Baits of the Month September 2023 | Jacob Wheeler

[@brianhopkins762]

My son loves pumpkin seed! He dips the tail in chartreuse. We were fortunate to grow up in a bass fishing family. My dad and his parents always fished. I remember using pumpkin seed worms ever since I was little. I completely agree with you that it has become a forgotten color. I love watching you, Jacob. Thank you for everything you do!

[@midwestfischerman]

Jacob dude, PUMPKINSEED!!!🙌🏻 Hell yes, this OG is still throwing Pumpkinseed!🎣 That color in the Berkley Powerbait line STILL SLAYS, both in the 7" Ribbontail Worm AND the CURLY TAIL GRUB! Yes, I said GRUB, so you know I'm an OG!🧓😂

[@ericdavies5571]

Love the content and congratulations on the spectacular MLF season Jacob! Would love if you made some videos where you went to a brand new lake without FFS and gave us some tips how to break down new water without FFS. I love FFS I just do not have it and I would appreciate if you made some videos without it too. Keep up the great work man!!

[@mikenolan6562]

Great video. I’m not a young guy but I am a rookie when it comes to bass fishing. I appreciate the detail and the time it takes to explain this stuff to us old guys learning new tricks.

[@fundamentawellness9562]

I grew up fishing a zoom trick work in pumpkinseed 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@brucehoffman7063]

Hey JW, How it going? I got your message about my comment on the availability of your new baits. Thx. For returning a message.

[@johno7435]

Thanks for sharing. This month is always the most difficult especially for us bank anglers in South Florida.

[@Tweaked_ej6]

I have been throwing pumpkin seed for about 25 years now and since I was a kid my go to that's gotten me more fish year around than any other bait is a 5" pumpkin seed Gary Yamamoto' Hula Grub with a 1/4 oz chartreuse jig head. It's the one bait I have bags and bags of. I am inland lake fishing in Michigan LP in water visibility usually from about 1-6 feet. The skitter-pops are an absolute phenomenal top water to throw also! Another lure I keep duplicates of in my box at any given time in the exact color shown in a #7. Thanks for the awesome info heading into September!

[@ferniedownsouth]

Incredible set up!!

[@Tweaked_ej6]

@@ferniedownsouth tried and true and even on my worst days on the water will land me some bass!

[@barryfluckiger8931]

I said to myself if there is anyone I’m going to take advice from, its wheeler. I’m glad I watched. Your game plan and strategies are so different, but better than what most of the others are saying. You break it down and explain everything in such detail in a way that we can understand plus you make so much sense. This is coming from a collision teacher that prides himself on explaining things to students so they can understand. You do what I do, give something to relate to. Thank you!

[@davidblake5199]

Jacob Thank you for the great advice and knowledge. Can’t wait to catch a dirty 30 on an old road bed down in middle Ga 🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟😎

[@gregkrukemeier2003]

Pumpkinseed lizard with the tail dipped in chartreuse spring and fall will catch em'.. Still works great in clear water. Usually Spring it's a Carolina Rig and fall go to a Texas Rig. It also tends to work when the bite is tough as they are natural bed predators in the spring. I generally, will not throw this through summer.

[@bassboater11]

Pumpkin seed has always been one of my main stay colors. Real OG

[@bradbuzz4823]

I love how in depth you are with every bait, the where, the why and when. Your the man! Can you put out a video of your garage, looks like you have your own tackle shop behind you. Love it man

[@bradleyrussell1973]

Hell yesssss I still throw pumpkinseed!!!! And I dip the tails in Chartreuse/Salty Garlic Spike-It every single time. I use BOTH Zoom Baby Brush Hogs OR Zoom Magnum Lizard RIGHT NOW on a Crig…at least until my shad begin their push. The 10’ magic depth is still good here now in southern Ky along the first drops on the flats. This week should put them in the 5’ you spoke about. Hell Yeeessssss I still use Pumpkinseed!!! No reason to stop!

[@PigSticker151]

Great video as always. I use the old pumpkin seed color a lot in clear water like Bull Shoals and Table Rock. I throw a shaky head straight tail worm and the old Salt Craw. I hammer them on that color.

[@garretkeller9058]

Congratulations on a Great season brother 👍👏. I’m a former Indiana man myself, but have lived in central Fl the past eight years. I grew up throwing pumpkinseed worms. I hadn’t thrown them in years, I started throwing it down here and have wrecked them on the lakes I fish. Mainly all grass lakes, 8 to 10ft clarity. So ya pumpkinseed still works good for me! Also appreciate all your advice and great videos. Thanks brother 👍

[@earniederboven5100]

Love these videos always learning and it helps me catch a lot alot more fish...

[@krum81]

Out of most of the pros I follow Wheeler feels like a person you can trust .

[@kylevodden19]

Polymer knot is what I use Jdub, your right when illustrating the snell, and poly works very well when jackin em on the punch rig.

[@normanpotter5312]

Hey Mr wheeler I fish on bullshouls and northfork lakes here in Arkansas I'm really on the struggle bus. I met you once on northfork lake at buzzard roost boat dock you was doing an interview. I know you can't remember everyone you meet but all the information you give helps me learn other ways to fish. I mostly fish Texas rigs mondo worms, bandito bugs,lizards, Yes I'm a googan baits fisherman I do however fish other baits .I love the videos keep up the awesome informative content and I will keep watching till next time tight lines buddy

[@retiredrandyrs]

Jacob love the question about old style worm color. To this day I have Berkeley pumpkinseed and motor oil 7 inch worms I use especially in the spring and fall.

[@terranceleonard68]

Great video thanks for the tips I am to listen and learn I am just a regular person that just loves to fish again Great video

[@363javelin]

20, 30 years ago my favorite color for worms and craws were pumpkin seed or pumpkin seed with a chartreuse tail. The last couple of trips to Nickajack I thought I would try them again. A couple small dinks, that was all. I have a lot more lick with Red bug.

[@shawndc100]

Still throw pumpkin seed on the bar alot works great. Thanks for the videos helped me and partner take home a check a month ago.

[@rodcashman4793]

JW great video thanks for sharing 🎣 Enjoy all the great information 👍

[@wtrogers7]

Took your Aug suggestions found the bass on staging on flats and had a great month of fishing. Still use pumpkinseeds chartreuse tails. Saw you at GTC during Guntersville, appreciate all you do for the sport.

[@chrisfoley3320]

Dude you put so much in to your videos, I appreciate it. Keep up the hard work on the water. Can you do one on how you put together a tournament strategy.

[@johnnyweaver1300]

I use a pumpkin seed lizard with a chartreuse dipped tail, deadly, you always give alot of info on baits for each month, I'm liking that swing ned head & the bait, I'm liking all the crush city baits as well!🎣👍

[@kdeal5522]

Can you give some tips for rigging 2 colored soft plastics, like green pump purple. Which color goes up and what scenarios do you change that, or do you. Thanks wheels

[@crankintanks2092]

Great video can’t wait to find some of those swing Ned heads and them crushcity baits

[@MSmith-jf5wo]

Always try to watch you in the Tourneys (and "Rootin' fer ya"), as you are one of the best there is. Good that you give these "informal" lessons to us, on here (even to old "Dyed-in-the-Wool" Old Farts like me, that fished against Bill Dance back in '72, in Texas..!). Lol

[@patricktaylor3372]

Zoom u-tail in pumpkin seed was my go to when pond fishing as a kid! When it got hard we would use the chartreuse tail.

[@DanielJoseph-f8f]

My dad and grandpa still use pumpkin seed! I don’t have any in the boat myself, but I’m a cherry seed guy! I’ve caught a lot of bass on a cherry seed U-tale worm, Texas rigged!

[@sautterfishing]

The original pumpkinseed Yamamoto grub was awesome back in the day for smallmouth!

[@ThinkLikeABass]

Pumpkin Seed still catches em’ for me! 🫢

[@jameslindsey7159]

💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💯 LOVE THE GREAT INFO YOU GIVE AND YEP OLD SCHOOL IS SOMETIMES THE BEST WAY TO GO🎣 GOOD LUCK AND KEEP CATCHING 🎣💯💪🏿

[@dong8307]

Love throwing the Rico popper which also has spitting action.

[@Quincyfishing]

My wife was catching bass on a Pumpkin Seed color curly tail worm at Clark's Hill Lake in the month of August. Texas rig style! I might try the drop shot in that color for the month of September around some wood.

[@KennyCurbow]

Pumpkin seed is one of my favorite colors I caught my PB on that color 10" worm.

[@quincypettigrew2557]

Thanks for your time and knowledge.Congrats on AOY

[@tngreenevfl2022]

I also like just straight up pumpkin with black flakes

[@FiciousCritik]

How well do "monthly-bait tips" apply to creek fishing for large/smallmouth bass? I'm limited to a few spots on a nearby creek. It's a great creek but I'm too old to wade it safely, bank fishing only. Any "monthly-bait tips" for creeks? ... I can use some help.

[@BeeJayBaits]

Love pumpkin, chartreuse tail 6" lizard on 0-15' main and secondary points on Lanier. C-rig or Texas.

[@GoodCompanyOutdoors]

Pumpkin seed and tomato! Love them,!!

[@dannyberrysr.3769]

I still throw pumpkinseed. Works great at Guntersville and Wheeler lake

[@scottsavoca3489]

Or rugby with two bobber stops between weight and hook can also use very trimmed skirt like punch rig but horizontal skipping bottom like small crank bait

[@JohnBrown-mh9ii]

I still throw a pumpkin seed Berkley Power worms & lizards in the marsh when I fish there. The water is very tannic, possibly why the color works so well there.

[@stevet876]

I still fish pumpkin seed worms and lizards. Still catch fish. I started out fishing savage 4 in worms and Creme pre rigged worms with props on it back in the day, and then as more colors of worms became available I kept experimenting. Pumpkin seed and water melon seed are my go to color.

[@ferniedownsouth]

First of all I admire your garage!!! Just a breath taking area full of inventory. But yes!! Omg I really thought I was only one using a pumpkin seed trick worm with a shaky head. It's an excellent rig up and well for me as a bank angler, I think its the lure for this up coming season. 💯💯

[@JasonSullivanBigBass]

Thanks J Wheel you the man . Love the video we see you man

[@rcrandall]

Texas rigged 4" Pumpkin Chartreuse Power Worm. It's still working after all these years. My go to worm when all else fails.

[@chrischrist7982]

What's the best baits for pond fishing?

[@zacherypippins1494]

Red Shad and Pumpkin Seed! Let’s go! Red shad is my go to.

[@jasondadudetoo4176]

Pumpkin seed, watermelon, black blue fleck and June bug are the four primary colors of catching bass. Combos of those colors or contrast to those colors for pressured fish.

[@jasondadudetoo4176]

Soft baits for 90% of the year.... Chartreuse, bubble gum, motor oil, white, solid black are for special occasions and specific circumstances. Other colors are for hard bait.

[@kevinhamlett8976]

Still throw a pumpkin seed lizard and trick worm in NC. It has been a go-to for me this year especially.

[@FiciousCritik]

@1:20 - _"... the start of the drawdown"_

[@davidburdette788]

Pumpkin seed and sometimes pepper chartreuse. Pumpkin seed in Georgia. Pepper chartreuse in florida. Like them both in a finesse worm.

[@jtfishing17]

@wheeler What about heavy amounts of grass that start from the bank edge and lead up to 8-9ft and no open spots . Sister lake of the finger lakes

[@tonyparsley641]

Jw dale hollow Tenn can’t wait to see you there.

[@tonyparsley641]

Did I win something

[@P7Johnson]

Do you prefer normal worm hooks or EWG hooks for Texas rig worms? Most of the time I’m throwing a Texas rigged Zoom Ol monster in plum. I’ll go cherry or June bug also. Recently started throwing swim jigs more, black/blue or green pumpkin. I got your cranking rod and started throwing crankbaits, shad or bluegill. I throw the same few baits all year and still catch them but I love your videos. Makes me want to try new baits every now and then.

[@erniebrightfishing]

We got a lil grass here and there up on the bar. Not as much as down where you are because they come in and spray for it. But there's still some. Mainly back of creeks and stuff like that. C'mon up and we will go smash em.

[@starwars095]

Hey Jacob: Great info as always. Just curious as to what makes the new crush city plastics different than the older trigger x plastics that Rapala had but didn’t seem to sell well? Thanks…🎣🤔😎🐝

[@ct9737]

How about the old PB&J Chomppers !

[@ryanvarner6520]

Pumkinseed with tail dipped in chartreuse or blue is one of my favorites.

[@michaelboggs3379]

I still Carolina rig a pumpkin centipede and lizard on Sandy rock banks in KY. Won a 5 fish 100+ boat tournament with 4 smallmouth on a golden pumpkin V&M lizard #oldschool

[@TreybleRockLake]

Yamamoto pumpkinseed hula grub. Haven’t thrown it on TRL in 20 years but I bet it would still catch the heck out of 12-15 inch spots.😂 fished ALL the time as a kid.

[@chriscalhoun.concretepumping]

I know I’m two weeks late to the video but I just got off Wilson lake on Tennessee river and the absolute only bite I got was on a pumpkin seed lizard 🦎 I did dip the tail in a chartreuse garlic dye. Also fished drop shot in current from the dam

[@Larry-of7ec]

This time of the year I usually throw motor oil works fantastic you know I'm really old school because I am old and I'm still out there fishing small tournaments I think a lot of people forget about just the old style hula popper and I'm catching a lot on those just a little different sound and presentation I use the smaller hula popper keep up the good work love this channel

[@stephenearly9550]

Question: why is purple worm color not used out here in Tennessee ? Out west, it’s a staple.

[@michaelbailey91]

Jacob, the best video on baits of the month by far. Did you ever use a motor oil color worm? I used them in the seventies and eighties and had great success. Hope to see you at lake Eufaula in Oklahoma next year. 🎣

[@mattkoesterer5146]

I throw Pumpkinseed in strip pits in southern IL quite a bit works sometimes better than anything else!!

[@AnAngryAngler]

YUM 4 & 5” Dingers Carolina Pumpkin with the Chart has been my go to August Color. Stays sold out in my area. If you know you know

[@donbarks6712]

I use the kvd pumpkin seed. But the one that’s not talked about is MOTOR OIL it’s a forgotten worm as well

[@jeffstewart845]

Love the videos tried to meet you at Red Crest but you were busy! Hope to meet you some day!

[@WheelerFishing]

Next time! Appreciate the support!

[@PigSticker151]

I still use pumpkin seed salt craws and tubes. They still love them

[@timtighe9718]

Great info. Very helpful.

[@booster4470]

I only use orig pumpkinseed if I dye the tip of the tail in chartreuse.

[@brandondoaneoutdoors]

I was not expecting my home lake to be the “ general lake “ in this video but I have a tournament on The Bar this weekend so it was a very pleasant surprise! Thanks Wheeler!

[@Mike_Gs]

yeah lol my home lake is Douglas Lake about 1-2 hrs from there so glad it absolutely the same cover and things from both lakes

[@JackHallFishing]

@@Mike_Gshaha! Same my home lake is Douglas too.

[@Mike_Gs]

haha was out there tonight just trying to find some spots@@JackHallFishing

[@JackHallFishing]

@@Mike_Gs ayy nice man! Got the big bass tournament coming up here in a month….should be fun

[@Mike_Gs]

@@JackHallFishing Good Luck! being from FL i only have shallow water baits as far as i have seen they are out deep. If you don’t mind what are you catching them on?

[@TheVulcanrider03]

Awesome Jacob great tips

[@LanceBrake]

Caught a bunch on pumpkinseed last weekend at mound city Kansas

[@brandonshell2512]

My home lake is Watts Bar. Good luck to all those Open competitors. Tough lake for keeper bites. It does have grass in shallow areas and very thick hydrilla/milfoil mix. But lots of steep rock banks also. Very little true flats and very little ledges like rest of tva lakes. Must be doing something wrong because, i've never caught a fish once the grass tops out. Usually just avoid it :)

[@sterlHAsilva]

What a season man congrats

[@charleslusk2nd898]

Brought out the Pumpkin seed just the other day and caught some. Also used cotton candy to give it that extra flash.

[@CarrieDiehl]

I have had my crush city stuff pre-ordered on tackle warehouse since July can’t wait for it to come in

[@raymaylone8563]

Would like to see you do some videos and give your thoughts on river fishing the different seasons. Maybe?????????🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@billy_kc2402]

Thanks for the great info Jacob. You’re creating the next generation of savage anglers lol. I noticed on your punching set up you have your weight stopped, is there a particular situation you are stopping the weight and not stopping it when you are Texas rigging and punching?

[@1b1e1ar]

Pumpkinseed with a chartreuse tail still works out here in West Tx, but don’t tell lol

[@daniellaurent2662]

Snell not is fine if you fishing heavy grass, Mats, and hay grass. If you fishing Roseau cane down here in some areas like Louisiana, such as the marsh in Venice I wouldn’t snail not. Snail knot seems to get the bait more caught up more in the can than just a regular eye thru knot. I do prefer snail not when punch mats and hay grass.

[@Budget_bassin]

I’ve stopped using the snell due to loosing fish. For me, I seem to do just as good with a more traditional knot.

[@SelwynCooper]

I'm a bank fisherman for bass do these bait work for me ?

[@k1llerdir]

Snell works best for me. Try floating minnows for topwater.

[@jameshumphries1567]

I typically use a Palomar knot for my soft plastics

[@jessevowell2554]

Love the videos dude! Loved seeing you again at Real deal tackle. Got nickajack this weekend. Wish me luck💪🏻

[@raymaylone8563]

When it comes to snell knot I won’t use them anymore I’ve lost too many fish. I studied the video you did on MLF and even had it stored in my phone for future references. I just seem to lose more. Fish went back to the trustee Palomar knot.

[@terrygorsch386]

Pumpkin seed still works great up here in Upstate NY 🤓🐠🎸

[@mooch2u]

Old school Motor Oil worm when fishing heavy pressured lakes

[@theorthattorney]

Pumpkinseed...one of the OG color trifecta along with motor oil and Zoom lemon pepper 🤣

[@harrysmith9648]

yes pumpkin seed lizARD CHART TAIL TAR HEEL BASSIN JORDAN LAKE N C YOU DIDNT HERE THIS FROM ME LOL

[@jamesmiracle2818]

I thought when weeds start to turn bass would leave them it’s starting here in ohio looks like there headed towards brown color great video

[@LipRippinJunkie]

I need a shop like that 🔥

[@Fshnfool]

You should jump into that open and pick you up a little coin! It would be real interesting if you did.😳