Matt ​Razey ​​Fishing

Pre-spawn Smallmouth on the River2Sea Ripper I've been spending a lot of time targeting pre-spawn smallmouth up here in the northeast. By far my favorite bait to throw this time of year and my go-to bait is a suspending jerkbait. My jerkbait of choice this year was the 5/8 oz model of the Ripper. I have thrown the chartreuse shad color on cloudy days and the aurora ghost on sunny days. I always favor something a little brighter when there is clouds, especially for smallmout