if you go specifically for smallies fish the bluff walls and look for
anything that makes a transition in the wall, little cuts or rocks that have fallen in,you need a shelf in the depth range they are holding at,i have had real good luck where the bluffs turn to broken rock or gravel or even dirt,if the jigs don't produce use a splitshot and larger crappie minnows.send me an email and i can tell you a few specific places stratos29596@yahoo.