Fall bassin is drawing near.

keithdog · 09-13-07, 09:18 PM

Fall bissin is just around the corner. In fact, way up north it may already be here. I live in NW Indiana and up here, fall bassin starts in a couple weeks. The transition is already starting with night time temps falling into the low 40's now. I was thinking this would be a good time to share pointers, tips, suggestions for catching big ol'e bucket mouths in the fall. While many approaches will take bass in the fall, my two favorite lures for fall bass have to be the crankbait, and the spinnerbait. Send me out with those two baits and I will keep buisy. The lakes in my area are natural lakes rather than reservoirs. So my approach may differ from some of the others in this site. Perhaps one of the reasons I prefer to use cranks and spinnerbaits in the fall has to do with wind conditions and boat control. Fall time is rather windy in these parts, and I can use either of these two baits well in windy conditions. While I catch bass year round on both these baits, I would have to say my largest fall time bass have come on crankbaits. I'm not going to go into brands as there are so many excellent brands out there. I usally have two tied to a rod at all times. One that will dive to around 8-12 feet. And one that will work well in the 4-6 foot range. By targeting submerged weedbeds with cranks, many of the larger bass who have been hanging in the deeper end of the pool are now more accessable. The migration for big bass to the shallower water grows with each passing day.
Spinnerbaits also are the cats meow in the fall. Especially in late fall here in the north up to ice out. By using a larger spinnerbait in the shallows near brush and weedbeds, many large bass can be taken. I prefer colorado blades at this time of year as I want to stay fairly shallow and fish the bait slowly. And as all year long, I will use a 4" twister grub. I prefer a white tandom colorado spinnerbait with 24 ct gold baldes, using a yellow or chartruese trailor. I use a 3/8 - 1/2 oz spinnerbait up here. Down south you may want something larger. Work this bait with a good quality baitcaster, medium heavy rod and heavy line, either braid or heavy mono. You will want to get in close and personal with brush, lillypads, and so on at this time of year. Your going to want to be able to haul that bigmouth out of trouble fast.
Don't discount the surface bait either in early to mid fall. It can still be deadly now that bruisers are cruising the shallows. Toss out a suspending stickbait, or a banana style spook bait and hang on. Other surface baits will also work well. These are just a couple of my favorites. Fish them as you would in the spring. For those who are shorebound, spinnerbaits after dark can be killer in the fall!!!
So what other approaches do you prefer to utilize for fall bassin? Any techniques that make your heart skip a beat come fall?

09-13-07, 09:18 PM	#1
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Fall bassin is drawing near. Fall bissin is just around the corner. In fact, way up north it may already be here. I live in NW Indiana and up here, fall bassin starts in a couple weeks. The transition is already starting with night time temps falling into the low 40's now. I was thinking this would be a good time to share pointers, tips, suggestions for catching big ol'e bucket mouths in the fall. While many approaches will take bass in the fall, my two favorite lures for fall bass have to be the crankbait, and the spinnerbait. Send me out with those two baits and I will keep buisy. The lakes in my area are natural lakes rather than reservoirs. So my approach may differ from some of the others in this site. Perhaps one of the reasons I prefer to use cranks and spinnerbaits in the fall has to do with wind conditions and boat control. Fall time is rather windy in these parts, and I can use either of these two baits well in windy conditions. While I catch bass year round on both these baits, I would have to say my largest fall time bass have come on crankbaits. I'm not going to go into brands as there are so many excellent brands out there. I usally have two tied to a rod at all times. One that will dive to around 8-12 feet. And one that will work well in the 4-6 foot range. By targeting submerged weedbeds with cranks, many of the larger bass who have been hanging in the deeper end of the pool are now more accessable. The migration for big bass to the shallower water grows with each passing day. Spinnerbaits also are the cats meow in the fall. Especially in late fall here in the north up to ice out. By using a larger spinnerbait in the shallows near brush and weedbeds, many large bass can be taken. I prefer colorado blades at this time of year as I want to stay fairly shallow and fish the bait slowly. And as all year long, I will use a 4" twister grub. I prefer a white tandom colorado spinnerbait with 24 ct gold baldes, using a yellow or chartruese trailor. I use a 3/8 - 1/2 oz spinnerbait up here. Down south you may want something larger. Work this bait with a good quality baitcaster, medium heavy rod and heavy line, either braid or heavy mono. You will want to get in close and personal with brush, lillypads, and so on at this time of year. Your going to want to be able to haul that bigmouth out of trouble fast. Don't discount the surface bait either in early to mid fall. It can still be deadly now that bruisers are cruising the shallows. Toss out a suspending stickbait, or a banana style spook bait and hang on. Other surface baits will also work well. These are just a couple of my favorites. Fish them as you would in the spring. For those who are shorebound, spinnerbaits after dark can be killer in the fall!!! So what other approaches do you prefer to utilize for fall bassin? Any techniques that make your heart skip a beat come fall? Last edited by keithdog; 09-13-07 at 11:43 PM.

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