Eat! Eat! Eat! Food is all that bass are thinking about in the Late Fall! These creatures know the cold season is coming and they waste no time filling their reserves with anything that passes in front of them. This time of year an angler can gain a ton of confidence in new lures by targeting bass that are anxious to feed. Need to learn how to catch bass on crankbaits, swimbait, jigs, etc? No problem! It all sounds wonderful until they shut down. All of a sudden you can’t get a bite, no one can, so what do you do now?
Today Tim breaks down his approach to catching bass that are shut down. Anyone can get a bite when the fish are chasing but knowing when its time to stop and adapt can be the difference between a great day and a frustrating outing. Knowing when to downsize to a dropshot, Neko rig, or other finesse bait is an art all its own. Tim explains the signs you need to keep an eye out for and follows it up with tackle recommendations.
Below is a breakdown of the tackle that Tim uses during tough conditions. When the fish turn negative, fish with confidence, knowing that you’ve adapted at the right time. The bass are still there and with a little persistence you can salvage your day on the water.
Dropshot Presentation…
Worm- Strike King Half Shell: http://bit.ly/2iR9awm
Hook- Owner Mosquito Light 1/0: http://bit.ly/2zQVKx3
Weight- Vike Skinny Tungsten Dropshot: http://bit.ly/2kppo3p
Swimbait Presentation…
Swimbait- Keitech 2.8 Fat Impact: http://bit.ly/2ab7s8v
Head- 1/8 oz Guppy Head: http://bit.ly/2nyUJRS
Ned Rig Presentation…
Worm 1- Roboworm Ned Worm: http://bit.ly/2j9F0Xy
Worm 2- Z Man Finesse T.R.D.: http://bit.ly/2hs4RtR
Head- 1/8 oz Owner Block Head: http://bit.ly/2qL0A8n
Neko Rig Presentation…
Worm- Yamamoto 5″ Senko: http://bit.ly/2axAmNS
Hook- Mustad TitanX Neko Hook: http://bit.ly/2yYcJLc
Weight- Swagger Tackle Pagoda: http://bit.ly/2iGNSFW
Other Great baits when fish are slowing down…
Baby Brush Hog: http://bit.ly/2bnpCRx
Man Bear Pig: http://bit.ly/2s51oIV
Roboworm 4″ Fat Worm: http://bit.ly/2awYSxM
Tim’s Favorite Finesse Combo…
Rod- G Loomis NRX 852S JWR: http://bit.ly/2dX9zjv
Reel- Shimano Exsence 3000 Reel: http://bit.ly/2iMtscV
Line- 10 lb Power Pro Braid: http://bit.ly/2aFg46b
Leader- 6 lb Sniper Fluorocarbon: http://bit.ly/2p7fxju
Budget Finesse Combo…
Rod- Shimano Zodias 7′ Medium: http://bit.ly/2jOUXAO
Reel- Nasci 2500 Reel: http://bit.ly/2g278cC
Line- Power Pro MaxCuatro 20 lb Braid: http://bit.ly/2clBRiQ
Leader- 8 lb Maxima Ultragreen: http://bit.ly/2ae97J9
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I can only handle watching the videos that Tim does the talking. Matt just loves to hear himself talk and rambles and says the same thing every video!!!
Great content! Wish I would have watched this before this last weekend. Had a tough bite going on and never did figure it out.
Every day is a tough day where I fish. You can see hundreds of nice size bass but they won't bite anything.
So the 852s nrx come with the k frame guides
Great vid, Matt. You two guys just keep rockin'. I tried one of your recommendations, but it didn't work. So, I think I'll stick with the "TRDs", as opposed to the "other" suggestion. They stay on the hook a lot better. Hah.
anyone know what the hook size is on the guppy head
Great video TY anybody arnd Raleigh NC gotta EZ OB motor hauler (wheeled) holds up 2- 20 HP OB selling for 50% new price hadda sell my OB due 2 my Military injuries & upcomping surgery. used it on rental jon boats now justa bank yanker sadly ;(
What popper and color is that at the beginning of the vid?
Lol…
"the fish will do 1 of 2 things. They'll either stay, or they'll go."
Wisdom dropped by Tim. Great video
Great video, i take alot of this for perch fishing myself. I gotta ask, about downsizing for dropshotting, how about if its really muddy water so it's harder for the fish to see the bai, still downsize preferable? And what about colors in muddy waters for dropshotting say 20 feet?
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Great info as always. Thank You for the great vids you two guys put out they really help us newbies.
im on the banks and right now is the crap time to fish.. its such a grind here at Castaic lake California.. sure it has record fish.. and im sure there is one or two big records still in the lake.. but good luck finding one.. and even good luck catching dinks and a lil better.. I get burnt out here… ya we got shad.. and lots of shad.. im pretty sure that's why even during spawn ect I rarely see largemouth boil.. ya they will do it but you can tell this is pressured lake and the fish here are not like elsewhere. I feel lucky I can fish this lake of course maybe I can catch a 12lb which I am trying for.. but at same time I wish I was at easier area even if the fish couldn't be records…this lake though. always rising aNd falling has literally no foilage really at all in or near the water except dead shit.. no trees near water maybe a few but so super random.. if the water is even up high enough near it anyways .. I haven't fished here enough this lake though you need to know the bottom and without a boat and fish finder its a pain. and since its a man made lake in the mountains basically.. daming the water for drinking.. dragging bottom is like fishermans worst nightmare can literally snag lose snag lose snag lose snag lose.. it also gets deep really fast here so most the time you cant see fish.. I have sight fished a few times here though and of course its fun and I actually caught fish a lot easier then when I cant.. so it helped me learn but ya.. so much easier when know there is fish there ect.. compared to blindly casting from banks. I think I need to go back to take one pole and move a lot.. I was doing good like that.. but then I started taking 2 poles and trying to bait and wait just incase I got another bite.. because even with 1 pole and covering lots of water I would still get the skunk.. a couple summers ago I went every night for 3-4 hours for a month straight avg to 1 fish a night.. but still skunked and had multiple catches some nights.. its just hard here.. but ya it was funny when I did that a couple other guys were out there a lot too.. and on a full moon night we all caught 5 lbers.. all within like 30 min of each other. fishing here is like work though so I think I get burnt out here doing it from the banks and not catching.
Where can I get some Of this tactical basin swag???! I want some shirts and sweatshirts. Gotta represent
Fall fishing is pretty tough for us shore anglers. Where I live at my local lake, there a lot of grass submerged close around the shore. The vegetation are dying. Sometime when I see blow up around that area, I throw topwater, working it slowing, and I have no luck with it. When I start throwing shad-size swimbaits and square bill crankbaits, it start to produce some bite at low speed. But, not the quality fish that I see blow up… I just wondering if y'all can help make a video catching Fall Big Bass in the grass from the shore…
Man I just can’t figure them out when they to deeper water 30+ feet. Any advice I need some help
Thank you Tim!
The new Bomb Shot that Missle Baits came out with at Icast this year is a phenomenal drop shot bait. The Goby color is money!!!
Can you give us people on the east coast tips on early winter fishing for bass and what to throw is these very cold water temps. Talking 35 degrees
Outside and we don’t have shad our here like you guys do
Any Suggestions on what fish finder to get for a beginner? So many selections… I hate it lol
What is typically considered a tough day for you guys @tacticalbassin Today I caught 3 small largemouth fish within 4 hours of fishing. Just curious if I should have applied these "slow" techniques or not
Great videos gents. I fish in the Cape Fear River system in NC that is affected by the tide. The river even reverses direction twice daily and flows for miles upriver. Most of the baits I use on lakes don't seem to work or can't be used because of the current. Do you have any recommendations?
Thanks Tim always a pleasure learning about bass fishing from you.
Bass that eat turds huh? Well ICast 2019 here I come!
Another solid video, not a glamorous video request: walk us through your typical maintenance of your boat, e.g. gas motor
Nice video Tim I always enjoy them.
Thanks for all the information guys love it love it love it !!!!!!!
When you talk about seasonal fishing can you mention what water temp triggers it? I am guessing New England is a full season off of Cali. Also, how about lakes with no shad? Thanks guys your videos are the best!
Tim – great video, thank you. What lb braid do you typically throw on your spinning gear?
Do more kayak videos!!!
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Ever try double whopper plopper, the 90 size?
You guys should try the megabass I-Slide 262 it is a great bait that can trigger some giant bites especially in the fall it’s is defiantly not cheep but it is worth it for the money Hasu is my favorite color with some 2/O owner hooks and split rings
Thanx Tim been thinking about dropshotting gonna give it a cast.
Great video guys, its time to downsize the kind of water, pelase do something into a small lake how to find fish into a small area, how they feed, how they move, anything important about it…
I would love to get your take and feedback on tackle storage for the winter to make sure that everything is good to go and rust free coming spring time. Thanks again for the content. It is excellent.
I would like to see just more of you guys targeting big bass in deep reservoirs. I know how hard it is to catch bigguns, but it sure is entertaining to watch. You guys are great. Keep it going.
Love the winter tips, one suggested watching your videos when things are slow, I do just that and invite My good friend, J ack, that is Jack Daniels while watching! I'm a smallie Junkie are the same ones you are suggesting mostly for largies and spots or good for smallies also! I just bought blades and cicadas for real deep fish and wondering if all this will be effective in Trinity Lake, it's deep, clear, and will be cold very soon!
"Slow down and just be stupid". Now THAT is something I can do.
Tournament footage??
Have you guys considered and tried those ice fishing Rapala figure 8 glide baits for vertical fishing in the fall tough bass days?
I see you guys use lots of keitechs and other solid body swimbaits on jbigheads Texas rigs, do you guys ever use hollow bodies swimbaits on jigheads and such
I will be finishing Trinity lake over Thanksgiving for small mouth. Never fished there .Matt or Tim any tips? Thanks
Nice tutorial man gona go throw some plastics tomarrow
