Smallmouth Bass LOVE the Zman Micro Chatterbait in the Great Miami River, Ohio (surprise fish catch) 

Nice video! I have been using the original size chatterbait and I really like it... The bass and pike seem to eat it up, but I haven't had any success with smallies on it though. I will try it out in mid-September when the fish school up out on my home lake. You've got me all fired up to get out there and catch some.

Nice call on the Madtom - definitely a rare species that most folks wouldn't ever see.

Man you were killing it out there! I’ve always wanted to fish that Miami River! That and the Muskingom River

Thanks for the great video! Tight lines!

That’s some cool water! You have a nice variety of fast and slow, deep and shallow water to try. Lovin’ it!

Really nice amount of smallies. I've fished these same creeks and streams for 30 years. I've caught alot big smallmouth. The way to catch big ones are big topwater baits or big crankbaits. The best bait for big smallmouth around here is, a 6" jointed Rapala with 3 treble hooks fished as a topwater. The most productive bait is a Zoom Satin Pearl Fluke. Use a circle hook, no weight, hook it through the nose and don't let it get out of your sight. My sons and I have caught numerous 3 & 4 pounders on these 2 baits.

I caught a good one on the Great Miami Tuesday and you did very well with that Chatterbait, I think I am going to implement the chatter to the arsenal😉🙏💙👊💪🤺🎣🐟

Excellent video. I know that area very well on account of having grew up in that town and even though it's been many years since I fished in that area, I am by way far one of the most knowledgeable people that you'll ever come across when it comes to knowing how, when and where to fish the waterways near Hamilton and the history of that area. That canal is the old hydraulic canal for what was once a Ford tractor plant back in the 1920s and that stone-arch railroad bridge has been there since the early 1850s. Up above the Ford plant is the old Hamilton city reservoir that supplied water for the Miami & Erie canal in that area. I have numerous historical pictures of that entire area where you are fishing and those images are beyond incredible to say the very least. As for the fishing; the fishing opportunities in Hamilton are absolutely outstanding as all get out. There are lots of very big fish to be caught all through that part of Ohio. My personal three biggest fish just from that stone-arch bridge alone include a 53 lb Flathead catfish, a 49 inch Muskie and a 7 lb 12 oz Smallmouth bass. Opportunities still exist right on up to this very day all throughout that entire area to catch fish like just like these.

10:00 Hahaha! Nicely done, I felt it too!

Dude you killed it in this video!

Nice video man !! Keep the hustle alive

That's a great day! I am fishing there tomorrow. Been there a couple of times.

Man, I wish I knew spots like this to fish in. Started fishing for my first time last July. Been trying to catch my first smallmouth but no luck.

I drove past this all the time. I know exactly where you are. Me and my wife met at the combs park ramp on our first date❤️. My question is, is there any trouble with parking on the side there? Cops don’t give any trouble? Or do you park somewhere else?

a solid day of fishing man keep rolling out the vids

Nice as always jack bass

Well done bro. Enjoyed the video. Tight lines from BFG

Nice fish

Nice carp 👏

You finally made it to hamilton nice.

Haha. The carp. I was on the GMR last night just south of Hamilton and a carp about the same size as yours attacked my swim bait. Wasn’t expecting that. Good times and surprises always on GMR.

Good stuff for sure. Enjoyed the GMR vids. Time to start hitting some lakes again?

Nice fish I'm in the Batavia area I need to fish the gmr looks like it is a good spot to fish.

That last location is that the germantown rd bridge by by the skydiving field?

You'll always be a winner with that mustache

Great day of fishing right there. Can I set your setup for the zman micro?

Where is this. Cant find it anywhere in Hamilton?

That particular spot all the way up to that dam gave me fits. Lots of action, but it seems like there’s some sort of line that runs directly down the middle of the water. From the dam all the way down through the arch train bridge and through to the pedestrian bridge. No matter how I fished it, I kept getting caught on it. Anyone else know what I’m talking about there? Absolutely beautiful area to fish and if you manage to not get snagged you’ll have a good time, but dang!!

Something about this video makes me hungry for cream filled cupcakes and a chocolate milk. You know the one with the bunny on the bottle.

lol I left my white chatter bait there he's got it

here's a tip i got from a friend of mine: whenever you are using a single hook lure like a chatterbait,buzzbait, or spinnerbait, add a trailer hook like a stinger trebble because some fish just nip at the back of the lure and miss the hook.

I need to fish with you! Fishing's been horrible for me this year. I'm in Delaware Oh

Ever fish top water in your list of productive baits?

Is there a best time of day or year or both in your opinion for this site. Shutout there today and I’m really looking to get a productive day with my boy. We were on the side opposite the power plant. Plan to try the power plant side next.

Great video man I just subscribed to you. I’m around the Dayton area. Where exactly was that you was fishing at? Looks awesome

Yoo I know exactly where you are!

Great fishing video, like it, keep up with good work, I subscribed to your channel, can you check mine? I am also fisherman and magnet fisherman 💪

Great fishing video, looking forward to more 👍 You got my sub! Check me out too if you don’t mind and throw one my way! Just posted a video!

Sigh. A little too excited. 17.5 is an ok fish if you get away from these public places, the size will go up. You will have to haul ass, spend calories though. How good will the fishing remain if everyone and all their brothers know right where you are and when. Ohio is filled with meatheads that bucket up fish.