Looking for the big boy

Hi Folks, Guided with the boat yesterday morning with spin gear for smallmouth bass.  A pretty good weather front pushed through from the previous night bringing sunny skies and a stiff north/northwest wind.  Surface temperature of the water was 77 degrees and the clarity was slightly off from the previous nights rain.  We still need more rain.  tough fishing conditions yesterday but good anglers and guides figure out how to catch fish in a wide variety of conditions.  We started fishing the surface and did manage to pick off a 1 smallmouth bass on a blue/white popper.  However, the top water bite was not happening so we got down and dirty with crawfish colored Senkos in 4" and 5" and a a baby bass colored Senko in 5".  Rigged them weightless with a red worm hook.  We managed to land 3 more smallmouth on the Senkos but no large fish. We did have multiple strikes and hooked a few more fish, but I can only assume most of them were from the same 2 to 3 year old class smallmouth.  We covered some water and worked for the fish we caught.  The wind did not make it any easier as line control is imperative when finesse fishing with soft plastics.  Well we did catch some fish but not to my standards from a size point of view.  I guess better than a sharp stick in the eye.  Never deterred and I will be river fishing for smallmouth this afternoon.  Remember to clean your gear and keep the non-native species at home.  Have Fun, Willy