One of the most enjoyable fish to catch in freshwater is the smallmouth bass. In this article, I’m going to outline some simple, yet amazingly effective smallmouth bass fishing tips that will help most any angler enjoy much more fishing success. The lighter your line, the more bites you will get, it’s as simple as that. fly fishing reel Smallmouths have very good eyesight and the lighter your line, the less apt the fish are to see it, and thus more bites. Not only this, but using light line makes fishing much more challenging and fun, so use as light of fishing line as you can get away with if you want to catch more smallmouth.