Best Lure for Dirty Water This Fall (Simple Change, Big Results)
- By: Tony Acevedo
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- Found In: Fishing Tips, Inshore Fishing, Tackle & Gear, Artifical Lure Tips
When the water turns dirty in the fall, the lure you choose matters a lot more than most people realize.
Visibility drops, strike zones tighten, and fish start relying more on feel than sight.
That’s why I’m showing you the exact type of lure I switch to when the water gets murky, and explaining why it works so well.
The goal is to help you catch more fish this fall and avoid wasting money on lures that just don’t get noticed in low-visibility water.
Let’s get into it!
Software Used:
Tackle Used:
- Rod: Slam Stick Spinning Rod
- Reel: Otis 2500
- Mainline: J-Braid 8 Grand – 10 lb
- Leader: 15 lb mono
- Lure : The Mulligan 5″ Bomber – Slam Shady Color
- Hook: 4/0 1/8oz Hoss Helix Hooks
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Great video! I’ve had good luck with the pink in murky water.
Thanks Dennis!
Nice Red and great tips. The water is very dirty here around Cape Canaveral on the Banana River. Going to use larger lures to get more attention.
Thanks Bryce!
Nice Red , Tony.🤗🎣🙏💯
Thanks Bob!
Thanks for the video and its presentation, all very good information… Thanks again Tony
You’re welcome Thomas!
Well you know me Tony my favorite lure is a spinnerbait up until the water temp is 65 degrees or warmer in fact that last report I did for a trip I did on the 9th of this month that big bull red I caught was on a spinnerbait but unfortunatly as of now both the mullet are pretty much gone now and last night as well as tonight’s weather forecast its supposed to get down in the 30s and todays high was about 53 degrees and early winter for sure so with the water im sure chilled to maybe even below 60 degrees I doubt if fall tactics is best but I’ll have to see my next trip out is going to be on the 19th of November and im going to one of my winter spots so probably fishing slower with I imagine smaller lures will be the key but like I said don’t know yer because fishing is fishing and one can make plans but sometimes those plans have to be changed just because of the weather anyways though Tony thanks for the valuable info and all you do😉👍
Thanks Steven! When the temps warm back up over the next week fish should still be in a fall pattern and the spinnerbait should still do the trick. I’ll be using one here as well!
Well if anybody would know it would be you thanks for the advice Tony maybe I’ll try and go to millcove again i also bought a new subsurface plug from fishlab tackle its called the bbk subsurface segmented suspending twitch plug it was one of icast 2024 best pick for subsurface plugs anyways just saying thanks for the reply back and I’ll keep it in mind😀👍
Tony, thanks for the tip brother. I know you typically fish out of kayaks. Is that a
gheenoe with a saltwater m
inn kota and a small ouboard on the stern you’re fishing out
of in this video?
You’re welcome Sam! The past few years Ive been fishing from the Gheenoe. Its a 15’6 Classic with a 55lb Minn Kota up front and a 25hp Suzuki on the back.
Great tips for dirty,wind,choppy water.especially the use of a bright color lure
Thanks Michael!
Another good lesson Tony! I have a request… can you please let us know the approximate location where you are in the videos? It would help us better understand the conditions.
Thanks
Scott Coghill
Thanks Scott! This is Central Florida. I don’t share specifics on some videos since they are public. Only Insiders get the good stuff!
Here is the full report in the community:
https://community.saltstrong.com/post/179264
Thanks, Tony. I always appreciate your videos since I’m only into this for about a year now learning as much as I can. I’ll be fishing in the Indian river or the lagoon tomorrow. See what I can do again thanks for all your help.
You’re welcome Jesse, good luck out there! With this cold snap be sure to focus on the wind protected areas. Those fish will move up to the shallow wind protected shorelines as the day heats up.
Thanks Tony!
You’re welcome Leo!