In this video you'll find some great fishing tips while fishing for smallmouth bass in Lake Erie. One of the most popular baits to use is a smoke colored tube, it suppose to mimic a bait fish swimming around the lake. It's absolutely amazing how big the smallmouth bass get in Lake Erie, a two pounder is the average weight on a smallmouth bass in Lake Erie. Other great lakes to fish in Michigan are Lake St. Clair and Lake Orion, these lakes hold some monster smallmouth bass.