May Bass Fishing Secret 🤫 | Chickahominy River Fishing Report + Tournament Secrets with Hunter Smith

About this episode

Hunter Smith shares his insights on tidal river bass fishing and tournament strategies after his recent victory.

On this exciting episode of Fishing the DMV, we sit down with Hunter Smith, fresh off a dominant victory at the Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation Region 1 tournament on the Chickahominy River, where he brought in an impressive 18 lbs 5 oz with a 5 lb 6 oz lunker to seal the win! In this episode, we break down everything you need to know about tidal river bass fishing in Virginia, including tournament-winning strategy, bait selection, and how to pattern fish on one of the most consistent largemouth bas...

People in this episode

Host: Thomas Arens

Guest: Hunter Smith

Topics covered

• bass fishing
• tournament strategy
• bait selection
• fishing patterns
• Chickahominy River

Keywords

• bass fishing
• Chickahominy River
• Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation
• tournament secrets
• fishing report

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Virginia B.A.S.S. Nation

Places: Chickahominy River, Virginia

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