Sunday AM report and question about open water smallmouth

[Delawareriver]

^X2 excellent information right there. Those fish are definitely catchable just gotta match the hatch. Those vibrate baits will work good, as well with jigging spoons, rattle traps, crank baits, jerk baits, bucktails, and anything else that looks like a herring and other bait fish they are chasing. Down size line size and use flouro as most of the big lakes that have open water are on the clear side.

[rwp2101]

Thanks all for the great advice, I'll report back next time I am out there and let you know how I do and maybe I'll have some pics of nice smallies to include

[bigfishy]

Fish those bait balls from a distance using side image and fish them as if they were structure...Living, breathing, moving, structure....Thats how the fish relate to them...I like lite as possiple trolling spoons cast in and around the edges of the bait balls....Looks like injured ,dying fluttering scooby snacks to those often largest in the lake smallmouth beasts