09-22-2009, 03:34 AM
Don't feel bad about being skunked. I fished a local tourney this weekend and came in second place with two fish!!! First place had two fish also. There was low pressure rolling in, rain and lightning.
Fall can be tough, bass are getting fat for the winter preying on young of the year minnows (which were plentiful where I was at) so getting them to react to anything else is tough. My two keepers were caught on an Excalibur lipless crank with a VERY fast retrieve. I think the the only reason they bit was out of reaction.
My favorite fall baits are the above mentioned crank (I'll see if I can find a picture), dark colored tubes and a jig.
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Fall can be tough, bass are getting fat for the winter preying on young of the year minnows (which were plentiful where I was at) so getting them to react to anything else is tough. My two keepers were caught on an Excalibur lipless crank with a VERY fast retrieve. I think the the only reason they bit was out of reaction.
My favorite fall baits are the above mentioned crank (I'll see if I can find a picture), dark colored tubes and a jig.
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