![]() ![]() ![]() At this time of the year, the fish aren’t everywhere, but once you find the baitfish, you’ll find a lot of bass. It’s a one-two punch that works for me every year: find the fish with a crankbait and finish up with a drop-shot. I’ll fish them on a 7-foot, 4-inch medium-heavy Daiwa Tatula Elite Brent Ehrler “Crankbait and Bladed Jig” rod with a Tatula Elite reel with 10-pound Daiwa J-Fluoro. I like the EverGreen CR series of cranks, from 10 to 16 sizes in natural colors like Ghost Wakasagi. You can reel right through the schools and catch those fish on deep, clear lakes. This is also a great time to throw crankbaits: they work well for deeper fish, but also for suspended bass. I tend to use a light line in the clear water back home and will use a 10-pound Daiwa J-Braid with a leader of either 6- or 8-pound Daiwa J-Fluoro Leader. I like to fish it on a rod I designed specifically for drop-shotting, the Daiwa Tatula Elite 7-foot medium-light “Finesse” rod that I pair with a Daiwa Tatula LT in the 3000 size. They’re both great ways to catch fish this time of year if I had to pick, they’re my two best ways to fish anywhere on the West Coast during the fall and winter.įor the drop-shot, it’s hard to beat a Yamamoto Shad Shape Worm. There are several good ways to catch them, but two of my favorites are with a drop-shot or crankbait. Fall and Winter Feeding Frenzyįishing across the western states really starts to heat up as the water gets colder and fish start to keg up in massive schools in deeper water. It’s one of the best things about the offseason and something I look forward to every year. You can sleep in a little bit and still catch some really big fish. ![]() I’ll also do a lot of fun fishing with my buddies, which is a blast because it’s not as serious as tournaments and there’s no pressure. I also spend a lot of time in my old stomping grounds of Northern California and will compete in team tournaments on lakes Oroville and Shasta, chasing spotted bass. One of my favorite places to fish is the Snake River in Idaho: it’s full of big smallmouth bass, and they’re hungry because they know that winter is right around the corner. I also can’t wait to spend time fishing around home, and the late fall and winter are some of the best times to be fishing on the West Coast. I have the same great feeling as the season ends, and I head west and make the long drive home.Įven though I miss the Bass Pro Tour events, I’m thrilled to go home and spend quality time with the family. Then, when the season wraps up, I tow my boat back. I fly back home to Idaho between events, so I don’t have to crisscross the country. I think about this as I drive my rig east at the beginning of every year. Everything is fresh, we have a blank slate for points, and the whole year is ahead of us. Each year to start the season, I can’t wait to drive to the first event. ![]()
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