Fall Patterns

The weather, like the leaves is changing. The nights are getting cold and the lakes are ready to turn over. Some already have, many more are in the process. Now is the time for that small window of great "catching" in the fall. The shad have bunched up and ran to the backs of the creeks.

The bass are there now having followed the food. Spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and black buzz baits prevail and are the weapons of choice for most anglers this time of year. Thousands of miles of shoreline will be bombarded. Trolling motors will kick up mud in the endless pursuit of Mr. Bass. Many fish will be caught but many more, sometimes better fish will be passed over.

There is one pattern that the average angler does not try this time of year. It is a pattern that will often produce the largest stringer of fish from the back of the creek. It is a simple pattern that yoou can use with any of the earlier mention baits. The key is to position your boat in 8 - 10 ft of water and just cast down the middle of the pocket. Cast at every angle that you can. You will catch fish and good ones! This time of year many of the fish that move in the back of the creeks are suspended and this is a fantastic way to catch them. Good Luck and tight lines!

Slow traffic keep right!!!

I have been driving for 28 years now and I am wondering when the traffic laws changed? I was taught that the slower traffic on a highway was to keep right. It seems that the norm today is for someone to get on and move directly to the far left lane. It does not matter what speed they are traveling, or that there is a line of traffic behind them! The question is what possesses these people to do this? Are they just moronic or are they ignorant of the rules of the road? I think that today's society is to blame. Too many people are only about what's in it for me and what do I get out of it. We have traffic cops, why only worry about speeding or road rage. If they enforced the basic rules of the road then road rage would just fade away. People get in the right lane...get out of my way and do not ever assume that because I am towing a boat you need to pull out in front of me! Just my $.02 worth.