The water isnt quite glass calm
People do fish a hair jig year-round for trophy smallmouth, but I mostly fish it when the water temperature is under 50 degrees to as low as the upper 30s, when smallmouth are in their winter holes, he says
-Cool Baits Down Under 3/16 oz: (Black/Silver, Ol' Faithful, Silver Shad) -2.8 Keitech Fat Swing Impact Swimbait: (TW Pro Blue, Pro Blue Red Pearl, Electric Shad) Alabama Rig
It may surprise swearers-by of the classic black-and-blue jig, but bass trained to strike at black or blue targets, in the absence of other scent cues, mix them up constantly
Gamakatsu Round 26 Jig Heads Use these jig heads to fish swimbaits deep and ensure optimal hook-ups
One last point worth making about articulated heads is they are somewhat more difficult for a fish to throw, as these lure heads dont provide leverage to help a fish shake it out of its mouth