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Fall is an outstanding time to fish due to the bass aggressively feeding up for the winter. During this time of the year fishing between fronts and looking for windows of nonbluebird skies will produce the best results. A favorite tactic of mine for the early, cloudy, fall morning will be buzz bait moved slowly through the timber or a long cast parallel to the shoreline. Bass will smoke the buzz bait and if for some reason it misses have a dark fluke tied on to send in for a backup cast and be ready to set the hook. Another great fall tactic is the square bill crankbait, I prefer the XB1 from Xcite Baits. The crankbait allows quick coverage of water and the erratic motions trigger violent strikes. When I find myself fishing postfront, a finesse jig with a craw trailer is a must. I position the jig tight to the structure, whether it be rock, timber or brush pile. Remember in postfrontal fishing to work the bait subtly and slowly for the best result. During this time of the year you can go from power fishing to finesse in an hour’s time so make sure you bring a full assortment and be ready to change tactics quickly. We fished Canyon South and Cottage last weekend and between three anglers we caught 60 bass in just under a halfday. The air temp was 35 at takeoff and the water temperature showed 68. Bass were active on the west bank chasing shad, but our best result came out of the deep timber fishing a Carolina Rig. At one time we went fiveforfive catching fish up to 6 pounds. The fish are keyed on shad this time of the year so a Carolina Rig with a Fluke or any other plastic swimbait will work great. Since we were fishing postfront we worked the rig slowly and waited for the light tap, followed by a giant hook set. A key tip in fishing the Carolina Rig is to have the weight in constant contact with the bottom. For those not familiar with the Carolina Rig here it is pictured below.

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Page 1: Alas Slakek Nov Blog - TROPHY BASS CSR€¦ · Microsoft Word - Alas Slakek Nov Blog.docx Created Date: 11/6/2014 2:08:42 AM

 

Fall  is  an  outstanding  time  to  fish  due  to  the  bass  aggressively  feeding  up  for  the  winter.    

During  this  time  of  the  year  fishing  between  fronts  and  looking  for  windows  of  non-­‐bluebird  skies  will  produce  the  best  results.      

A  favorite  tactic  of  mine  for  the  early,  cloudy,  fall  morning  will  be  buzz  bait  moved  slowly  through  the  timber  or  a  long  cast  parallel  to  the  shoreline.  Bass  will  smoke  the  buzz  bait  and  if  for  some  reason  it  misses  have  a  dark  fluke  tied  on  to  send  in  for  a  back-­‐up  cast  and  be  ready  to  set  the  hook.    

Another  great  fall  tactic  is  the  square  bill  crankbait,  I  prefer  the  XB-­‐1  from  Xcite  Baits.  The  crankbait  allows  quick  coverage  of  water  and  the  erratic  motions  trigger  violent  strikes.  When  I  find  myself  fishing  post-­‐front,  a  finesse  jig  with  a  craw  trailer  is  a  must.  I  position  the  jig  tight  to  the  structure,  whether  it  be  rock,  timber  or  brush  pile.  Remember  in  post-­‐frontal  fishing  to  work  the  bait  subtly  and  slowly  for  the  best  result.  During  this  time  of  the  year  you  can  go  from  power  fishing  to  finesse  in  an  hour’s  time  so  make  sure  you  bring  a  full  assortment  and  be  ready  to  change  tactics  quickly.  

We  fished  Canyon  South  and  Cottage  last  weekend  and  between  three  anglers  we  caught  60  bass  in  just  under  a  half-­‐day.  The  air  temp  was  35  at  takeoff  and  the  water  temperature  showed  68.    Bass  were  active  on  the  west  bank  chasing  shad,  but  our  best  result  came  out  of  the  deep  timber  fishing  a  Carolina  Rig.  At  one  time  we  went  five-­‐for-­‐five  catching  fish  up  to  6  pounds.  The  fish  are  keyed  on  shad  this  time  of  the  year  so  a  Carolina  Rig  with  a  Fluke  or  any  other  plastic  swimbait  will  work  great.  Since  we  were  fishing  post-­‐front  we  worked  the  rig  slowly  and  waited  for  the  light  tap,  followed  by  a  giant  hook  set.    

A  key  tip  in  fishing  the  Carolina  Rig  is  to  have  the  weight  in  constant  contact  with  the  bottom.    For  those  not  familiar  with  the  Carolina  Rig  here  it  is  pictured  below.  

 

 

 

 

 

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Comanche  Star  Ranch  has  everything  needed  to  be  a  diverse  and  outstanding  fishery.    

I  had  the  pleasure  to  fish  several  of  the  lakes  with  Larry  King  and  Steven  Bardin.  One  thing  I  have  noticed  immediately  about  Comanche  Star  and  Larry  is  the  commitment  to  getting  it  right  in  the  management  of  the  fish.  There  are  not  many  places  in  the  lease  world  that  show  this  commitment  and  that  will  take  Comanche  Star  to  the  next  level  and  quickly.  Along  with  commitment  you  need  expertise  and  that  is  where  Steven  from  Texas  Pro  Lake  Management  comes  into  the  picture.  His  vision  of  what  these  lakes  can  become  is  outstanding  and  his  knowledge  of  the  growing  process  puts  him  in  the  top  tier  of  fisheries  biologists.  As  a  professional  angler  when  you  find  people  with  that  type  of  drive  and  commitment  you  want  to  be  involved  in  the  project  anyway  possible.    

If  you  have  any  questions  or  would  like  to  set  up  a  time  to  fish,  please  contact  Larry  and  he  can  provide  you  with  my  contact  information.  

 

Comanche  Star  Ranch  –  November  2014  

 

 

Alan Sladek