| When the water begins to cool and shad move in | | | | Ever see a bass on the beds? Try a slow moving |
| the shallows, the big bass move in too. Of course, | | | | buzzbait to entice them to move your intruding |
| we know it's because bass love shad, it's their | | | | lure off the bed. If you can't go slow enough with |
| favorite food in many lakes. | | | | the blade you're using try a 3 blade buzzbait, it |
| Once they are in the shallows and hugging the | | | | allows you to keep the lure on top at a super |
| bank you want tothrow your buzzer parallel with | | | | slow speed. This should cause that bedding bass |
| the bank. Sometimes, you will get a lot of | | | | to want to move it. Please, if you do catch a |
| blow-ups but no fish. This is usually because the | | | | bass on her bed, always return it quickly to the |
| bass want the buzzbait at a slower pace. One | | | | water. I personally don't fish for bedding bass, but |
| way to do this effectively is to go from a small | | | | there are a lot of huge female bass on beds for |
| blade to a big blade. That allows you to work the | | | | sure. |
| buzzbait more slowly and still keep it on top. | | | | When the water warms to the mid 70's bass |
| During the fall, the bass see the buzzbait as a | | | | usually move to deeperwater. This is the time to |
| shad trying toescape. Then unlike other times, | | | | use buzzbaits in early morning or atnight. The |
| you are catching bass feedinginstead of just a | | | | early morning bass you catch are usually going |
| reaction strike mainly. For bright skies andclear | | | | back to deeper water from the feeding area. You |
| water try a nickle blade with a white skirt. The | | | | buzzbait can get them to strike for that last meal. |
| white skirt resembles a shad in clear water. On | | | | When fishing cover with a buzzbait, throw past |
| cloudy days and stained water try a gold blade | | | | the cover and letthe buzzer come back to the |
| with a blue, black or chartreuse skirt. Buzzbaits | | | | target and actually bump the buzzbait against the |
| can be used anytime the water temperatures are | | | | cover. The erratic movement many times will |
| about 50 degrees or warmer. | | | | produce a strike. |
| The noise factor...ever have a buzzbait that | | | | This past week we have had lots of rain and the |
| squeaks? About drivesyou nuts doesn't it? I have | | | | lakes are a little out of the banks. Guess what, |
| some good news! I saved a bunch ofmoney by | | | | that is more areas for bass to roam. Now a |
| switching my car insurance to Geico. Sorry, I | | | | buzzbait is a great search tool, so throw it in the |
| couldn'thelp it. Actually the good news is it drives | | | | new flooded areas of your favorite lake to find |
| bass nuts too. | | | | the bass. |
| So, if your buzzbaits is squeaking let it squeak, | | | | One last but main tip. Don't ever fish a buzzbait |
| the louder thebetter. | | | | without a trailer hook and to even get more |
| When you cast the buzzbait, get those blades | | | | strikes use a red trailer hook. |
| moving the second it hits the water. When there | | | | Have fun this fall and catch bass and when you |
| is a lot of cover, you need to have those blades | | | | do on a buzzbaitusing one of these techniques, |
| turning as you don't have the convenience of | | | | write me a thank you note. |
| getting the buzzer working over a long distance. | | | | |