fishing in the months of September and October on Rivers

[pj123]

Do you have any advice on fishing in the months of September and October on Rivers such as the potomac that have a lot of grass. I was in a tournament there on the Potomac on saturday, and got a few bites on a soft plastic jerkbait, and lost a bass when he ran into the grass with the soft plastic jerkbait in his mouth. My partner caught a 14 incher by punching isolated grass on the maiun river. There were many perch jumping in the grass beds and there were small bass fry everywhere..............

[zero]

i went last week i caught 5 lbs and 3 3 lbs and mostly 2 1/2 lbs on pop r on grass edges

[pj123]

How do you imitate a injured yellow perch dying in a hole in the grass to make a bass come out and eat it?

[Mottfia]

You've got a lot of choices there buddy. Depending on how thick the grass is, you can use a frog or a jig...well a number of lures. try to match the size and colors of the prey if you think those bass are keyed into the perch.

Mottfia

[Lund Explorer]

How do you imitate a injured yellow perch dying in a hole in the grass to make a bass come out and eat it?

I've always found that deadsticking an original floating Rapala works.  Lots of sizes to match the hatch too.  Their perch/orange belly (color #5) has been my choice.

Only problem is the slowness of fishing it.  In a tournament, I always wanted to be on the move, and that doesn't fit with deadsticking all that well.  Also, you need to keep one eye on the sky to make sure a seagull (aka - dump chicken) doesn't zone in on it.

[Boots]

i got shut out for the first time this year on a river yesterday.  not even a bite.