Fall can be an excellent time to fish for bass from the bank. During this time, bass will migrate back into the shallows making them accessible to bank anglers.
In this tip, Wired2Fish staff McKeon “Keys” Roberts heads out on a bank fishing mission hitting a milk run of lakes and rivers. Fishing different bodies of water presents different scenarios and there are a few baits you should have in your box to be best prepared to catch bass from the bank in fall.
One thing Keys relies on for any bank mission is his tackle management system. The importance of this to keep baits and gear accessible on the fly for different cover types and depths. Filming these missions requires a variety of camera gear and the ability to stay organized from shore adds to the odds of successful fishing and making these videos possible. This is where a trusty backpack comes in to keep things pain free.
His basic rundown of lures for fall bank fishing for bass include swim jigs, frogs, Chatterbaits, jerkbaits, lipless crankbait, shallow squarebills, crappie tubes, grubs, ned rig, topwater, shaky head, small swimbaits, spinnerbaits, and craws. Here are some of the specific tackle items in his bank fishing box for fall.
FISHING TACKLE USED:
- Flambeau Heritage 5007 Backpack
- Flambeau Zerust Max Blade Krate:
- The Rod Glove Casting
- The Rod Glove Spinning
- Daiwa Tatula 150 Casting Reel 7.3:1
- Ark Invoker Pro Series Casting Rod 7′ MedHvy
- Sufix Advance Fluorocarbon, 10lb, and 17lb
- Sufix 40-pound 832 Braid
- Z-Man Evergreen Chatterbait JackHammer
- Advantage Swim Jig
- Terminator Pro Series Jig
- Spro Dean Rojas Bronzeye Frog 65
- Terminator Walking Frog
- Rapala Shadow Rap Shad – Deep
- Rapala Shadow Rap
- Rapala X-Rap Jerkbait
- Megabass X-80 TD Trick Darter
- Yo-Zuri Rattl’n Vibe Lipless Crankbait
- Rapala DT Fat Crankbait – 3
- Crappie Tubes
- Mister Twister Curly Tail Grubs
- Rapala Ultra Light Shad
- VMC Tungsten Worm Weight
- VMC Tungsten Flippin Weight
- VMC Tungsten Slider Weight
- VMC Neko Weight
- VMC Finesse Neko Hook
- VMC Ike Approved Weedless Neko Hook
- VMC Neko Rings
- VMC Wacky Rig Tool
- VMC Tokyo Rig
- 13 Fishing Invader
- VMC Ike Approved Wacky Weedless Hook
- Gary Yamamoto Senko
- VMC Moon Eye Jig Head
- VMC Ike Approved Heavy Duty Worm Hook
- VMC Ike Approved Heavy Duty Wide Gap Hook
- Z-Man Finesse ShroomZ Jig Head
- Z-Man Hula StickZ
- VMC Dominator Shakey Head
- Zoom Trick Worm
- VMC Dominator Half Moon Long Shank Jig
- VMC Sinker Stops
- Zoom Z Craw
- Storm Largo Shad, 3in Live Minnow
- VMC Hybrid Swimbait Jig
- Advantage Double Willow Spinnerbait
- Advantage Top Chop Buzzbait
