Using Swimbaits to Catch Springtime Smallmouth Bass

In many northern lakes, smallmouth bass leave the deep water wintering holes and head up onto the rocky flats in search of food and spawning areas each spring. 

Before they start the annual spawning ritual, smallies with roam the flats searching for minnows and crawfish to chomp on in preparation for the spawn...

Using a subtle paddletail swimbait as a finesse type presentation that allows us to cover water efficiently can be one of the more productive methods for catching springtime smallmouths as bass pro Bill McDonald demos in the following video...