Fishing a beetle lure for big river smallies! I found this lure in the clearance aisle at a local store and thought it would be worth bringing down to the river to see if the smallmouth bass would smash it!

Gear used on this trip:

Lure: Lunkerhunt Battle Beetle https://amzn.to/3OEP3m2

Rod: St Croix BassX 6'6" M F https://amzn.to/43qNq0o (new version)

Reel: Daiwa Zillion SV TW G https://amzn.to/3F6TCCc

Line: Trilene Sensation 14lb https://amzn.to/44rDODR

Pliers: Umpqua Rivergrip https://amzn.to/3ykw4ow

Net: Frabill 3673 https://amzn.to/39S8es0 (new floating version)