By Randy Pringle
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ell, summer is almost gone and fall is
around the corner. this can be some
of the best fishing of the year, BUt
September 1st starts the problem. Yes, the opener of dove season; hunting starts for a lot
of anglers, hunting interferes with fishing and it gets
worse. Big game hunters that like to hunt deer, elk and
don’t forget pig hunting, it all starts as the weather
begins to cool down and the anglers turn into hunters.
But wait, if you are not a big game hunter, the
holy grail of hunting is water fowl and that starts in
october. The duck and goose hunters are a different
breed as they go in any weather, 30 to 40 mph winds,
let’s go, add rain, let’s go! Now if it is sunny, well, let’s
go! Funny as it may sound it’s the truth.
With your fishing rod feeling left out its ok, this is
part of the cleansing process for an angler. about this
time in the season you get caught up in a rut and find
yourself fishing the same old baits in the same
old areas. doing a little
hunting is recharging
your batteries.
Fall fishing is all
about adjusting each
and every day due to
the weather patterns
ups and downs. one
day it’s sunny and the
next day it’s overcast
and windy. The water
temperature starts
to fall, the fish start to
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go on the feed so you need to be able to adjust in a moment’s notice.
let’s talk about food source, when the temperature drops the shad come into the system and the bass start to focus on white and chrome color baits. Swimbaits like optimum’s Blt or the new top of the line in a shad color can be deadly on a slow retrieve, ticking the tops of the weeds. Crankbaits in the same color can put a lot of bass in the boat and don’t forget ima’s rockin Vibe rattling bait. it looks like a shad and that is good enough for Mr. Bass. don’t forget Persuader’s spinnerbaits and buzzbaits in a chartreuse and white color.
if you see the shad busting on the surface, throw the ima Big Stik as it can be deadly not only on the black bass but on the stripers. They will travel together as they are eating the same food source. While all of these baits are being tossed out, the number one thing you need to find out is what depth the bass are feeding in so you will need to throw out these different baits to
find the feeding column. This will change each day
as the weather does so as a
hunter, take some time off
to recharge, it will make you
a better angler. don’t worry
“hunters” fall fishing will only
get better. You have time,
do a little of both. Can you
say, “add shad color to your
arsenal”?
This is randy Pringle The
Fishing instructor and let’s
get on those fish!
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