A nice largemouth bass jumps after being hooked Wednesday morning. Wipers, striper and white bass are also active at several Kansas lakes.
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A three-pound largemouth bass jumps trying to shake a popper from its mouth.
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The depth of the lure in the mouth of this bass shows the fish was feeding aggressively. Fall fish often do as they get ready for winter.
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Eric Akred's array of fall bass lures. He likes poppers, upper left, when the water's still shaded. Mid-day he uses plastic craws or jigs, bottom right, fished deep. In between he uses shallow-running crankbaits and spinnnerbaits.
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Eric Akred used to spend quite a bit of his fall hunting. Now, he mostly fishes for bass.
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A popper worked by Eric Akred nears a stump, a great place for a bass to wait in ambush.
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A bass jumps after feeling the hook Wednesday morning in Harvey County.
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More than humans enjoy fishing in the fall, like this egret in the shallows of a Harvey County lake.
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Eric Akred with the 4 1/2-pound bass that struck on the first cast of the day.
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Eric Akred battles a bass Wednesday morning. He said the cooler water temperatures have triggered an annual feeding spree.
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A nice mid-morning bass that hit a deep-fished plastic crawdad, a great lure for mid-day fall largemouths.
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Like most fall bass, this fish is plump from feeding-up before winter.
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Eric Akred, Mulvane, brings a nice bass towards the boat Wednesday morning. Fall's one of his favorite times to catch bass.
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Eric Akred, Mulvane, brings a nice bass towards the boat Wednesday morning. Fall's one of his favorite times to catch bass.
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A lack of human activity on the water helps make fall bass fishing especially productive.
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Eric Akred battles a bass Wednesday morning. He said the cooler water temperatures have triggered an annual feeding spree.
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Eric Akred holds a bass he caught and another landed by Michael Pearce at the same time. It was one of about 10 doubles they enjoyed Wednesday morning.
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