The Fall Lures Mini-Course [Rigging, Retrieving, & Equipment Tips]
- By: Luke Simonds
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- Found In: Mini Course, Weekly Newsletter: 10-8-23
This Fall Lures Mini-Course will show you how to consistently catch quality redfish, seatrout, and snook throughout the Fall season with the hand-picked lures in the Fall Lure Bundle.
After watching these lessons, you’ll be able to confidently get out on the water without bothering to buy/catch live bait.
And you’ll be getting into some great fish since you’ll be picking the right lure and giving it the optimal retrieve to generate strikes even when other fishermen aren’t catching anything.
Here are the topics this mini-course covers:
- When To Use Each Lure
- Topwater Lesson – Moonwalker
- Top-Diver Lesson – Skinny Lipper
- Paddletail Lessons – Bomber
- Jerk Shad Lesson – SS Jerk
- Recommended Rods, Reels, & Lines
Fall Lures Selection Guidance
Great news!!! We have made the following 2 upgrades to this Fall Bundle to include some of our newer/better lures.
- The new Slam Shady Mulligan Bomber replaced the original Slam Shady Bomber so that you have a slightly bigger profile that casts farther and skips better.
- The Terd Ferguson Tweaker replaced the Alabama Leprechaun jerk so that you have a slightly shorter profile that casts just as far (if not farther).
Note: The rigging and retrieval tactics are the exact same for these two upgrades relative to what they replaced (both are slight tweaks that’ll help catch more fish).
Topwater Lesson: Moonwalker
Recommended Equipment
- Rod: Slot Machine Custom Rod
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 2500
- Line: 10lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament (with 30 lb bite tippet if in snook territory)
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
- Lure: Moonwalker
Top-Diver: Skinny Lipper
Recommended Equipment
- Rod: Slot Machine Custom Rod
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 2500
- Line: 10lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament (with 30 lb bite tippet if in snook territory)
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
- Lure: Skinny Lipper
Paddletail Lessons: SS Bombers
Recommended Equipment
- Rod: Slot Machine Custom Rod
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 2500
- Line: 10lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament (with 30 lb bite tippet if in snook territory)
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
- Lure 1: Slam Shady Bomber rigged on Hoss Helix 4/0 1/8th oz Hook
- Lure 2: Gold Digger Bomber rigged on Hoss Helix 4/0 1/8th oz Hook
Paddletail Lessons: SS Jerks
Recommended Equipment
- Rod: Slot Machine Custom Rod
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 2500
- Line: 10lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament (with 30 lb bite tippet if in snook territory)
- Scent: Dr. Juice Saltwater Slam Exclusive Scent
- Lure 1: Alabama Leprechaun Jerk rigged on Hoss Helix 3/0 1/8th oz Hook
- Lure 2: FRED the Jerk rigged on Hoss Helix 3/0 1/8th oz Hook
Recommended Equipment
Medium Power [Most Inshore Situations]
- Rod: Slot Machine Custom Rod
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 2500
- Line: 10 lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 20 lb Ande Monofilament (with 30 lb bite tippet if in snook territory)
Medium Heavy Power [High Current and/or Structure Zones]
- Rod: TFO Tactical Inshore MH 7’6″
- Reel: Daiwa BG MQ 3000
- Line: 20 lb J-Braid 8 Grand
- Leader: 30 lb Ande Monofilament (with 40 lb bite tippet if in big snook territory)
Fall Lures Conclusion
Fall is what many fishermen consider to be the best season for catching big redfish, snook, seatrout, and flounder.
This is when the schools of big redfish come inshore, and they are often found in the same areas where snook, seatrout, and flounder feed which makes for some high odds of catching slams.
Best of all, the fish are often having to consume more calories than usual because they are on the move, so this is when using lures can result in more slam catches compared to live bait simply because we can cover so much more water with lures.
And if you do want to catch some great slams with lures, the hand-picked lures shown above that mack up the Fall Lures Bundle are tough to beat.
Please leave a comment below if you have any questions about any of these lessons.
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Hey Luke great stuff! One thing I am wondering is how some of your retrieves would look from a kayak. A lot of the time you have the rod pointed down. Just wondering how that would translate over to kayak fishing? Thanks!
Hey Jacob, my apologies for missing your question last week. When fishing from a kayak, I just do my best to keep the rod tip at the same level relative to the water. So a rod tip down retrieve while standing up is just a to-the-side retrieve while sitting in a kayak.
Thanks Luke!
Thanks Luke!
I just joined Salt Strong, and am excited to learn how to truly fish inshore in FL. My question right now is about my line. For the spinning reel, it’s states 20LB line size, but you guys suggest 10LB. Does this hold true for a bait caster as well? My MN reels and rods are getting old, so I bought the suggested Tatula SV TW 103HS bait caster. I also received the free BG2500 spinning reel. I’m just trying to figure what to put on the bait caster?
Hey Jon, my apologies for missing your question. Since you referenced the 20 lb line for spinning reels, I assume you’re talking about Medium Heavy tackle fishing where some extra power is needed vs. the lighter weight setups for flats fishing.
If you’ll be using the bait caster around structure, then I’d go with a MH power rod and 30 lb braid (baitcasters can handle thicker lines much better than spinning, so beefing up on the braid for baitcasting reels is very common.
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