - thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I’m in northern Illinois too- what river were you fishing in? Beautiful

[@RivermanTV-]

There were a few different rivers shown in this video, some in IL, MN, and WI.

[@SammysBaits]

Yeah, that got me ready to go but I still need the river to recede just a bit. Another day or two should do it. We have been crazy low all year and now it is running pretty good. Love these videos, appreciate the insight.

[@RivermanTV-]

Hope you've gotten out there and smashed a few!

[@joedas2370]

Looks like Christmas came early this year. Thank you man. It's been slowww, was stoked to catch only 2 yesterday

[@RivermanTV-]

Keep at 'em. Things should be picking up now bite-wise.

[@joedas2370]

​@@RivermanTV-thanks for giving me hope. You were right, had a 20 fish day yesterday, which for me is awesome

[@RivermanTV-]

@@joedas2370 Awesome to hear!!

[@ri-jm5tn]

Had a 14” tank hit my little pop-r like a great white early yesterday. He came off a side current bolder in a tiny eddy. He came a good foot out of the water on the hit. I was shocked that I actually got hooks in him. Caught a bunch more on 3” swimbaits.

[@RivermanTV-]

A Pop-R is definitely a solid bait this time of year

[@reelnationfishing]

nice stuff man. im in Ontario chasing smallies from the shore on my local river. always trying to figure out what the fish are doing and their behavior. i fish a big river system with a lot of locks and dams, can be tricky some days but love that top water bite any day!

[@golfguy8403]

Have you tried the new Megabass Sleeper craw yet? I’ve had great success with it with river largemouths in Northern Wisconsin, but haven’t caught many smallies on it. Maybe it’s too big?

[@RivermanTV-]

I haven't used it and probably wont. I don't see any real advantages over my normal jighead + craw setups especially given the price.

[@golfguy8403]

@@RivermanTV- I’d say it’s worth buying just one ($10) and trying it. Because the weight is within the soft plastic, when I’m fishing rock in the river, I basically never have to deal with getting hung up (compared to fishing a Ned craw where I feel like it get hung up all the time). That along with the durability (50+ fish caught and it still looks new) have made it worth it to me.