Late Fall Buzzbaits really shine when the water temperature is cold, especially when you have the right conditions for fall bass fishing. If you haven’t added a buzzbait into your “Go-To” bag of tricks on the water for fall bass fishing, Lee Bailey Jr says you may want to reconsider.
If you’ve put away your Baby Buzzbait™ because the water is getting “too cool,” you’ve made a mistake. I’ve caught more bass on buzzbaits in 55 to 63-degree water than at 70-degree temperatures, yet most anglers think hot water makes for optimum buzzbait fishing.
Cooler temperatures can trigger quality Late Fall Buzzbaits bass
Don’t get me wrong; you can catch bass on these noisy lures when the water is warm. But cooler temperatures can trigger quality Late Fall Buzzbaits bass. And it all starts right now when the bass start moving shallow, and it runs into early winter.
The faster you fish Late Fall Buzzbaits, the more noise they make. However, most times, you will discover that a deeper sound created by a slower retrieve will be even better. Generally, the slower you can run a bait and keep it on the surface, the more productive.
The bass will tell you which they prefer. I recommend you experiment to find the one that attracts more aggressive strikes.
For example, I used to file down the head to make a bigger bait lighter. Then I designed the Baby Buzzbait™. The most compact and slowest buzzbait ever. Another thing that has paid big dividends for me on the tour was removing the skirt on my Baby Buzzbait and gluing a small swimbait on the hook shaft.
Late Fall Buzzbaits, I designed the Cavitron and Baby Buzzbait™
Late Fall Buzzbaits do attract short strikers, which is why I designed the Cavitron and Baby Buzzbait™ to have the hook lower in the water. This, with the fact that it is designed to be retrieved super slow, you do not need a trailer hook.
Regardless of which bait you prefer, remember that the buzzbait can be a good lure for early winter. I’ve caught some great stringers on a Baby Buzzbait™ the week before Christmas when the water was 58 degrees.
So, when cooler temperatures roll onto your lake this fall, don’t forget the buzzbait. It might catch you the bass that you’re missing with other techniques.
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