The Best Smallmouth Bass Lures of 2024
Welcome to our end of season lure reveal, profiling and showcasing the best fish catchers of 2024. This past season was our best yet, in terms of big fish, high average sizes, and number of trip days completed with customers.
Due to an early ice out, we had a prolonged spring season. Then with really nice weather and drought-like conditions, a very steady summer season. Summer didn’t want to relent, so a prolonged fall season with Indian summer conditions persisted through late October. Spring, summer, and fall, we had consistency, which then led to better fish predictability and very good daily bites. Our tackle selection was a reflection of this.
Representative of my own fishing style - fast fishing, moving around, search baits, non-FFS fishing - this year's success was greatly shaped by the productivity and effectiveness of horizontal presentations. Additionally, with our focus turning to trophies most days, the boat also prioritized larger profiles, and took advantage of forage-based movements and patterns when they arose.
Paddletails and swim baits of all sizes dominated once again, as evidenced by our inland smallmouths favoring more abundant b
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