| This is one of my favorite times of year to fish for | | | | when the water the high 70's-low 80's range. While |
| bass. Why? Well, the water temperatures are cooling | | | | you can use a buzzbait anytime the water temps are |
| off, the bass are coming back in the shallows and I | | | | 50+, I prefer these temperature a little higher. |
| have hooked a lot of damn nice bass in the fall. | | | | Know what a prop bait looks like? You know, the |
| We all know during the summer when the water gets | | | | ones with a propellor on one end or both ends. I have |
| hot, bass are less likely to be in the shallows except in | | | | had excellent success with these in the fall. Matter of |
| the early morning and toward evening. The same isn't | | | | fact, when I was a kid, I caught the biggest bass of my |
| true in the fall. Once the water temperatures drop, the | | | | life. My brother had caught a carp and my bass was a |
| bass can be in shallow water any time of day. This | | | | lot bigger than his carp. My dad who was in his 70's at |
| makes for a little easier fishing. | | | | the time said it was the biggest bass he had ever |
| This is also one of my favorite times to use topwater | | | | seen. Of course, no one cared to weight it, but they did |
| lures. I use big topwater lures in the fall and have | | | | take the time to eat it and even then it bothered me |
| caught some really nice fish. One of my favorites to | | | | for them to eat a bass and I wasn't even a teenage |
| use is the Meadow Mouse. While they don't | | | | yet. |
| manufacture this lure anymore, I did get a couple of | | | | I use these prop baits a little different than most people |
| them on eBay at a pretty good price. If you have been | | | | and again, if you get my newsletter, you know what |
| reading this blog, you'll know why I paid so much for | | | | I'm talking about. I have my own technique for |
| them. If not, look in the archives of this blog. | | | | topwater lures. When you do fish topwater, fish the |
| One of the biggest fish I have ever hooked in Ohio | | | | lure slower than usual, especially when the water |
| was in the fall on topwater. I know it had to be over 10 | | | | temps gets below 70 or less. |
| pounds. Since, I have a 12 pound 14 ounce on my wall, I | | | | If you're one of those people who slow down you're |
| know what a 10 pound bass looks like. While a 10 | | | | fishing because it's fall, you are missing out on some of |
| pounded is more common in Florida, one this size is | | | | the best fishing of the year. Believe me! |
| Ohio is pretty rare in comparison. | | | | This article is taken from my "Bass Fishing-From Cast |
| I like to use a buzzbait in the fall too. Especially early fall | | | | to Catch"-ebook. |