Streamers, various colors to find the 'One' they want. Streamers from 2 inches to around 4+ inches. Depending upon what type of water you are going to fish, sink tip lines to floating lines, about 4 to 5 foot or so of leader. Relatively short casts, strip in the line but vary this to find what they will key in on. Look for structure in the water, drop offs, rocks, and such. They are an aggressive predator. I have had many 5 inch smallies attack a 5 inch streamer. Sometimes the takes are very aggressive but sometimes they are very soft so keep control of your line and don't allow slack and set the hook at the slightest indication of a possible take. If in a current, cast mostly upstream when possible and strip back downstream, they are mostly looking upstream. In still water, not a concern. Also, frog patterns can be very effective on the surface if they are feeding near the top of the water. Oh yea, have fun, smallies are a blast. Larry ---sagefisher---