A variety of baits will work for small mouth year round The only trick for them is finding a pattern. Cuz if there is one. There is definitely more. You may catch one. Hours later catch another or none at all. Sometimes won’t even get a nibble. They are tricky bastards. But that’s what makes it fun. Especially when you find that golden spot and there on fire all day. Sometimes there may only just be one big one looking for a snack in the back of a dock. Or near some big boulders or a sunken tree / log. They could be hiding in the grass waiting for there next meal. Usually fall/spring. Anything that resembles a crawdad usually works in my opinion. But your best option would be goin online and finding something that you think looks interesting or at a tackle shop. FISH BRAIN is a really neat app if you wanna find fishing locations near you. You can upload pictures on there and add locations and what bait you used. Some features you have to buy a monthly subscription. But I’ll jus look around on the map to see what other people have caught there. But at the end of the day. Worms and a bobber