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Bite-Sized Swimbaits for Smallmouth Bass in Mixed Cover

McKeon Roberts
Oct 25, 2017

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Smallmouth bass start schooling up heavily during mid to late fall. Good wintering locations often have a mixture of rock, wood, and grass – basically mixed cover that harbors a steady food supply and comfort during the winter months. Swimbaits are great tools to find these wintering areas and catch bass keyed in on baitfish. Ryan puts the unique bottom-dwelling Megabass Dark Sleeper swimbait to work through a grassy wintering area. Downsizing and fishing methodically close to the cover produces big brown bass this time of year.

McKeon Roberts

McKeon Roberts is a videographer specializing in multispecies angling and kayak fishing. He loves to teach and tell a story through film while exploring and pursuing his lifelong passion for catching fish. He served as a natural resource professional for six years, working with the limnological and biological aspects of lakes and wetlands across northern Minnesota. This subject matter is often woven into his how-to fishing content, and his love for tinkering with new angling techniques and gear. McKeon enjoys traveling to fishing destinations and playing music in his spare time.