Susquehanna Smallmouth with Drew Gregory

I tagged along with ‪@RiverBasserDrew‬ while he prefished the Susquehanna River for the Bassmaster Kayak Series tournament. He has a unique way to powerfish a 1 oz spinnerbait near wood and grass for big smallmouth. I spent the day enjoying a topwater bite with an Evergreen Showerblow.

[@hunterm7624]

Jeff give the 2 5/8" Yo-Zuri 3DR-X Popper a Test run. Course your Fish are a lot more aggressive than the aloof Fish here in NE Tennessee. Caught lots of Hybrids this Fall when they would start schooling like an hour before sunset. The Yo-Zuri spits a lot of water for such a small bait. Plus it has a semi cupped face so it shots forward more. First time using the 3DR-X there was a "boil" on the surface nearby. Thought perhaps a Smallmouth or decent sized Hybrid. Soon as i hooked up i knew it was sizable. Loosened my drag ASAP since i was using #6 pound test. After about a dozen runs ..... the 16-18 pound Striper was aboard for some quick pictures. Ultra fortunate the front treble hooks were inside the mouth. Rear treble hooks in the bridge of the nose.

[@TheLittleStuff]

I’ll order one and give it a shot. Thanks!

[@Jeremymorrow079]

I usually pickup a bag of trash whenever I’m at innskeep landing on the south fork Shenandoah, 9 out of 10 times it’s not the people launching there that do it, it’s people that come down in there just to toss trash out of their cars. Sad

[@TheLittleStuff]

That sounds about right. We cleared a bunch this week!

[@bruce7992]

I do the same here in WV. Always have bags in my truck. Just kills me how folks can trash a beautiful piece of water.

[@sakelleys]

Good afternoon

[@brendanlee8287]

Jeff can you share what ramp you guys used on this day

[@TheLittleStuff]

Liverpool. But if you focus on location more than pattern, you will miss always being able to find a good bite on any water.

[@georgetollefsen994]

Great video Jeff! Hey why don’t you fish the Tournament? Get out there and show these guys how it’s done Jeff!

[@TheLittleStuff]

I’m not a competitor at heart. Not my comfort zone or joy. The joy in all of this revolves around learning and teaching. Drew taught me a few new tactics this week!

[@georgetollefsen994]

I understand, you’re definitely a Zen kinda dude from what I see in your videos and that is a good thing 👍

[@philrobertson1583]

I landed my Susky PB last month right where you ended the video. 16.75” on a jackhammer with a 5” jerk shad trailer, smacked it right as it hit the water! Wish I lived closer.. still working on breaking that place down.

[@TheLittleStuff]

Congratulations Phil! Keep coming back, and you’ll keep bumping that PB up!

[@colinkelly279]

You ever get nervous doing standup workin a fish and fear you hit a jutting rock? I know you know that water like the back of your hand, but I was nervous for you there for a second.

[@TheLittleStuff]

I’m less nervous about it in an inflatable. Impacts are soft and the platform is super stable.

[@timothythompson6549]

I think the when people employ the super fast retrieve they'd make it easier on themselves with a high speed 300 size reel with a power handle. I think a Tranx HG does 39 IPT and you can generate a lot more torque with less effort than a smaller reel. Wouldn't give up a lot of casting distance with a 1 oz spinnerbait either.

[@TheLittleStuff]

That’s a lot to digest. I do like the relatively short (or standard length) crank arms on the Hundo with regard to speed. The 3500 size spinning reels are somewhat less comfortable over time doing chuck and wind for hours. Is 39 inches per turn a lot?

[@timothythompson6549]

@@TheLittleStuff it is, especially for a baitcaster. A spinning reel generally has faster line pickup than a baitcaster of the same gear ratio. My Stradic 3000 is 6.3:1, my Tranx 401 HG is 7 6 I think, but they have similar IPT. But the Tranx would take less effort to retrieve a high resistance lure. In this case he wouldn't have to reel nearly as fast to move that spinnerbait the desired speed.

[@johnwhite993]

Another dream fishing trip. Jeff you are living the life man. As good as being there with y’all the way you do your videos. Awesome

[@TheLittleStuff]

Thanks John. The Susquehanna is heaven on earth. Enjoying it with so many friends made for a great week! More to come.

[@rjmfishtales]

As always Jeff love the videos when you follow the Kayak community around. Give people even a bigger picture of what we do. Also thanks for sharing cleanup. I appreciate it. I hope more people sign up for this! I will definitely do more cleanups this year as well.

[@TheLittleStuff]

Right on bud. I’ve got four more videos from this week to publish. We did your cleanup entry each time.

[@rjmfishtales]

@@TheLittleStuff you have some great photos while you were doing the cleanups as well. Been sharing to social media and doing some thank you post. I really appreciate your efforts Jeff.