5 Best Smallmouth Bass Lures Based on Their Behavior

Certain lures and presentations work better than others when targeting smallmouth. These are the ones I rely on to catch plenty of smallmouth bass. Links to smallmouth lure are below.

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Smallmouth Lures
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Insert Tube Hooks:
Baby Z Too Drop Shot Lure:
Rage Swimmer:
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KVD Size 200 Jerkbait:
Ned Craw:

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Links to some of my favorite lures from Omnia Fishing – a great online site from Minnesota. A bunch of terrific anglers who love to help you find the lures you are looking for. You can even search by lake!

Megabass Jig Head:
Baby Z Too for Damiki Rig:

Strike King Thunder Cricket Bladed Jig:

Swim Jigs
KVD Tour Grade Swim Jig:
Hack Attack Heavy Cover Swim Jig:

Crankbaits
KVD Squarebill 1.5:
KVD Squarebill 2.5:
KVD Squarebill Hard Knock:
3XD:
5XD:
6XD:
8XD:
10XD:

Soft Plastics
KVD Dream Shot:
KVD Half Shell:
KVD Perfect Plastics Rodent:
Rage Tail Menace Grub:
Rage Bug:

Topwaters
KVD Splash Popper:
Strike King Tri-Wind Buzzbait:
KVD Sexy Frog:
KVD Sexy Dawg:

Rod and Reels:
Lew’s Pro SP Skipping/Pitching Reel:
Lew’s Mach Crush Spinning:
Lew’s XD Crankbait Rods:
Lew’s KVD Graphite Casting Rods:
Lew’s KVD Composite Cranking Rods:
Lew’s KVD Spinning Rods:
Lew’s KVD Baitcast Reels:
Lew’s KVD Spinning Reels:

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  1. @SteveRogersOutdoors August 14, 2025 at 12:41 pm

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  2. Any advice for swift moving water? I’ve been target fishing small mouth for a few weeks (I’m a trout fisherman) and I’m fishing out of the upper sections of the Nolichuky River, which is a very wide, fast moving, rocky river. I’ve caught my fair share these past few weeks mostly consisting of 8-12 inch fish some being a bit bigger. I’ve been using a lot of rainbow trout rapalas which they seem to like, but I’ve yet hook into anything decent sized and wondering if there’s anything I can do differently or if it’s luck of the draw. Any advice would be helpful tho!

  3. I live in Tennessee and it is smallmouth heaven

  4. I fish The waky rig in the spring creek

  5. The “compact” size of Ned rigs (heads) is also painfully perfect for getting stuck in gaps between rocks. I don’t like them at all.

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