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Location: Seymour, WI | I haven't done alot of fishing after turnover as water temps drop into the lower 50's and down into the 40's.
Wondering how much you guys slow your presentations down after turnover? Are bucktails and crankbaits still as effective after turnover or are you having more consistant action on jerkbaits and gliders?
The reason I ask this question is that to me it seems like I see less overall fish in the late fall, but the ones I do see are more agressive than the ones I see in the summer time. They are generally strikers not followers. So do you think late fall fish really need to have lures that hang in their face to trigger strikes or is it just a matter of finding what the fish want on that day?
Thanks for the input,
Grass, |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Yup...slow things down and increase bait size if you feel comfotable doing it! Tossing 10" Jakes or Mag Bull Dawgs all day is'nt for everybody..toss baits you feel comfy with. And yes spinners will work into late fall.
I used to be one to used nothing but live bait in fall, but have grown to love gliders. Large gliders worked slow so they sway back and forthand roll is an awsome presentation. I've had success this season with the 8" Cobb's Round Nose Countdown and I especially love The Undertaker....Oh man, a couple of soft slow taps and a pause, let it drop a little and repeat...I've seen alot of fish this fall with them.....I can easily see 5-10 Undertakers in my box for next season. |
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Location: oswego, il | I think it depends on the lake you fish. I notice on the millfoil type lakes that I fish, the trolling bite dies and you need to drag meat and cast gliders and jerkbaits and work slow. On lakes with alot of rock it seems that is when the trolling bite picks up and some guys will run their baits as much as 5mph plus. I think it just depends on where you are fishing. |
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| I'm with Todd. On Lake of the Woods, I troll around 4 to 6 mph in temps from 50 down to 42. Speed trolling seems to really shine around the 45 mark. On some days, most of my fish come from trolling cranks.
Regards
Cory |
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Location: St. Louis, MO | slowing down is the norm; however, sometimes a faster presentation is a trigger. I'll never forget a fall when I was throwing a bucktail and working it slow and getting follow after follow--all very lazy. I decided to rip it like it was mid-summer and pretty quickly I had a 46" pound the bucktail. The next day I had a 47" eat as I ripped it in. I could only deduce that the speed was the trigger on these fish. My advice is that if you fish a lake where speed is usually the trigger in the earlier part of the season, then I would stay speedy in the fall. Try different things until the followers turn into releases. |
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Slowing down as water temps cool.