What are the best baits for October bass fishing, and when should you throw each one as cooling water changes where bass live and feed? In this video I break down five October bass baits for structure, shallow cover, rocky banks, ultra-shallow baitfish, docks and deep weed edges — plus a fall grass pattern that can show you where bass will group up again next spring.

I built this list by going back through years of daily fishing logs, including my time guiding on Lake Fork and fall trips on lakes around the country. October is a major transition month, so instead of simply naming five lures, I’ll show you the conditions, locations, retrieves and bait choices that repeatedly produced fish for me as fall progressed.

You’ll learn:
Why a Carolina rig is still one of my favorite ways to locate fall bass on points, humps, roadbeds and other structure
Carolina rig vs drop shot and why I often catch better-quality fall bass on the Carolina rig
When to choose a squarebill versus a tighter-wobbling flat-sided crankbait
How to fish medium-running crankbaits on windy rocky banks as the water cools
The fast-stop Jerk Shad retrieve I use when fall bass get extremely shallow
Why I lean harder on a jig around docks, wood and deep weed edges as temperatures drop
How bladed jigs can help locate the exact grass irregularities that often reload with bass next spring

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Berkley PowerBait Jerk Shad
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Berkley MaxScent Moeba Urchin
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Berkley Frittside 5 Crankbait
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Berkley Dime 6 Crankbait
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Berkley Dime 10 Crankbait
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Berkley  Flippin' Jig
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Berkley MaxScent Flux Gill
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Slobberknocker Bladed Jig
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Berkley Squarebull 5.5 Crankbait
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Berkley Shallow Money Badger 5 Crankbait
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Berkley Power Stinger
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Berkley Paddlin' PowerStinger
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Berkley Drip Minnow
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