Pineview smallie tips?

[Fishlord367]

Well, It wasn't on Pineview, but it should be similar as far as finding smallies. I was on Rockport last winter and scored smallmouth out in depths of 40-50 ft just off the bottom. I would be catching perch and the smallmouth would move in randomly and hit my perch offerings. They are a hoot to catch through the ice. They don't fight as well as they do in open water, but still fun. They don't seem to be to affected by coming up from the deep depths like the perch and crappie do. Their systems must be tougher and can handle the big pressure changes. So try those depths in rocky bottom areas and you should find some smallies there. My two cents...
Gabe

Hell yea, I appreciate you taking the time to share that with me, maybe I'll get down in the narrows by the damn and see if I can't pick something up..thanks again!

Just make sure to wait a week or two. Its not safe there yet and may not be frozen all the way. Think spoons when you are thinking smallies. Just another tip
Gabe

Yea, I was gonna give it a bit..ive fished Browning out there mostly, and I fish about 45-50 for crappie but never picked up any bass..do you know what the bottom they keep to in winter is like? Like do they keep to the rip rap, or move out to flat bottoms or anything? Ill rig up some spoons, I also have a few of the Acme Hyperglides that I'm hoping will pick a few up..

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Just make sure to wait a week or two. Its not safe there yet and may not be frozen all the way. Think spoons when you are thinking smallies. Just another tip
Gabe

Yep - check out my post on my drive by on Saturday.

Already on it haha! Thanks for the update it really helped, I usually fish Browning, so maybe if I can't get any bass yet ill see how the crappie bite is, I wish I could find some jumbo or bluegill again, its been a few years since they had a good year out there..anyway, thanks again for the info!