What are your favorite jigs for smelt?

Love the smelt content! I’ve been curious about trying for them in open water. We hammer them in a pop up with a live scope up here in southern central maine during the winter. We also go 4.5 hours north catching big freshwater water jacksmelt. 2 things I’d love to share to see if they work for you are 1) Hali Jigs - they sink fast, glow, you can jig them by themselves or at the bottom of a sabiki 2) you should bring a razor sharp knife and a cutting board, sacrifice your first smelt and cut the smallest, thinnest pieces that will just barely stick on the hook but not cover the tip! Smelts are infamous cannibals!

@davedeefishing

7 ай бұрын

I haven't used Hali jigs yet, I almost bought some a couple weeks ago though to try. I have cut up smelt in the past for bait and they do work good when I'm out of silverides to cut up or shrimp.

Fantastic video dave! I have never tried fishing for smelt but will start after seeing your vids!

Great video! Learning an essence by your informative classes, I have been trying smelt fishing around Quincy. But only silversides so far😅

we love you dave

My mouth starts watering when I see those smelt !! Do u have a system to just target Tommy Cod ? I live in southern Ct. and we get a few every fall, they're by catch for us. But they taste so good! Thanks for the videos

@davedeefishing

8 ай бұрын

I do actually. I start usually around now. I get some big Tommy cod sometimes up to 12" plus.

Man those smelt are tiny ! I would have stuck with the macks.

@davedeefishing

5 ай бұрын

This video was more for just showing that plain jigs work for smelt rather than getting big smelt. I have caught some very nice smelt this year in my other videos. Someone made a request for this. I ended up using them for bait for white perch and catfish.

@jeffhays1968

5 ай бұрын

@@davedeefishing I would still catch my 20 fish limit on the macks before moving on, i love tinker macks on the grill.

@davedeefishing

5 ай бұрын

I had probably about 20lbs on my freezer from a week earlier. They were in thick this year close to shore.