FYI - see the upcoming PB mag issue on the need for fish to pack on extra weight in the Fall just before (month or so) water temps drop.

Because fish are cold blooded they have optimum growth temps in warm spring and early summer waters , then growth slows and can stop or even reverse in extremely hot summer temperatures. Then as the water starts to cool in Fall metabolism ramps back up as optimum temperatures occur again.

In order to maintain condition Largemouth Bass (and other fish) maximize caloric growth in the Fall, store visceral fat, and minimize active metabolic demands in preparation for Winter.

Now is a good time to take advantage of the fall feeding frenzy.