The Mack’s Lure Smile Blade is one of the most popular options on the market when it comes to bottom bouncing for walleye. The ability to fish these blades at extremely slow speeds makes them particularly effective throughout the entire season.
Fish It Like Nick
“The Mack’s Lure Smile Blade is my ultimate favorite when it comes to bottom bouncing for walleye,” says Nick Harrington, Owner of Lip Ripper Fishing. “This is a bait that regardless of what time of year you can put it down and have confidence.”
The Smile Blade will effectively turn at speeds as low as .5 mph, which is because of the light weight and easy to turn design.
“You can fish it slowly with a minnow and plain hook when the water is cold or you can fish it with a crawler in the heat of the summer,” continues Harrington. “The Smile Blade provides just the perfect amount of flash and vibration to draw fish in, but not over do it.”
The Smile Blade also comes in small sizes, with the smallest being .8” in diameter.
“My favorite is the .8” throughout the entire year,” elaborates Harrington. “It’s just such the perfect subtle attractant to help your bait seal the deal.”
The Smile Blade is available in a wide variety of colors and allows anglers to customize the color of their offering.
“I love silver, pink, purple, and blue,” concludes Harrington. “If you bottom bounce for walleyes at all you need some Smile Blades in your tackle box.”
Get Geared Up to Catch More Walleye
Want to learn more about the gear we use when targeting walleye? Whether it’s on the Missouri River, Glacial Lakes region of South Dakota, western Nebraska reservoirs, or anywhere else across the Midwest we share our favorite baits and how we fish them on our Getting Geared Up page!
