Mike Qualifies for 10th Bassmaster Classic !

Mikes' Quick Tip:

Fall is a great time to be on the water. Hunters are in the woods and football fans are watching TV, so you might have the lake all to yourself. The bass are eating a lot as they get ready for cold weather. The shad are bunching up an dmoving to the backs of creeks.

Early in the day, I like to fish a Strike King Spin-N-King or Double Take Buzzbait on the flats in the backs of creeks. When the bass are schooling, the topwater action can be terrific. Later in the day I'll go to a Strike King Series 3 crankbait in a shad or crawfish color and cover a lot of water when the fish aren't hitting on the surface. You can bet they're still there even though they're not feeding on top or being quite as aggressive. It just takes a different look or approach to catch them.

If the action slows down, it's time to go back across your productive area with a different approach. That's when I'll pick up a Quantum Mike Wurm Signature Series PT spinning rod and Stike King Bitsy Bug jig. It's a great finesse approach for bass that have seen a lot of big, fast-moving baits. That little jig catches some very big bass, and it'll help you catch fish that wouldn't go for the reaction-type baits. Put it in heavy cover and work it slowly and methodically to catch bass that other anglers are missing.