Concepts in river fishing 101: Fish face into the current waiting for food to sweep to them downstream. Your cast angles are the opposite of what they expect from their ambush positions leading to misses. Get parallel to banks and cast UPSTREAM. You're making it a challenge to hit the lure. Fishing is like a game of pool angles matter. Also, to increase hookups immediately replace stock hooks with #4 gammie round bends.
Thanks I'm pretty new to fishing still learning the best ways to catch them. Next time I'm on the river I will go up stream. Thanks again for the advice. 👍
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I smashed 5-8lb hybrid bass on one for hour's. It was toast by the end of day. But any lure would be. I just use a med light rod, with drag set light and let em pull.
I do love me some Whopper Plopper! Typically stick w/the 90. Catch plenty on the 110 also! Beautiful spot man. New Sub & 'Tight Lines' to you from Indiana.
It kind of situational both are effective I do think the ploppers sound just ever so slightly different I prefer the 75 but have more 90's...🤣 Great upload
The shiawassee river is a nice river. That stretch of the river has produced some nice smallmouth for me I also like to go frome juddville rd to Henderson another nice stretch. Thanks for watching.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I've fished down stream from Henderson in years past and got some nice fish. Guys had told me a spot on the Shiawassee I haven't been able to get to that holds some big fish. It's upstream from were we are fishing I'd tell you the location in private message. I do fish the Cass and Flint river alot, Tibbawasse and Saginaw sometimes. I live in Macomb. We have some nice small water wading Smallmouth rivers here.
@@shawnwhalen8314 Tibbawasse is one I've bank fished couple times with little success I'm from Ovid just west of Owosso I've never hit the Flint River I do know it is pretty big gotta be some monsters in there.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 Flint has some current , but is shallow and Rocky, I usually wade the Flint.im usually by myself so I will go up and down a river. With 2 vehicles you could over alot of water. Yes The Flint has some big Bass from downtown to the Shiawassee national wildlife refuge. Cass is good also for Bass , Pike and Walleye. The Shiawassee refuge is a great area for everything....big pike and bass in those waters. It's where all the fore mentioned rivers meet. To form the Saginaw river. I kayak fish there alot. Bad river also for Largemouth and Pike.Ive fished the Grand by Portland and downstream from Webber dam also. I would definitely fish with you, time permitting. Fishing is what I like to do.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I'm on Michigan Sportsman Forums I don't have a Facebook or anything. Your in a good area, close to the Bad, and Maple rivers, Shia.Refuge....you need to try there, alot of water to fish! Kayak friendly.
@@lanierkayakbassfishing7950 just went out today with a buddy he was throwing the 75 and I was throwing the 90 he caught 2 and I landed like 13 and 4 of them were 3 lbers
@@lostanchorfishn1292 badass man. It's a little more stealthy/streamline. The spotted bass tear them up on Lanier I have some good blow ups on my channel give em a gander
Concepts in river fishing 101: Fish face into the current waiting for food to sweep to them downstream. Your cast angles are the opposite of what they expect from their ambush positions leading to misses. Get parallel to banks and cast UPSTREAM. You're making it a challenge to hit the lure. Fishing is like a game of pool angles matter. Also, to increase hookups immediately replace stock hooks with #4 gammie round bends.
Thanks I'm pretty new to fishing still learning the best ways to catch them. Next time I'm on the river I will go up stream. Thanks again for the advice. 👍
60 and 75's are all you need for river smallmouth. Those new 60's will get em every time.
I think the 60s are garbage I bought 1 and it broke on first fish.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I smashed 5-8lb hybrid bass on one for hour's. It was toast by the end of day. But any lure would be. I just use a med light rod, with drag set light and let em pull.
I do love me some Whopper Plopper! Typically stick w/the 90. Catch plenty on the 110 also! Beautiful spot man. New Sub & 'Tight Lines' to you from Indiana.
Hey thanks for watching I do like the 90 myself.
It kind of situational both are effective I do think the ploppers sound just ever so slightly different I prefer the 75 but have more 90's...🤣 Great upload
It is very situational, and I've been using the Choppo lately and that has been killing it.
quality video LostAnchor
Whopper plopper 75 is the way to go
90s are my go to but lately big smallmouth have been crushing my loon 110
Yeah I've had good luck with the 110 as well on the lakes the largemouth will crush them. Thanks for watching man 👍
For me and Smallie fishing it's 90 size. I've fished there nice little spot! We may fish a few of the same areas. Great Bass fishing.
The shiawassee river is a nice river. That stretch of the river has produced some nice smallmouth for me I also like to go frome juddville rd to Henderson another nice stretch. Thanks for watching.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I've fished down stream from Henderson in years past and got some nice fish. Guys had told me a spot on the Shiawassee I haven't been able to get to that holds some big fish. It's upstream from were we are fishing I'd tell you the location in private message. I do fish the Cass and Flint river alot, Tibbawasse and Saginaw sometimes. I live in Macomb. We have some nice small water wading Smallmouth rivers here.
@@shawnwhalen8314 Tibbawasse is one I've bank fished couple times with little success I'm from Ovid just west of Owosso I've never hit the Flint River I do know it is pretty big gotta be some monsters in there.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 Flint has some current , but is shallow and Rocky, I usually wade the Flint.im usually by myself so I will go up and down a river. With 2 vehicles you could over alot of water. Yes The Flint has some big Bass from downtown to the Shiawassee national wildlife refuge. Cass is good also for Bass , Pike and Walleye. The Shiawassee refuge is a great area for everything....big pike and bass in those waters. It's where all the fore mentioned rivers meet. To form the Saginaw river. I kayak fish there alot. Bad river also for Largemouth and Pike.Ive fished the Grand by Portland and downstream from Webber dam also. I would definitely fish with you, time permitting. Fishing is what I like to do.
@@lostanchorfishn1292 I'm on Michigan Sportsman Forums I don't have a Facebook or anything. Your in a good area, close to the Bad, and Maple rivers, Shia.Refuge....you need to try there, alot of water to fish! Kayak friendly.
I really like the 90
So do I never had that much luck with the 75 thanks for watching
@@lostanchorfishn1292 it gets fouled up more often
@@lanierkayakbassfishing7950 just went out today with a buddy he was throwing the 75 and I was throwing the 90 he caught 2 and I landed like 13 and 4 of them were 3 lbers
@@lostanchorfishn1292 badass man. It's a little more stealthy/streamline. The spotted bass tear them up on Lanier I have some good blow ups on my channel give em a gander
I've never seen anyone not know how to set a hook topwater till now. Especially with a Whopper Plopper. 60, 75, or 90 makes no difference.
Thanks for watching.
I like a 75
Hey thanks for watching and commenting. I have buddies that swear by the 75 but I do prefer the 90.