| When the water begins to cool and shad move | | | | |
| in the shallows, the big bass move in too. Of | | | | Ever see a bass on the beds? Try a slow |
| course, we know it's because bass love shad, | | | | moving buzzbait to entice them to move your |
| it's their favorite food in many lakes. | | | | intruding lure off the bed. If you can't go |
| | | | slow enough with the blade you're using try a |
| Once they are in the shallows and hugging the | | | | 3 blade buzzbait, it allows you to keep the |
| bank you want tothrow your buzzer parallel | | | | lure on top at a super slow speed. This |
| with the bank. Sometimes, you will get a lot | | | | should cause that bedding bass to want to |
| of blow-ups but no fish. This is usually | | | | move it. Please, if you do catch a bass on |
| because the bass want the buzzbait at a | | | | her bed, always return it quickly to the |
| slower pace. One way to do this effectively | | | | water. I personally don't fish for bedding |
| is to go from a small blade to a big blade. | | | | bass, but there are a lot of huge female bass |
| That allows you to work the buzzbait more | | | | on beds for sure. |
| slowly and still keep it on top. | | | | |
| | | | When the water warms to the mid 70's bass |
| During the fall, the bass see the buzzbait as | | | | usually move to deeperwater. This is the time |
| a shad trying toescape. Then unlike other | | | | to use buzzbaits in early morning or atnight. |
| times, you are catching bass feedinginstead | | | | The early morning bass you catch are usually |
| of just a reaction strike mainly. For bright | | | | going back to deeper water from the feeding |
| skies andclear water try a nickle blade with | | | | area. You buzzbait can get them to strike for |
| a white skirt. The white skirt resembles a | | | | that last meal. |
| shad in clear water. On cloudy days and | | | | |
| stained water try a gold blade with a blue, | | | | When fishing cover with a buzzbait, throw |
| black or chartreuse skirt. Buzzbaits can be | | | | past the cover and letthe buzzer come back to |
| used anytime the water temperatures are about | | | | the target and actually bump the buzzbait |
| 50 degrees or warmer. | | | | against the cover. The erratic movement many |
| | | | times will produce a strike. |
| The noise factor...ever have a buzzbait that | | | | |
| squeaks? About drivesyou nuts doesn't it? I | | | | This past week we have had lots of rain and |
| have some good news! I saved a bunch ofmoney | | | | the lakes are a little out of the banks. |
| by switching my car insurance to Geico. | | | | Guess what, that is more areas for bass to |
| Sorry, I couldn'thelp it. Actually the good | | | | roam. Now a buzzbait is a great search tool, |
| news is it drives bass nuts too. So, if your | | | | so throw it in the new flooded areas of your |
| buzzbaits is squeaking let it squeak, the | | | | favorite lake to find the bass. |
| louder thebetter. | | | | |
| | | | One last but main tip. Don't ever fish a |
| When you cast the buzzbait, get those blades | | | | buzzbait without a trailer hook and to even |
| moving the second it hits the water. When | | | | get more strikes use a red trailer hook. |
| there is a lot of cover, you need to have | | | | |
| those blades turning as you don't have the | | | | Have fun this fall and catch bass and when |
| convenience of getting the buzzer working | | | | you do on a buzzbaitusing one of these |
| over a long distance. | | | | techniques, write me a thank you note. |