Bass are in transition in September. As water temperatures drop, the bass move to their Fall haunts and begin feeding heavily. If you’re not paying attention to their movements the bite can be amazing one day and leave you scratching your head the next but with these baits you know you’re showing them the right lures to keep catching fish. Throw them with confidence in likely locations to find success all month long!
September can be amazing topwater fishing! It can also be an amazing time to throw subsurface lures that imitate small baitfish. We spend very little time finesse fishing in September, instead leaning on fast moving, power fishing techniques to get consistent bites. The best part about September is that as you build patterns toward the end of the month, those patterns are likely to last all the way through the Fall and into the beginning of Winter.
Below you’ll find links to the baits Tim discussed in the video. We’ve included our favorite sizes and colors for each, as well as some great budget rod and reel combos to fish them effectively. All the links go directly to Tackle Warehouse where you can see detailed photos and descriptions of each item.
FROGS…
-River2Sea Bully Wa 2 65:
Colors: Little Allen, Ghost
-Jackall Kaera:
Colors: Glitter Hasu, Glitter Bluegill
WALKING BAITS…
-Evergreen SB Shower Blows 105 and 77:
Colors: Bleeding White, Full Metal
-Lucky Craft Gunfish 117:
Colors: Bone Shad, Chrome
POPPERS…
-Megabass Pop Max:
Colors: Mat Shad, MB Gizzard, Gill
-Megabass Pop X:
Colors: Mat Shad, Wagin Hasu, Gill
CHATTERBAIT…
Bait- Zman JackHammer Chatterbait (1/2 oz):
Color: Green Pumpkin Shad
Trailer- Yamamoto Zako:
Colors: Zako, Green Pumpkin
Bait- Zman Mini Max (3/8 oz):
Color: Gizzard Shad, Spot Remover
Trailer- Big Bite SwimOn (3.75):
Color: Smoky Gold, Glow Silver
Bait- Jack Hammer Stealth Blade (1/2 oz):
Color: Clearwater Shad, Spot Remover
Trailer- Storm Largo Shad (3″):
Color: Sexy Shad, Albino Shad
UNDERSPIN…
Bait- Keitech 4.8″ Fat Swing Impact:
Color: Electric Shad, Pro Blue Red Pearl
Hook- Owner Flashy Swimmer (5/0):
Size: 1/4 oz
Bait- Storm Largo Shad (3″):
Color: Sexy Shad, Albino Shad
Head- Gamakatsu Mini Underspin:
Size: 3/8 oz
CRANKBAIT…
-Strike King 6XD:
Color: Sexy Blue Back Herring, Sexy Shad
-River2Sea Tactical DD 75:
Color: DD Minnow, Summer Minnow, True Shad
SPOON…
-Blade Runner Duh Spoon (1 3/4 oz):
Colors: UV Morning Dawn, UV Sierra
-Nichols Lake Fork Flutter Spoon (1 1/8 oz):
Colors: Shattered Glass Holo Silver
FLUKE…
Bait- Zoom Super Fluke:
Colors: Albino, Smokin Shad
Hook- Gamakatsu Superline:
Size: 4/0
BUDGET SPOON/UNDERSPIN/FLUKE COMBO…
Rod- Shimano SLX 7’2″ Medium Heavy:
Reel- Shimano SLX 150 (HG):
Line- Sunline FC (17 lb):
BUDGET TOPWATER COMBO…
Rod- 13 Fishing Fate Black 7’1″ Medium:
Reel- Shimano SLX 70 MGL (XG):
Line- Power Pro Maxcuatro 30 lb Braid:
BUDGET CRANKBAIT COMBO…
Rod- St. Croix Mojo Glass 7’4″ MH:
Reel- Shimano SLX 150 (HG):
Line- Sunline FC 12 lb:
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We have a variety of apparel items and custom lure designs available! Everything from hats, to hoodies, to crankbaits! Its all available direct through Tackle Warehouse with fast shipping. See it here…
TacticalBassin Apparel and Lure Designs:
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MAJOR EQUIPMENT WE USE DAILY…
Trolling Motor- Minn Kota Ultrex 112:
Electronics- Humminbird Solix 15:
Anchors- Minn Kota Talons:
Net- Frabill Conservation PLD 2612:
Camera- GoPro Hero 9:
FAVORITE TOOLS AND GEAR…
Favorite sunglasses:
Favorite Pliers:
Favorite life jacket:
Favorite Scale:
Favorite Braid Cutters:
Favorite Split Ring Pliers:
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My favorite fall baits are spinnerbaits and jerkbaits and grubs
A 3/4 oz spoon thrown in a boil of chasing fish usually gets bit. You can throw it a mile.
SLEEPER GILL X PLOPPERS X DARK SLEEPERS
Texas is it's own region / country / everything when it comes to bass Fishing lol
Hey Tim, love yours and Matt's videos. You guys have given me alot of pointers and knowledge to Advance my Bass fishing techniques.
I'm up in kinda the north part of the country in Oregon. I fish alot of old rock quarry's that have the same type of environment as a river system, rock bluffs, rock piles, LOTS of vegetation (grass, mill foil, coon tail, Lilly pads, reeds, trees, brush piles) and the water system has lots of channels where they had dug it out with backhoes. Deep holes upwards of 40ft all the way to shallow holes as deep as 12inchs when the water drops.
My favorite baits to use this time of year that I get bit the most on are
1. Jigs
2. Underspin
3. Spinner bait
4. Fluke
5. Wacky-rig
6. (Bonus) walking bait or popper
3.
Excellent information as always! Thanks again!
If you took all the time throwing a small swimbait on a jig head,compared to a underspin ,the time would be close but the amount of fish I've caught on just the jighead/swimbait would be tripled.I know that seems weird but I've experimented on good bites in different lakes and for me it's always the same.Im sure if I fished the schoolies all the time ,the underspin/swimbait would probably be more productive.When their busting I'm throwing top water almost exclusively tho,and maybe a glide or jerkbait OCCASIONALLY.
The Zoom Fluke is one of those baits I've got to have fishing in West TN this time of year. Cheap, easy to rig different ways, and they work so well.
Excellent video as always Tim!!! Great advice that I will be applying tomorrow!!! We moved from VA to FL about 6 months ago and we're trying to adapt to the bass fishing down here!!! Have caught quite a few so far but nothing too crazy!!! I'm going to keep at it though!!! Thanks for the awesome content!!! 💯🙌🎣👊
1. Soft swimbait
2. Spinner bait
3. Glide bait
4. Jerk bait
5. A rig
Love the videos guys! Top water has been on 🔥 up here in MA for a few weeks now. I’ve been throwing the 125 shower blows. Ill have to pick up a few of the 105s
Would the new Expride B 6'10MHF he a good full size walking bait/topwater rod?
I have forgotten all about the spoons like Kastmaster and Hopkins that I used to use in Cali since I’ve moved to Oklahoma. Not sure if it would work here like it did there. What do you think?
I do really well when it is windy and the water is choppy with a rattle trap
Deps Sakamata shad, OSP HP shadtail, MB Z crank/Deps Korrigan, MB Deep Six and Geecrack Imoripper 95
Crankbait is never not great
September is the third hottest month in Texas lol. July is usually our hottest at least in the last 10 years and this August has been a blessing. Very cool and rainy.
You all need to go to jacks bait and tackle. They been around for 60 years. Please go
Slobberknocker. Chrome top.
1- plopper 75 size 2- walking topwater(super spook) 3- bandit 200 4-10 inch worm(ole monster) 5-super fluke
Hello I’m thinking of purchasing another rod and reel but should I put braid on it and if I do do I have to put a litter on it or do I put Mano on it
My two are medium diving cranks and dropshotting a fluke or baby fluke.