Hot spring smallmouth baits for a clear lake?

My buddy is looking for info on good smallmouth baits for right now. If it helps he is fishing on lake owen by cable, wi. Thx!

Wacky rigged senko,ned rig.

Jerk baits would be my number one. Then tube jigs, ned rigs and swimbaits plus hair jigs.

Rapala Shadow raps or rapala rip stops. It’s awesome when they crush a jerk bait on the pause.

This is great guys! Appreciate the quick responses and the insight!

Night Crawler under a red and white plastic bobber.

-J.

oh my gosh! I think there is a genius among us! thx!

Second the jerk bait

Yep, jerk bait, hair jig, 3.5″ paddle tail

Jerkbait and let her pause. Cant pause it too long.

Another vote for a jerk bait.
2 others that I like are a green pumpkin tube and drop shot with a 4” strait tail worm in Aaron’s magic. With reports of water temps closing in on 60 degrees there will be fish starting to bed. I like a drop shot for this a lot.

Full draw wrote:

Another vote for a jerk bait.
2 others that I like are a green pumpkin tube and drop shot with a 4” strait tail worm in Aaron’s magic. With reports of water temps closing in on 60 degrees there will be fish starting to bed. I like a drop shot for this a lot.

I won’t be targeting smallies but I will be throwing jerks and tubes for the large mouth.

Jerkbait and small paddletail swimbait. Like 2 3/4 inchers on a ball jig. If you find the fish, hold on.

Youbetcha wrote:

Jerkbait and let her pause. Cant pause it too long.

This.