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Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 03:15 PM
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BNagel
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Newbie question : asking whom to contact about a guided trip in spring to include smallmouth. Lots of guides for whites and hybrids around Belton Lake, which are of some interest, but I REALLY want to catch a smallie or two. Thanks for any response. Barry
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 03:39 PM
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I know several guy's who catch them regularly on Belton, but they aren't guides. Actually don't know any guides on the lake who specifically target smallmouth. Know a couple of largemouth bass guides, but all the rest are white bass and hybrids. You might give Charles Whited a call and talk it over with him. https://www.barefootfishingtours.com/
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 04:25 PM
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I never seemed to catch them there just largemouth and spots, finally started catching them on dropshot mid lake on steep rock I guess bluffs on. I was always told fish the dam and you will catch them but never has worked for me.
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
[Re: BNagel]
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02/04/22 07:13 PM
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BlueSkeeter13
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I catch them best on swimbaits in what I would consider the main part of the lake.
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 08:50 PM
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I used to catch spots and smallies around rocky points near the dam on small crawfish crankbaits and 1/4oz jigs. None of them were much in size,
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 09:05 PM
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 09:21 PM
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BNagel
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/04/22 10:15 PM
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Always manage a few smallmouth on Belton but have had much more luck and better quality on Texoma.
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/05/22 11:51 AM
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if u cant catch smallmouth on belton u just need to give up fishing. the smallmouth bite was great about a month ago but has slowed quite a bit lately
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Re: Smallmouth : Belton Lake?
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02/06/22 08:12 PM
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Yep. If ANYTHING is biting on Belton it will be the 101 million smallies in there. Might have some size, might not. But they're easy to catch.
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