best 60 100 baitcasting reel Bates Fishing Salty Hundo Right / 7.1:1 The 32mm A7075 SV Boost Spool uses ultra Daiwa Tatula FW100XSL60 60th Anniversary

At 3 3/4 inches, the Hella Crawz makes for a great jig trailer or can be fished on a number of other rigs such as a Carolina rig, Texas rig or wobble head

Jerkbait This one may surprise you, but another bait I would have tied on is a jerkbait

Flipping is the only technique that Ive won a tournament with while fishing with the University of Alabama Fishing Team

The advantage of a lure like this is if you only have a small area the bass are holding up in you can keep the lure working in their eye lines for as long as possible to try to induce a take

This means you can get a lot more of it into your reels and extend your fishing distance

But if youre just looking for the best overall smallmouth bass lure then look no further than the jig