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Vertical Lures Jig X& CB's Hawg Sauce - A Killer....
Well, the fall bite is on and the fishing has been spectacular. I have been fishing some smaller inland lakes instead of burning gallons of gas out on Lake Champlain and it has been a lot of fun. It is nice to just get out and fun fish instead of worrying about putting five good fish in the box.
The water temperature has been in the high 50's and although the bass haven't quite begun to move out of their summertime haunts yet, they are beginning to get on the feed and the jig bite has been pretty good.
I spent both weekend days pitching a 1/2 ounce Vertical Lures Jig X with a Lachase Baits Chunk trailer in the scattered, deeper grass on outside grass lines. The bass seemed to be suspended or just above the bottom and most of them would eat the jig on the fall. One thing about a jig bite is sometimes you never feel the bite, especially when the water is cool and the fish are a little lethargic. This gives the bass a leg-up and they can sometimes spit the jig out before you have a chance to set the hook. Before I get to my point and finish the rest of the story I need to tell you another story:
Back in July at Lake Oneida I met Matt Wilson (a.k.a. The Principal) from TAC: The Angling Center. Matt and I talked for quite a while, swapped fishing stories, and gave each other samples of our favorite baits to try. Among the products that Matt gave me were a couple of bottles of CB's Hawg Sauce. Now I will be the first to tell you that I have always thought scents were kind of a waste of time and money, but hey, they were free so I thought I might as well give then a try - what do I have to lose? When I got home I gave it a try. I would fish for a while without a bite (in an area where I know there were fish), then I would add the CB's Hawg Sauce to my bait and shortly after I would get a bite? Coincidence, right? Well, I wanted to think so. However, after three months of experimentation I can honestly say that this stuff really works - and that means something coming from someone who didn't want it to work. OK, now back to the story:
So like I said, I was piching a Vertical Lures Jig X in scattered, deep grass. I was also using a LaChase Baits Chunk trailer and had that covered in CB's Sweet and Sassy Crawfish Gel. I caught lots of fish in the two-three pound range and a couple of nice kicker fish that were around four-plus pounds - the majority of them ate it on the fall. What was really interesting to me was all the fish had the jigs way back in their mouths, I mean choking on it, but I only felt a couple of bites and saw my line jump one or twice. My only explaination for this is that I have come up with the killer jig combination - Vertical Lures Jig X, hand-poured chunks, and CB's Hawg Sauce. Aside from the Jig X being an awesome weedless jig, I think the hand-poured chunks added to the appeal of the jig, making it look like a real craw. And when they got it in their mouth, the Hawg Sauce convinced them that they had a real tasty treat so they held onto the jig long enough for me to drive the hook home.
Anyway, It has been really fun getting out on small, inland lakes and whackin' some fish with my friends without the worries of a weigh-in at the end of the day. I hope the weather continues to cooperate and gives me a few more spectacular fall fishing days. I am not quite read to winterize the boat and I want to catch a few more fish on my killer fall combination.
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