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The problem with Smith mountain lake and big tournaments, it's a party lake. Early 2000's they had a big tournament. Pros two main complaints. One Hotel and accomodations staying for the tournament and two it's a party lake. Seafood, wake boats, bar hoppers, stripper fishermen. There is so much boating activity. Makes it tough through the summer months. Late winter/ early spring or October would be prime for the big tournaments.

Why does dobyns list their 1 power rods as their Dropshot rods yet almost everyone with a dedicated dropshot setup from dobyns uses a 2 power?

Some of the best bass fishing of my life. PB 13.86. Walk out the back of the house and jump in the boat and start catching. Yale Lake

Algo bien 🤙🏻. Caught 35 good ones at Barrett a couple Wednesdays ago . Look beautiful out there

I own a Yamaha and love it, but I would not hesitate 1 second to buy and own a Suzuki. They are absolutely great motors. When I am in the gulf for winter ALL of the guys who go out every day, for a LIVING, are running Suzuki. I think that says a lot.

Great dog! I had a Boarder Collie and a Kelpie😊 on the farm when I worked in Australia. The Kelpie was high energy but both were very smart and obedient. Great for the cattle and sheep. Ok let’s get back to fishing.

Hi Billy, never have fished SML and you mentioned blue backs becoming main forage on the podcast. I do custom lure painting and would like to ask you if you could send me a photo of the bluebacks that are in SML. I tried emailing you yesterday but I’ve didn’t receive a response. Thanks in advance Dave O

Lets put thAt bad boy on my 2008 champion 210 white please

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were coming back billy

I just wannna know where that boat lunch is SML is home for me I’ve only fished the Roanoke river side 😂

thanks for the tips for SML! Im here all week and marking fish in the 20 ft depth range. They drew the water down two feet during this fourth of July week for some reason... Ive not been hooking any bass on the drop shot creature baits, will switch up to the jig. Im getting smoked by big panfish everywhere I go, which is fun but would love some bass!

My rangers fixing to get hers

one of the baits you showed made me say.... SHIT! Billy giving away the goods here folks.

Always dropping knowledge Billy 👊🏼 missed out at the end of the year…can’t wait to book another trip

thanks! I have a 20 year old nitro but needs a new motor. I'm tired of bringing my boat into the shop more often then me being able to fish without any issues. I'm definitely ordering one

If you don't mind can you give an idea how deep does the boat need to be 20 to 25 feet???

I probably missed it, but can you tell me where you stayed? Looks like great accommodations, guides, etc..

Great video as always bro!

Surprised we didn’t break 8 this year. I’ve caught a ton of 2-3 lb males the last few weeks but can’t find the fat girls. Thanks!

BILLY is the man..Good vid!! Can't wait to get bck down there

Swim jigs don't work on Norman, our fish won't eat em....

I was up blackwater and it was so many shad around the bank for a 1/4 of a mile. Never seen one bass bust on them and never caught a fish. Too many shad this year,fish don't even have to chase.

What country is this? El Salvador?

Good video man, nice boat.

Do you feel this recent cold spell and wind hurt the hatch from fish that already spawned on SML?

Looks like it’s sits a little low in the water I’d def raise jackplate

So glad I stumbled upon your IG and TH-cam page. I have been trying to fish smith mountain for years with limited success, this is probably due to me only fishing from docks. What would you recommend for throwing from docks?

All great baits. I'm super pumped for this early pre-spawn for nearly all major lakes in the lower 50. Just need the dang N. Texas wind / storms to chill out. Can't wait to get back on the water

Good stuff, man! So much to learn in freshwater fishing, since I've done mostly inshore saltwater wade-fishing in FL. I had the most success there using lures like the Mirrolure Catch-5, jigs with swimbaits, and Carolina rigs with live Alewives. I moved to VA last year, and am learning kayak fishing for bass/multi-species now. I know you mainly fish Smith Mountain Lake, but I was wondering, do you have any tips for Philpott lake? Also, if you had to bring only maybe 2 rods, limited tackle, and were in a kayak, what types of baits would you most likely try for spring bass fishing? Would you first try the north, middle or south side of the lake this time of year?

where are you placing the nail weights on the Mag Draft ???

Great video! Appreciate the time you took to give us some valuable tips.

Gotta love the magdraft! And the dropshot is such a staple! Great video 👍

Thank you sir

I've always been a finnese guy, but like throwing a chatter bait, swimbait, crank too...but I always just seem to pick up a shakey head or Dropshot 85% of the time. Great vid 🎣

Found them toward the back of docks today.

Do you how many hours you had on that Evinrude?

How do you like the extasy rods compared to the extremes?

When’s the march top 5 video dropping 👊🏻

Just awesome! sorry I missed it live. Thanks for doing what you do.

Ready for more videos fishin sml, yur a big help I'm jus getn started with it alot 2 learn

good stuff Billy! Still wanting to get you out sometime!

Great show enjoy hearing Billy give out the juice.

Awesome 👍....what water temperature

Awesome fish man! I miss that lake! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for sharing some great content. I just hit the like button and just subscribed to your channel. Good luck out there this year. Tight lines.

Great video billy! What weight are you running on the mooneye?

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That strolling is the deal man!

I smacked them around a little bit Saturday. I had one over 7 that was tight with eggs. I tried the exact baits you mentioned but they were on a little something different. I wasted a lot of time with a jerkbait. Great info man,always enjoy your work. Maybe you should show your audience where to fish each bait on the water and how. Congratulations on becoming a dad.