Ive not been on the water since spring,and fall is getting close the days & nights are cooling off.What baits will you throw,and how & where will you use them ?   God Bless & thanks a Million

I basically use many of the same baits I use during pre-spawn, but I tend to go bigger. Spinnerbaits with a single, large willow blade. Big, fat bodied cranks and jigs with big trailers. I work them faster than in the spring and I concentrate more on the forage than on areas leading to the spawning sites although many times they are the same. 

Dropshot for the tougher fish

Finesse and various hair jigs with painfully slow retrieves

Chatterbaits with a paddle tail trailer retrieves slow and steady

Jerkbaits like the LC 100

Chrome and blue lipless crankbaits

These are my favorites. Generally I will try a few colors and retrieves until I find the right one for that day and the conditions.

I just posted this in the other fall fishing post , so I will copy and paste here .

 

 

  "Went out today for the first time in a month. The lake had turned over and there was al lot of fish showing up around 14 foot .I went to a point and was throwing a rapala DT 14 and a deep diving Strike King crankbait . I would throw the lures   in 10 to 15 foot of water on top of the point. The crankbait would hit bottom and most of the strikes came after the lure came off the point and lost contact with the bottom. I caught around 50 bass 12 to 15 inches like that . It was fun ."

Paddle tail swimbaits, flat sided cranks, lipless cranks, jerkbaits. I'll let the fish dictate how they want it.

Same stuff but maybe bigger. Whatever they were eating tin the spring, if it's an annual hatch that usually die off like shad, minnows or shiners, are bigger now.

I just got off the river (water levels way down had to drag the canoe over many laydowns.  All fish were in deeper pools) and slayed them on a weightless Ol' Monster and a speedcraw with a 1/16 split shot.  Caught one fish on a small War Eagle before I clipped it off in favor of throwing 2 different plastics.  They seem to favor a quicker retrieve instead of my regular speed for plastics.

I haven't done any fall bass fishing but I hear they're more aggressive?

Bass should start to school up and should be able to pick few up once you find them. If you find a good group of baitfish then Bass will be near by. I like to use a search bait like pointer 100 or lipless crackbait. Once you can find them, then slow down and fish the entire area using few different baits.

Bass should start to school up and should be able to pick few up once you find them. If you find a good group of baitfish then Bass will be near by. I like to use a search bait like pointer 100 or lipless crackbait. Once you can find them, then slow down and fish the entire area using few different baits.[/quote

I bet those crackbaits are highly addictive. Talk about getting them hooked. Haha