BigZ Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 I was wondering what everyone else is using for the fall bite? I picked up a ton of fish on Al's Worms Toad grub in a custom watermelon color wednesday. THANKS AGAIN AL! I have been running 1/8 oz texas rigs with a 1/0 owner EWG in shallow weeds and that seems to be the ticket out here. They are a PITA to cast in the wind but hell, they catch fish! Even Crappies? The only other colors that work right now are smoky blue shad and green pumpkin/copper metallic. What works for everyone else, everywhere else? : Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsryno Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 SWIMBAITS! Caught a 4-0, 3-11 and 3-2 the other day on trout imitation swimbaits. Diamond Vally Lake, Southern California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millsryno Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 SWIMBAITS! Caught a 4-0, 3-11 and 3-2 the other day on trout imitation swimbaits. Diamond Vally Lake, Southern California Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrophyFishR Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 shallow square billed cranks (shad, bass, or firetiger) white/chrome buzzbaits 1/2oz , horny toads (matted vegetation) texas rigged, tube 5" or bitsy tube w/jighead for smallies finesse jigs 516oz, green/orange craw (homemade) chrt/white terminator spinnerbaits 3/8oz shallow cranks/jigs/tubes are the only baits I need in the fall unless there is a topwater bite. in that case its buzzbaits, poppers and sammys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harley-cowboy Posted November 4, 2005 Report Share Posted November 4, 2005 Well, first of all my favorite would be to fish ALL YEAR w/o ice on the lakes here in NE PA. It has been nice weather lately and we are still in the boats. The only thing we have been getting bass on are jigs and beavers T-Rigged with a split shot about 18" up. Caught a few on suspended jerkbaits, too. COLORS... Beeverz are WHITE TRASH, jigs...black/blue. Jerkbaits, Jackall 100 mask and Rapala in blue/chrome. I CAN'T WAIT FOR APRIL ! ! ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alsworms Posted November 5, 2005 Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Z..... Glad the grubs are working for ya! My answer? Winter: brown & green Spring: brown & green Summer: brown & green Fall: brown & green or motor oil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigZ Posted November 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2005 Those baits are murder, when nothing else works, they do. I have to agree on the brown and green, but smoke and purples have to be in the bag too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveMan Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I have been having decent luck with Reapers lately. I just got a mold, so I am pouring a bunch. Smoke with red and blue flake, and light purple with red flake both seem hot right now. Purple in the evenings, and the smoke during brighter conditions. Pumpkin works okay, but not as well as the smoke and purple. Green or blue didn't do much. The reaper seems to be a great fall bait, as it is quite large, and lends itself to a slower presentation. I let it flutter down slowly, and move it a couple of times a minute at the most. THe bait seems to have a lot of action while just falling. It is also effective, because I can really work suspended fish well with it. I have also tried dead sticking it, and the smoke and purple ones are very effective. THe pumpkin must blend in with our mud, as it never got a strike while laying on the bottom. I am also having good luck with small stick worms in blue, with a Methiolate tip, and in pumpkin with a bright red tip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
