Stroking for Smallmouths

[FlyLie]

Hi folks.

I live in the north country where smallmouth tend to rule, but in the summer when the smallies go deep (18 to 25 feet), I have to believe that stroking a jig like you do on Kentucky Lake "has" to work!

So my question is this ... do any of you stroking experts ever catch smallies stroking your jigs in the summer? And if you do, do you catch smallmouth more than just on a rare occasion?

More importantly, I guess, if you fished a lake that had predominantly smallmouth in it, would you try stroking a jig for them in the heat of the summer?

I'd really appreciate your comments.

Thank a bunch!

Stoking? What is stroking.....just a question from a NUB I know "draging" and "hoping", but STROKING?
















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[Onetrickpony]

Thanks folks, that gives me the encouragement to at least give it a try.

dpage70 - when you are fishing in the fall and you say you catch them in the weeds ... are they smallmouth?

If they are smallies - mind if I ask what you're using? A football jig? Soft dressing?

Thanks folks














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[mhall]

Stroke it to the East....Stroke it to the West.... Stroke to the woman that I love best....
Better be Stroking.

Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter......................

[MrSplitshot]

Stroke it to the East....Stroke it to the West.... Stroke to the woman that I love best....
Better be Stroking.

Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter, Clarence Carter......................

LMAO

Stroke it Clarence Carter, but don't stroke too fast...

[dpage70]

Thanks folks, that gives me the encouragement to at least give it a try.

dpage70 - when you are fishing in the fall and you say you catch them in the weeds ... are they smallmouth?

If they are smallies - mind if I ask what you're using? A football jig? Soft dressing?

Thanks folks
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I use an arkie head jig for it with a twin tail trailer rather than a chunk type. The way the arkie head is shaped seems to go through the grass a little better. Just lift the tip until it starts to get hung up a little and snap it. Smallmouth are so aggressive they just can't handle it. I usually find the weed edges and try to keep it fairly close to the edge. It seems to work better on sunny days so I guess the fish pull into the grass for shade.

[Redskeeter]

[QUOTE=Boone;413293]Stoking? What is stroking.....just a question from a NUB I know "draging" and "hoping", but STROKING?


Here ya go Boone.
Check out this link.


http://fishing.about.com/od/basicfis...king_a_Jig.htm

[strat5150]

thanx skeeter!

[Les Young]

I've done it a lot on Cumberland & Green River too. On moonlight nights it will work real well with a small colorado blade attached. Lots of times they will absolutley slam it. I stroke a jig most times that I know there are fish in the area & work it very aggressivly. Afterall I'm looking for reaction strikes. Try it. It will definitley work.

[FlyLie]

[QUOTE=Redskeeter;413367]

Stoking? What is stroking.....just a question from a NUB I know "draging" and "hoping", but STROKING?


Here ya go Boone.
Check out this link.


http://fishing.about.com/od/basicfis...king_a_Jig.htm

Thanks Sketer, now I know . I'll definitely give this technique a try.

[Col Forbin]

Dave Stewart showed me a little trick for this that has helped detect some of those light bites when the jig falls on a slack line. Once you rip it up, you can flip your rod and slack line forward and create a loop in the line that stays on top of the water, and acts like a strike indicator. It takes a little practice but has boated me several fish I would have otherwise missed.