What are your favorite late Fall presentations ?

Thought I’d would be good to see how each of us fish the river during the cooling water period. I enjoy jig and minnow and casting to shore and wingdams. Jack.

hey,, my favorite presentation for the fall bite is pitching the shallows and bulking up,,,,,,Most of the time i like to throw ringworms or 7 inch rubber worm…, walleyes are head hunters and they will ingulf the worm,,, if u ever disect a walleye or a sauger,, there is ussually one or more 5 inch gizzy’s in there stomach,, and there is not a bite mark in the side of the shad…

I’ve heard of doing this from people I know. What I was wondering is what particular colors you like to use. I’ve heard that natural colors work well. Have you ever tried using 4-6″ lizards? I know a guy that likes to throw them even more than worms. Thanks for any input.

My favorite presentation is the one that works!… In the past I spent most of my time as a vertical jig man…. I would use a twister and a minnow.. guaranteed!… OR sometimes a Sonar (they can be great on some days)….

BUT… heres a little secret… vertical jigging is a pretty good search method cuz the current moves you pretty fast… once you find an active pod of fish you need to focus on them… you can do it by moving and drifting repeatedly but its kind of a time waster…. one of the things Ive found works real good in the fall is dragging a heavy jig upriver with a ringworm on it…. its amazing how hard those light biting saugers nail this presentation… all ya gotta do is pull slowly up river and weave a little back and forth in the place they are sitting… and WHAM!!.. fish on….. you can really pile on the numbers… and if you happen to have a situation where someone anchors right in the spot you have been vertical jigging through you can use this method to stay on the fish and not snag the anchor of the rude person who stole your spot….

my very favorite jig head for this is the Nuckle Ball Zone-R its speacially designed for a dragging approach (they dont often snag and they hold the worm off the bottom a bit so the fish get a great shot at it!) and they come with weights heavy enough to get the job done in most cases….. this may seem a bit odd but to do this presentation I prefer to use a 8′ casting rod with a heavy super line like 30# powerpro…. sensitivity is NOT an issue… these fish just slaughter that ringworm….. but dont worry you can get by with whatever rod and line you choose….. and other jig head styles can work too…. But I have found the old nuckeler to do by far the best ……..

sooooooo all that being said.. and a pic being worth a 1000 words… heres a pic of a couple of my favorite redwing colors and the jigs I use…….

ohh… I did mention saugers cuz they are on a tear right now at red wing… but this works great for the eyes too…..

Fantastic. Thanks for all the info. I think my head has stretchmarks from absorbing all the info I gain on this website. I cannot wait to get to L & D #7 and pound on some ‘eyes or sandpike. Too much work & not enough play makes me cranky. Time to take it out on some fish. Thanks again.

I love throwing over-sized tails on 1/8th ounce jigs i nthe fall. From now, or as soon as I get back from Mille Lacs that is , the majority of my biggest walleye will come on a 5″ or 6″ kalin tail. Then once the waters cool into the 30’s, sparcely tied hair jigs and ringworms are my “go-to” baits.

Favorite colors would tend towards more natural colors…. blues, purples, and plain white is always good in low light. Two or three of the most productive colors for me in the last 12 months have been the bluegill, firecracker, and milky pearl in the kalin tails… but just about all colors available have their moments.

I’ll take jig fishing anytime, but luckily it works great in the fall. Trolling cranks at night is also a great fall technique, but still love that tap on the jig. I loaded up on a bunch of the Kalins tails this last summer as the clearanced. I’m hoping to be able to lose a few in the next couple weeks….

Good topic Jack….for me pulling three ways and plugs at mid-day in the areas of the “dog kennel” to the “head of the lake” would be my favorite.

Now, if your talking “headwaters” area, then a good old jigging spoon by jig-a-whopper is my go-to lure. Cast it out and slowly pump it back to the boat and wait for that tell-tale POP from a fish. Works great for smallies and walleyes. Jon

I will basically stick to 4 baits when looking for the bigger eyes this time of year. First off would be big plastics such as the 5″ Kalin tails and ring worms along with shad bodies. If that doesn’t work, I always have a hair jig rigged up and ready to throw.

When the bite is a little slow going and the fish need a little coaxing, hair jigs and super doos vertically held in their face long enough will usually put an extra fish or 2 in the net.

If I’m looking for numbers just to show someone a good time I will 3-way with minnows/crawlers and even a cranks if the conditions are right.