HOW to Catch Smallmouth Bass and WHERE to Find Them on Big and Small Lakes

In this video I share with you all everything I’ve learned on how to catch smallmouth on big lakes and small lakes.
I hope this helps anyone out that had been struggling to find them and catch them!
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[@TheMichiganFisherman]

AWESOME Video on how to find them buddy! It's funny that you used Burt Lake as one of your Google Earth spots because I'm using the info from this video to help me when I go out there in a couple weeks. 👍 I completely agree on your bait selection as well. You had me laughing out loud when you hooked your shorts with the jerkbait and mumbled motherf***er 😂 I'm going to go ahead and disagree with you on one thing though... length of line between your plastic and your dropshot weight. I would NEVER go that short on the length, especially fishing seated from a kayak. You have to remember the angle of your line in the water. If you have only 8 inches of line from the bait to the weight, that bait is basically dragging on the bottom of the lake (unless that's what you want, I don't). I put a minimum of 18" between the weight and my plastic so that it's hopefully suspended 6" to 12" in the water column. I will definitely be looking for the flats when I hit Burt. Thanks, Man! QUESTION: What's the shallowest flat you'd hit this time of year, and the deepest flat?

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching buddy! So I have dropped the rig off the side of the kayak to see how it works both dragging it from a low rod angle as well as popping it with the rod tip straight up. What I found was 8”-10” was perfect otherwise the bait would be too high in the column. I’m trying to keep it as close to the bottom as possible without it being on the bottom. I tried longer leads but it runs too high especially in water less than 10’. I rarely fish water deeper than 10’ this time of year on inland lakes for smallmouth. Again they will move deeper but when they’re feeding they’re up shallower on the flat and feeding there. Some of the fish I caught lately were in 5FOW also.

[@DerekRC]

Great info. Thank you. Subscribed 👍🏻

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks a lot for stopping and watching as well! I appreciate it!

[@arnoldfoote1925]

Great final someone who knows Smallies in Canada, and what to us to catch em thanks Arnold from New Brunswick!

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks a lot for stopping and watching Arnold! 🇨🇦 🇺🇸

[@live2fishofficial]

Great informative video Lucas!👌 Excellent advice on how to break down those bodies of water BEFORE heading out. You don’t need expensive electronics to get a base of operations, great job on showing how it’s done!👏

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks Joe!! Honestly I’ve been getting it done lately with Google earth and a smart phone. Well at least finding the fishing grounds that way and then throwing the arsenal at them to see what sticks em. Thanks for taking the time to watch buddy!

[@reelfeelfishing]

Great tips and tricks man! Love that lure line up. Perfect for smallies.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks buddy! It’s what I’ve found works best anywhere I’ve been.

[@medlensoutdoors]

Thanks for the video, very informative, i will be trying some of these tactics.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching buddy! I hope they work for you! Let me know for sure!!

[@therusticcollectionebaysto7028]

New sub! Liked

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks a lot! I appreciate the support!!👊🏻🙏

[@Paulybuck]

Green pumpkin purple flake ✅ another great video brotha.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks man!

[@LipRippinJunkie]

Great video brother 👊🏻🤙

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching man! I appreciate it!!👊🏻

[@dkinfishing]

Great informative video bro definitely everything I’m throwing for some good ol smallie action. Just missing some top water for them big girls 🤟🏾

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

I’m hoping to get in on some top water action the next time I make it out. I’ve got unfinished business at orchard dude! Thanks for watching man!

[@creekriseoutdoors]

Good job on this how to vid man. Enjoyed it. No smallies down here but how you had different rods set up make sense for any species. Gotta be ready to change it up. That paddle tail is my fav for creeks here in Fla for Redfish.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching man! I’ve never caught a redfish but that would be cool!

[@DpuckFishingandOutdoors]

I really wish I could fish for smallies more than I can. The tip on carving out smaller lakes from the big lake is a great one for dissecting larger bodies of water.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching buddy! That’s the first thing I’ll do is eliminate 75% of the lake and focus on the flats. If the smallies reside in that lake you WILL find them on one of them or multiple spots.

[@ParabellumFishing]

Great tips man! I dont even have small mouth near me and I still enjoyed this! One of these days I'll travel and get on one. Now I do fish a drop shot now and again for LMB, never thought of the hook set thing, so Ill try that next time. Again, great info bud.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks a lot brother! I’m going to admit I’ve been giving the drop shot more attention since filming this and I have to say it’s made a move on my list. It’s now in my top 3. Thanks for watching!

[@ParabellumFishing]

@@TheOutdoorConquest I hated it at first too, but the thing produces. just had to find the combination that worked for me.

[@JoeNajorFishing]

Great tips Lucas! I know you’re big on jerk baits. I know jerk baits are great in the spring. Do you fish them in the summer? I can’t see why you couldn’t. To me, they almost seem like a finesse bait the way they just float in the middle of the water column. Your thoughts? Great video buddy. 🙌

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching Joe! I honestly always use a jerk bait. It’s not just a cold water bait but it definitely catches MORE fish in the Spring of the year for me.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Also they’re great in shallow water. Rather than floating in the column they are digging into the bottom and floating up. Also crank baits are great for getting that presentation also.

[@Gstar5150]

The reason your missing hooksets is because your using a circle hook, they aren't really meant for fishing plastics since their not designed for hooksets, you have to reel into them on a circle I learned that Catfishing.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Yes I agree with you 100%. Thank you for watching!🤘🏻

[@David-ho1yi]

How do you avoid catching a million rock bass when smallmouth fishing? When I went to Crystal lake and Higgins lake all I could catch was rock bass.

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

I wish I had an answer or solution for you! I have the same problem!

[@simbajohn1882]

Tried plastic frogs with the large curved back hooks. When I get a hit I wait for seconds then try to set hook. Can't hook fish with these frogs. Any ideas folks

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Try boiling the frogs to soften the plastic AND bending the hooks out some for a wider gap!

[@simbajohn1882]

@@TheOutdoorConquest thanks

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

@@simbajohn1882 No problem

[@mudderman8620]

Hitting the subscribe button catches zero smallmouth!😮😅

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

I’m pretty sure this one was a tutorial but if you scroll through my videos I’m all about catching smallmouth. Thanks for watching

[@TopBananaMan]

Lol, instructions not clear. what is a flat, and how do I find it?

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

Thanks for watching. A flat is exactly that. A large flat area of the lake. It can be 20ft deep or 5ft deep. An area where the fish can actively target food in small wolf packs.

[@TopBananaMan]

Thanks for the response!

[@TheOutdoorConquest]

@@TopBananaMan no problem! I have always made a point to respond to all comments people take the time to leave. So thank you as well!