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What is the best bait to fish for largemouth bass in October?
In October, when fishing for largemouth bass, there are several baits that can be effective. One popular bait mentioned in the videos is the crankbait. Crankbaits are great for covering a lot of water and can be used to target bass in different types of water bodies, such as impoundments, man-made reservoirs, and river systems. They work by imitating baitfish, which is a common forage for bass. The videos also mention using a football head jig as another effective bait for October bass fishing. This type of jig is especially popular in the southern regions, like Alabama and the Carolinas. It is typically paired with a chunk-style trailer, which is a type of soft plastic bait that resembles a crawfish or other bottom-dwelling prey.
Additionally, spinnerbaits are mentioned as a top bait for October bass fishing, particularly for targeting largemouth bass in lakes that have shad populations. Spinnerbaits are versatile lures that can be retrieved at various speeds and depths, making them effective for covering a lot of water and targeting bass that are holding near laydowns, wood, or other structures.
Another bait mentioned in the videos is the suspending jerkbait, which is effective for targeting bass that are suspended or deeper in the water column. This bait imitates injured or dying baitfish, and its suspending action can trigger strikes from bass.
Lastly, finesse swimbaits are mentioned as a good option for October bass fishing, especially in the northern regions. These smaller swimbaits, typically around 2 to 4 inches in size, imitate shad and can be paired with a ball head or finesse jig for a more natural presentation.
It's important to note that the effectiveness of these baits can vary depending on the specific location and conditions, so it's always a good idea to experiment with different baits and techniques to see what works best for the bass in your area.
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The BEST Bass Fishing Baits for OCTOBER!!! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → Texas and you're fishing to Big Texas impoundments if you're watching this and you live in the Carolinas and you're fishing man-made reservoirs if you're in Alabama on the Tennessee River dude the crankbait will start to do work in the month of October cover a lot of water hit the bottom and you're going to catch some fish number three in October crankbait last but not least this is the month where I start transitioning back to other forage types lures that imitate other forage types you heard me talk a lot on these first three about it imitating Bait fish sometime in October November they start to eat other stuff again and my number four lore for the month of October especially in the south is a jig but not any jig guys a football head jig um I I traditionally like a half to a one ounce to half into three quarter are really phenomenal um this is the missile head banger jig I love this one and on trailer all summer long you remember the water's hot so I wanted to lowered a lot of action a double tailed grub a crawl with big arms but in October as that water starts to cool guys I'm going back to the chunk style trailers uh if I can open this up I'm going to show you I start going back to the chunk style trailers and this is one of the one of the best
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Top 3 BAITS For OCTOBER Bass Fishing! by Nathan Quince Fishing → this in river systems a lot for Smallmouth out fish little grassy points that those fish can gang up and push bait to as well as other little current break areas that those fish can wait and Ambush bait as it comes by this is an excellent way to cover a bunch of water as well as fish it effectively down those current breaks for some River Smallmouth and then on top of that this is like my number one Largemouth bait this time of year if you live on a lake that has Largemouth and Shad you could go out there and throw just a spinner bait throughout the month of October and you will catch a ton of bass and there'll be big ones too my favorite way to fish this is to go out on a lake that has Largemouth and shad and just parallel every piece of lay down or wood that you can find in the water cover the bank in between you never know what's underneath the water if there's a bass holding on a little stump that's underneath that you can't see I just cover a lot of water in some creeks and areas that these fish are going to transition back up the creek following the bait fish and then they'll come back down to the main Lake once the bait fish start to come back down for the winter that time of year when they're transitioning back and then back out
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The BEST Bass Fishing Baits for OCTOBER!!! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → about this bait it gets down really quick so fish that are suspended or a little deeper this is a better jerk bait so number one lore in the month of October especially up north is a suspending jerk bait all right number two and this is for the north but it could also work in the south in October is something a little more finesse you heard me say in the beginning when they're done that fall feed where they're gorging themselves and a lot of times that's September maybe early October but at some point those fish are done actively feeding and the bite toughens up it could happen as early as October sometimes in in the South it goes to November and December but when that happens I want a bait imitating lure a Shad imitating lore that's smaller and because of that a finesse swimbait really starts to play into my Arsenal in the month of October um I basically like a two to four inch swim bait without a doubt my favorites the old 2.8 I don't care what brand you're using this is the Berkeley power swimmer 2.8 efficient and a Shad pattern this in fact is is one of my favorite colors this is the pro blue Pearl it's got a little pearlescent to it a little Sheen very much looks like a Shad and I just pair it with a ball head or that vmc finesse Half Moon I like an
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The BEST Bass Fishing Baits for OCTOBER!!! by Mike Iaconelli Fishing → to stay in October because that's how good it is and it's a crankbait guys if there are any times of the year any time of the year when this thing really shines it's spring and fall crankbait could be great in a winter crankbait's awesome In the Heat of the summer but my number one time for a crankbait is pre-spawn and fall fishing and the month of October is no different um let's just talk about the rule and you know my rule for crankbait fishing I want to pick a bait that runs as deep or deeper than the depth of water you're fishing so for me in in the month of October a Rapala dt8 arapala DT 10 arapala dt-14 they're the baits that I'm really using that that 8 to 14 that 8 to 12 foot Zone phenomenal phenomenal in the month of October and this is really a bait that that works down south but can work up north too um the thing I love about a crankbait in October is those fish that are coming out of the pockets in creeks they're traveling up the brake lines and I'm able to cover water with a crankbait deflecting on the bottom and The Lure not my depth finder or forward-facing The Lure helps me find those key little areas where fish can group up in the month of October so if you're watching this and you live in
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You'd be a FOOL to Fish WITHOUT these Baits in October! (Top 5 October Bass Fishing Baits) by Milliken Fishing → a bigger dock or lay down that's going to be a more isolated dock uh or just a simply a dock that has more shade or a lay down that has more shade than the rest of them around it um but again I'm looking for them at the mouths of these areas where they transition I don't make it more difficult than that I don't say well it's got to be going into the inside pocket with a PE gravel bank or it's got to be you got to look for secondaries no I either start there at the front on that dock um or lay down or or whatever brush pile is another great example that's a great piece of cover this time of year and that's truly a place a bass can live all year long but especially right now this is my favorite time of the year to fish it so you guys saw me targeting those docks at Lake the Ozarks with a Glide bait this is probably my favorite way to catch them it's not always the best way to fish them um but it catches obviously giant fish and it's catching fish that haven't seen a lot of baits that are this size simply before and so these are baits that are just great for especially if you're seeing a lot of gizzard Shad or U I'll drop a little juicy tip in there if you're seeing a lot of loons around
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DON'T Go To The Lake In October WITHOUT These 5 Baits! by Bass Fishing Declassified → want I recommend and having at least a six eight
to one if not faster bottom line is when you when you start to fight a fish if it makes a run at you
it's nice to take in that slack but having that real parabolic two power three power Rod will
help keep from pulling those treble hooks out my favorite October bait by far is a deep diving
crankbait you guys know I love fishing offshore whether you're in Texas Arkansas the Tennessee
River or over in the Carolinas you can catch fish deep cranking in October what happens in October
is that bass are going to start making their way into the backs of creeks on Highland and lowland
reservoirs and they're going to stop off on key pieces of cover halfway back in these Creeks these
could be brush piles Rock piles or standing Timber basically if there's Bait fish around a piece of
cover in the middle of a creek you're going to be able to find Bass a deep diving crankbait is a
great tool to cover a lot of these pieces of cover quickly the Deep diving crankbait can Target
offshore pieces of cover in five feet of water down to 25 feet of water depending on which bait
you throw and the bass can be feeding up heavily on Shad so the crankbait imitates Shad really
well the three crankbaits I choose to cover all the depth ranges you need basically we are first
up the spro little John DD the reason I choose
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