BaitfishbeginnerSoutheast & Carolinas
Clouser Minnow
$5.95
Available Sizes#2 - #1/0
Color Variations
Chartreuse/WhiteOlive/WhiteWhiteTan/White
Bob Clouser designed this for smallmouth on the Susquehanna, but the Southeast claimed it like everything else worth having. On the coast, it imitates glass minnows and silversides skipping across the flats. Inland, it bounces along New River ledges convincing smallmouth that something small and delicious is making a mistake. The lead eyes give it that jigging, darting action that says 'I am a baitfish experiencing an existential crisis' in a language that predatory fish understand fluently.
Quick Facts
TypeBaitfish
Difficultybeginner
SeasonsSpring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Target SpeciesRedfish, Speckled Trout, Striped Bass, Smallmouth Bass
Sizes#2 - #1/0
Best LocationsCharleston Lowcountry, SC; New River, WV; Beaufort, SC
Where to Fish It
Charleston Lowcountry
SC · Coastal Flat
New River
WV · Freestone River
Beaufort
SC · Coastal Estuary
Map unavailable. Locations for Clouser Minnow: Charleston Lowcountry, SC; New River, WV; Beaufort, SC
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