Locating Winter River Smallmouth Habitat Part 1 

whoa magic mike!🤣 heated socks are real game changer

Love the fact this guy cleans the river up 🫡🫡🫡🫡✊️💪

When you stumble into one of these “November holes” it can get crazy in a hurry. Breaking down why they’re there is important and usually, kinda obvious I’ve found once you slow down and look! -Deeper water -Slower water (like really slow) usually marked by the leaves. They’re below the damned leaves!! They’ll hit the jerk bait, but almost impossible to use😢 -Wood structure, or larger rocks/boulders -Downstream of shallow grass beds that have died off -Creek mouths usually can pick off a few Don’t get trapped by the deep holes that are mud/silt bottom. You think they’re there, but it’s just carp. Made that mistake quite a lot. Key takeaway for me is always, ok, they’re here now, in a few weeks they probably still will be!! Just not as many bites and usually an even smaller hole. Practicing this on a smaller river if you can, it’s MUCH easier to spot these patterns and “stumble” into a hole. Great video Jeff. You really illustrate patterning mid fall transitions here!

Might be a top 10 video, Jeff.

Coffee Sunday and the little stuff !! Good knowledge Jeff good nuggets Ever think of using a lure knocker? Sometimes get lucky

Always learn something from your videos that I love to try out. Thanks for your time putting these out there.

Another outstanding video. Amazing the size of fish you get into on that river. Appreciate it!

Great video. You mention Brook & he has to be one of the best cold water smallmouth guys out there. Very knowledgeable.

Holy smokes! Stacked up like chord wood Jeff! Nice work. Thanks for your insight.

Best opening ever

Thanks God here in La Boca Lake is not that cold 😅! Great video, as always,

Good job doode🎉

Love the Zman finesse jigs for cold water. I started to tie these up last year and have had good success on the smallies on the Delaware as well along with some marabou hair jigs that I tie. Great instructional video and breakdown as always Jeff!!!❤👍

Thanks much, Jeff! I have a guided Musky fishing trip out there in a few days, and when done with that, my plan is to get the kayak out to try for some 'Susky' bass ! Man, do I really appreciate your tutorials! Thank you! :-)

Do we need to send $$ for the free strip show😳😳😂 Great video Jeff. I learn SO much from you brother. Thank you🤘🤙

I like picking up trash at my local lake it make me feel good.

You are rocking it. Great video as always

Hi Jeff loving the videos!!

Well,I must tell you that I just recently started fishing with my son.I bought a nice used Outback Hoggie and have been in the Susky several times already(Since Mid summer) I really appreciate your knowledge and the time you spend edditinythesw videos. Hope to have good day this coming Friday (11/10) Gonna fish the Wrightsville area.

Love this one... This is more or less how I fished all season, I call it anchor hopping. Even though I just came back to the sport, I caught a limit all but maybe 3 times all year. I had a lot of success starting at spots with power presentations. Then switching to finesse stuff. I found that even if they dont want to eat the noisy stuff it will usually attract em in. For power stuff I used a lot of Magdrafts, walking topwater's, Ploppers and burring the babby bull shad. Then I would pick em up on a finesse jig, waited wacky rig, ned, or a 3" Sparkshad.

Great action!

I just launched at sallies today, great area 🤙

I took my Osprey for a weekend trip. Forgot my Torqeedo throttle. I paddled it all weekend and was pleasantly surprised. It’s not a bad paddler. I obviously prefer the motor, but paddling it wasn’t too bad at all.

great trip Jeff!

It's amazing how far smallmouth fishing in cool/cold months has come since the days when no one was doing it, or at least very few. That is until the late Butch Ward figured out a way to catch the big girls in the throngs of winter months with a jig and pig and later with tubes. I still use those, and the special color he recommended at a fishing show in Timonium back in the day. Jeff, kudos for teaching your craft. I'm in my 60s, been fishing the Upper Potomac since the late 70s, the Susquehanna since the late 80s, and still learn every time I play one of your videos. I'm amazed at the video quality, and the fact that you can concentrate on catching fish while putting out such a great video product. You're quite the fisherman, and teacher. Keep 'em coming! Quick question, what's your go-to knot for 8 lb mono??

Love the content as usual. I will say, respectfully, the Biden bass sniffs are creepy 😂

How's the osprey paddle Jeff? Looks descent to paddle is that still the 14 foot model? Thank you for always sharing information that's solid information.

Great video Jeff! I notice you were using a black and blue jig on what looked like a clear sky day. What’s factors help you decide on using a black and blue colored jig vs a more natural or green pumpkin colored jig ?

I sure would love to have the RVR!!

Go up a little, what's really behind the shadow 🤔😂 I can only imagine what people thought at the ramp

Thanks for the knowledge! How deep was the water? Great video Jeff thanks for sharing.

What life vest are you using. Great video

I'm considering an inflatable and enjoy your channel. Do you have a video or any product info for your tonneau rack; that thing's a game changer.

Thats a great video. I definitely have to slow down and fish those eddies better. I just run to the top and fish there.

I noticed you working the jerkbait more with the reel than with the rod... is that more for cold water?

What are the most difficult lures to consistently throw correctly in a kayak?

A few questions. What part of the country are you fishing? Does the river freeze? The rivers here in Illinois freeze. Also, what weight was that finesse jig?

Im looking at getting either the 403ac or 1103ac, it’s going on either a seaghost 110 or a vanhunk mahi mahi 11, which would you recommend to get the most out of the motor and kayak

Oooohhh that smell!! 😂

I always wonder what happens when a hook gets broken off with the fish. do they spit them out? rust out? fish die? curious!!

Are you using a jig head with the jerk shad

Is it too cold for topwater now ?

Awesome video and it was very accurate in finding those cold water river smallmouths! I do have two questions though since i just bought my first kayak (inflatable NRS Pike 126). What motor and anchor do you use?