Early Fall Bass Baits and Locations

With bass being scattered from shallow to deep water, early fall bass fishing can be one of the toughest times of the year to consistently catch fish.

There are a few things you can do to increase your cast to catch ratio as bass pro Luke Palmer explains in this short video from the folks at Falcon Rods...

So remember a few tips to increase your early fall bassin' success:

• Keep moving and cover water
• Have a variety of baits covering the water column ready to use thoughout the day
• Always be on the lookout for bait (or birds indicating bait is around)
• Work the shallow areas with deeper water access close by

Tight lines all!

Rigging Soft Plastics for Bass

Now that the bass fishing season is going hot and heavy, it maybe time to review a few rigging techniques and tips for your next fishing adventure!.

Many bass anglers rely on plastic baits (worms, grubs, lizards, craws, etc.) as a big part of their bass fishing arsenal, therefore it’s always good to remind ourselves of the different rigging methods for soft plastics.

Different types of soft plastic baits are designed to imitate the various types of forage bass and many of these rigs were created to combine a life-like presentation as well as creating a lure that is relatively snag-less.

I recently stumbled across a great web-page where the author prepared a wonderful series of posts and images describing the different rigging techniques.

Selecting The Right Soft Plastic Lure Color

It doesn’t matter whether you’re a seasoned or newbie bass angler, selecting the right soft plastic lure colors is often a difficult task.  When you consider the variety of colors lure manufacturer’s offer, it’s no wonder we sometimes feel perplexed.  This is definitely the case for the new bass angler, especially one trying to build their tackle assortment for the first time …

After coming across this video from Yamamoto Custom Baits (YCB), it seemed a great way to introduce all of us to a fairly simple approach to soft plastic lure color selection.

For those of you unfamiliar with Yamamoto Custom Baits, they develop a fantastic array of baits for the bass fisherman (as well as other species) in a wide variety of color options (definitely a need for the system).

Old Roadbeds Are Bass Hotspots

Spring and fall are times of transition, especially in the bass’ world.

During the change from winter to spring and summer to fall, many bass move up from their deep water haunts towards the shallows to feed and partake in their annual species renewal rituals, either the spawn or feeding for winter…

Even during transitions from spring to summer and fall to winter, many bass reverse the process, migrating away from shallow cover towards deeper water havens.

During these shallow to deep transition periods, bass and many other fish follow pre-determined pathways such as points or inundated roadbeds (in man-made reservoirs) as migration routes…

In the following video and images, we take a look at different ways to identify these underwater bass highways using imagery, maps not to mention your eyes when exploring the shoreline of your favorite, man-made fishing holes…

Early Fall Buzzbait Tips

Early fall bass fishing can be one of the more frustrating times to catch bass. Not because they aren't biting; because they are almost constantly on the move as they make the transition from summer to fall.

Though the water temps are finally starting to cool temps are still on the warm side therefore one of the best presentations for early fall bass involves topwater baits.

Since bass are moving and often scattered, one of the best topwater baits for early fall bass is often a buzzbait!

Take a moment and watch as bass pro Jason Christie describes his approach to using buzzbaits to find and catch early fall bass on waters across the country...

Looking to increase your buzzbait arsenal? Click on the link below to see the variety of buzzbaits offered by the folks at Omnia Fishing...

Buzzbaits for Early Fall