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Greetings from the
Big Bass Capital. Well, September is finally here and what a great time to be on Lake
Fork. This month holds some welcome changes that we all are ready for. After a hot summer,
the cooler weather that is approaching makes us want to get out and move around. The bass
are no different. As the days begin to grow shorter and the cool fronts of the fall draw
nearer everything slips into the fall pattern. I tell you some days my Ranger boat tries
to leave before I can even get hooks up to it! The baitfish will be on the move and thus
follows the bass. Huge schools of shad will start showing up in pockets and creeks all
along the main lake. Many of the fish that have been hanging out at the mouths of these
areas this summer will follow these migrations of bait fish into these places and feed
heavily as the seasons begin to slowly change. Look for schooling fish in these areas. Now
I am not saying that every fish in the lake will be headed to the backs of the creeks
however there will be a good number of them do so. Just keep an eye open for big schools
of bait fish and you will be in business. Another place to look for a good number of bass
is along the awesome hydrilla beds that we have this year. There is more grass this year
than I have seen in a long time. As the weather cools a little fish of all kinds love to
hang around the grass beds. Weed beds draws plenty of bait fish which in return draws
plenty of bass. You can catch bass a number of ways around the grass. With the heavy mats
we have this year I love to flip a heavy Jig or a Texas rig into the holes along the
edges. I use the Mega Weight Jig by Lake Fork Tackle in a Camo color and use a Texas Smoke
colored Pig Claw for a trailer. Another good bait to flip the grass with a Texas rigged
Craw Tube also by Lake Fork Tackle. I rig this one with 3/4 ounce Mega Weight bullet style
sinker (pegged) and I always insert the tube rattle for more fish attracting noise. I also
like to use Braided line while flipping the grass. Try the Mccoys Mean Green Braid in the
50 pound test. It makes life easier when trying to land a monster fish that is tangled up
in the heavy weeds. To catch numbers and also some big fish go with the Lake Fork Tackle
"Twitch Worm". Rig it wacky style using a nail inserted in the head for added
weight. Use a 2/0 hook and you may even go down a line size ot two to get more bites. My
wacky worm rig consist of a Falcon 6'-6" 5 power Cara Series rod and a Shimano Curado
in the 100 series. This reel casts the wacky rigged Twitch Worm a great distance very
easily and will handle the biggest of Bass!I Use junebug and red bug colors early in the
day and then switch over to watermelon red or carolina pumpkin during the day. Fish this
one along the edges of the grass out to 12 ft. along main lake points.The deep bite will
be decent during the first part of the month but may become spotty as the month roll
along. It all depends on what mother nature brings us. I would still crank up the the
Lowrance X-15 and check some of the humps. You may not find fish in as many spots as you
you would say in June or July but once you do find them the schools should be bigger. Use
the Carolina rigged Baby Creature in green pumpkin or watermelon red flake. It will get
the job done. Please keep our troops in your
thoughts and prayers. Remember all things are possible to those who believe. Matthew 7 :
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