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A squeaky buzzbait with a soft plastic trailer is the best fall buzzbait setup for three reasons: it works at every speed, bass hold on to it longer, and it skips into places other buzzbaits can't reach. Here's why, plus the buzzbait hack pro Jacob Wheeler uses.

Missing buzzbait blowups? Match your retrieve speed to water clarity, fish ultra shallow when the water is 50 to 65 degrees, and don't set the hook until you feel the weight. Here are 3 fall buzzbait tips that put more bass in the boat.

Where should you throw a buzzbait in the fall? Start on shallow flats and shallow rock and wood early, then follow the heat to rock banks, the last deep creek channel bank and big bluff rock once the water drops below 65 degrees. Follow the bait early. Follow the heat late.