With a rod for every possible scenario (from tiny trout streams to saltwater flats fishing), these tried-and-tested favorites range in length from 7-feet, 6-inches to 10-feet, adds Trip Savvy
When summer peak finally happens any week now, smallmouth will be located everywhere from open water schooling, to deep rock and gravel humps, first and secondary points, sand bars and flats, fish cribs usually most at 12-15ft level, deep weedlines where perch and baitfish present, and the shallows
I use the Bass Pro Shops XPS Micro Spin whenever Im targeting fish close to the surface
Yeah, you name it some, some part of it
But after the spawn, and the lower and clearer the water gets, Ill retrieve it as fast as I can through the slicks and runs below rapids and past or through any kind of current break. Lure Specifics: prespawn, a Model 7A in any crawfish pattern, especially brown postspawn, a Model 7A in any shad or baitfish color