TIGHTLINING For WINTER SMALLMOUTH | HOW TO

[@beavisbrowne3497]

Very nice feesh!

[@GordonPettieFishing]

👍 I appreciate it. Thanks for watching.

[@bryanthefishermanbaker4961]

I have been waiting to come fish Tim’s ford lake

[@GordonPettieFishing]

It will only get better the next month. They are fattening up for the spawn.

[@Arrigo_Outdoor_Adventures]

Nice smallie!

[@GordonPettieFishing]

Thank you. 👍

[@codyallen9188]

My biggest was 5.3 and that was 2 years ago still one of my favorite places to fish great video I need to try this sometime!

[@GordonPettieFishing]

That's an awesome fish. I think it's a great technique to help hone your finesse skills. It teaches you to be patient as well. 👍

[@jrmartin9395]

Thanks for the video. I always enjoy your content. If you were wanting to catch a smallmouth of any size, would you prefer Tim’s Ford, Pickwick, or somewhere else. Thanks.

[@GordonPettieFishing]

That's a no brainer. I would chose Pickwick. Can't even compare Tim's to Pickwick. It would be unfair. 2 different type fisheries and way more fish per square mile on Pickwick. Thanks for watching. 🎣

[@iamalemontree]

Great video! Does this rig work in high wind conditions brother? Were ya using 1/8 oz jig head in this video?

[@GordonPettieFishing]

It could definitely work anytime, but it may not be as effective because you would have to go to a heavier jig head. The lighter jig head allows you to give it more action with the shaking of the rid tip. Yes, I believe I was using a 1/8 oz head this day. Thanks for watching. Tight lines 🎣

[@iamalemontree]

@@GordonPettieFishing thanks brother! I was skunk the whole week until i tried this yesterday!!! Caught some dinks but it made me so happy!

[@steveparker7240]

Can you catch them on jigs using heavier fluoro, or is that light line really necessary in that clear water? I ask because I occasionally foray into the Ozarks where you can see the bottom in 10'. And being from Texas, I don't actually own line smaller than 15#. And that's what we finesse fish with.

[@GordonPettieFishing]

For that technique to work affectly the lighter line 4 lb to 6 lb is best. We do use heavier line with our flipping and finesse jigs. 12 to 15 lb fluoro is more common with those jigs. As I mentioned at the beginning, most people wouldn't try to win a tournament doing this technique because it's slow fishing and hard to cover a lot of water doing this. However, you may get more bites with this technique in the clearer water. I have some buddies that are using the demiki to catch fish also right now. That's just a beefed up version of this and you are dropping on them and using 8 to 10 lb test flouro.

[@garrettparker7885]

I been catching them in little Hurricane Gordon on a Ned rig , swimbait and a hula grub . What area are you in ? I tried tight lining a few weeks ago with no results but I probably had the technique wrong

[@GordonPettieFishing]

Up around the Dam and Lost creek. It's something you have to just stick with and be confident in to be successful. I've been doing it for 8 or 10 years at least and I've kind of figured out when is best and what works for me retrieve wise. My Dad and I used to throw the ole jig (crappie marabou jig) and minnow many years ago on Tim's with lots of success. This technique is very similar to that.

[@garrettparker7885]

@@GordonPettieFishing yes sir I understand

[@garrettparker7885]

@@GordonPettieFishing my buddies that’s fished that lake for years love the hair Jigs and they make there own little George style baits for winter fishing , Gordon what top two baits for you work in March over there

[@GordonPettieFishing]

@@garrettparker7885 That would probably be a crankbait of some sort and some form of jig, football jig or finesse style bass jig.

[@jackieallenfishing.7759]

Thanks for sharing..smallmouth are funny to catch. You just don’t catch big smallmouth much in Tim’s anymore

[@GordonPettieFishing]

Yea, something has happened over the last 5 or 6 years. There just aren't as many 3 lb+ smallmouth as there used to be. There are a lot of 15 to 17 3/4. Maybe that's good for the next few years for it to get better.