October Bass Fishing: 5 Baits You MUST Throw Right Now
October bass fishing from a kayak? These are my top 5 October bass baits for finicky fall bass chasing shad shallow.
I break down vibration and baitfish mimicry, when to fish stained vs clear water, constant vs rip-and-stop retrieves, and cover deflection — plus kayak-specific tips to skip under docks, stay parallel to the bank, and fish all water columns from topwater to a foot off bottom.
BAITS IN THIS VIDEO:
#5 XZone Whiplash Shad Baby Bass – Texas-rigged weightless, 4/0 EWG, 25lb braid – skip into brush, docks, stickups
#4 Hog Farmer Tactical Bassin Mini Flex Rig with XZone Swammers Pro Blue Red Pearl – 7’7″ XH, 60lb braid – cover water + slow drag a foot off bottom
#3 Strike King Hack Attack Swim Jig + XZone Swimmer trailer – 7′ MH fast, match the hatch for shad feed-up
#2 KVD 2.5 Squarebill Silent Sexy Shad w/ feathered trebles – medium cranking rod, 20lb fluoro – bang cover, pause on float-up for reaction bite
#1 1/2oz Black Booyah Buzzbait w/ clacker + Spunk Shad trailer – 7’3″ casting, 60lb braid – slow ripple first light, vary retrieve
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Top 5 October baits intro + on-the-water catch
0:45 #5 Weightless Whiplash Shad for finicky bass
3:10 #4 Mini A-Rig to cover water on shad schools
5:15 #3 Swim Jig for September-October transition
7:10 #2 Silent Squarebill parallel to the bank
8:50 #1 Black Buzzbait – first light shad buster
Follow along – I’m Chase with Reel and Roll, kayak bass fishing tips, gear reviews, and on-the-water tactics every Monday and Saturday. Let’s reel and roll.
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