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 Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 09:23 PM
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metalruch1
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I have been fishing the North Texas area off and on for over 20 years... I have never caught a Smallmouth... I would love to mark that off my fishing bucket list...
Any pointers from you guys on tactics and or locations to try out?
I don't want your spots, but rather what to look for and target...And what types of lures or plastics and techniques to use...
Thanks in advance for the replies!
Last edited by metalruch1; 02/21/17 09:23 PM.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 09:31 PM
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Fish Killer
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Really only have about 4 choices on lakes where you may be able to target them
Wheeler Branch
Grapevine
Texoma
Bridgeport
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
[Re: metalruch1]
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02/21/17 09:38 PM
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metalruch1
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Grapevine surprises me...Thanks Fish Killer...Any tactics that you would recommend?
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 09:43 PM
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Nathan_Flovin
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
[Re: metalruch1]
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02/21/17 09:48 PM
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Texoma for sure. Fish the rocks and points around Eisenhower with a crankbait or drag a green pumpkin tube on a jig head around and u should find one pretty quick right now.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
[Re: metalruch1]
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02/21/17 09:49 PM
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The term "targeting" smallmouths to me is a tough one for Texas. Lots of lakes with a large enough population to "catch some" but in my opinion Texoma is the only lake in Texas(barely) to go and specifically target them...with expectations of catching a bunch. Next closest "target" lake to me in Texas is Belton. I have lucked into a few through the years at Wheeler Branch, Ray-Bob, Grapevine, Stillhouse... Does it need to be a genuine Texas Smally? If not drive a few miles over the border to Lake Murray and easily catch more SMB than LMB. Speaking of "borders" the biggest concentration and size I have ever seen and fished was the Devils River which is a tributary of the Rio Grande on the Mexico border. Honestly, past these couple choices in Texas I find SMB fishing in Texas just a "[censored] shoot" .
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 09:49 PM
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For me, Wheeler Branch would probably be your best bet, but now that they don't allow bass boats (only yaks/canoes) Everytime I have been down there I would catch 2-3 bass fishing. Great top water bite out by the rock pile
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 09:53 PM
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davetexas22
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  I caught this guy on Ray Roberts this weekend. I should've had my scale with me.....lol It was a toad. However, this was my first smallmouth on ray roberts.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 10:07 PM
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Finally got the picture added. Yeah, would probably have a better chance on Lake Murray in Oklahoma or Texoma than Ray Roberts for darn sure.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 10:22 PM
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That looks like a spotted bass in that photo. Heck of a fish though.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 10:27 PM
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davetexas22
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Yeah, I actually have a better picture of it on my other phone that shows the bronze.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 10:46 PM
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Go to Texoma and fish the bluff walls with jerk baits and crank baits in shad patterns, you will catch plenty.
See you on the lake and have a great day!
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
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02/21/17 11:57 PM
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Take the drive up here to Murray and you will find them on any point.
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Re: Targeting Smallies here in North Texas....Help?
[Re: metalruch1]
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02/22/17 02:16 PM
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metalruch1
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Davetexas22...That's a chunk! Thanks guys for the info. I do need to go up to Murray...I love that lake...I just never think about going up there...
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