Top Four Baits for October 

Top Four Baits for October 

It’s October, and that means fall fishing is kicking in all over the country. The leaves are changing, pumpkins are out, Halloween is around the corner, and those bass are making big moves. Now listen, fall doesn’t look the same everywhere. If you live north of Virginia, you’re already in full fall mode. If you’re south of Virginia, you’re just easing into it. But no matter where you live, the number one thing in October is baitfish. Shad, herring, alewife, cisco, shiners, minnows are what the bass are chasing. I’m giving you my top four baits for the month, broken […]

My Top Three Shallow Water Baits

My Top Three Shallow Water Baits

Fall is here. The water is cool. The fish are shallow, or at least moving in that direction. It’s time for shallow baits to take advantage of that. Here are my top three… But, before I start talking about the baits we need to think about shallow water. It’s different in different parts of the country and in different lakes. It’s a term of art, not science. For this blog I’m going to tell you that I’m talking about water that’s no deeper than 3 feet. That’s pretty skinny, I know. Nevertheless, it’s fall and that’s the water I’ll target […]