Creature Baits have become quite popular even though they don’t always mimic a natural food source for smallmouth bass. Many of the smaller creature baits in the 3 to 4 inch range will work great when rigged on a regular jighead or a drop shot rig for smallmouth bass. The bigger creature baits will also get bit by smallmouth bass, but the smaller baits tend to be get more bites.
What Sizes are Best for Smallmouth Bass Fishing?
There are so many good creature baits in the 3 to 5 inch range on the market. Go with the 3 to 4 inch creatures if you want more action and upsize to the 5 inch creature baits if you’re trying to target larger smallmouth bass.
How to Rig Creature Baits
You can use just about any popular bass fishing rig for the large variety of creature baits that are available on the market. You can use a variety of jigheads, the Carolina rig, Texas rig and more.
Best Techniques
Hop Them Along the Bottom
Smallmouth bass are often found swimming just above the rocky bottoms as they search for crayfish and other food to eat. Try hopping your favorite creature baits along the bottom with some pauses mixed in and you’ll get plenty of bites from smallmouth bass.
Drag Them Along the Bottom
Some anglers have good success just slowly dragging these baits along the bottom.
