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Elite Fall Tips: Butcher Stays Shallow |
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 Story Photo by Steve Wright, OutdoorChannel.com Fall is about eliminating water. That’s the way Bassmaster Elite Series pro Terry Butcher views it, and it makes autumn one of his favorite times to bass fish.
“The fish get really shallow,” said the 40-year-old Talala, Okla., pro. “I like fishing shallow. Once the temperatures get down there, I don’t have to worry about those guys offshore beating me because you can win on the bank.”
When the water surface temperature drops into the 70s, the fall bass fishing patterns begin. And they will hold as temperatures continue to drop into the 50s.
The tackle arsenal for the two-time Bassmaster Classic qualifier gets pretty simple then. He’ll start his day with something on the surface – sometimes a Zara Spook, but usually a Booyah Pip Squeak buzzbait. His color choice in that buzzbait might surprise you. |
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Terry Butcher's fall spinnerbait tactics |
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By Matt Pangrac Oct 5, 2011 When water temperatures across much of the South and Midwest begin to cool with approaching fall cold fronts, bass vacate their deep-water summer haunts and start prowling shallow flats in search of baitfish.
It's during this time of year, when water temperatures dip into the 70s, that the spinnerbait can become a primetime player.
"Normally in the fall, the water is lower, so you can find a lot of isolated laydowns and stumps along the bank," explains Elite Series pro Terry Butcher. "It's hard to beat slow-rolling a spinnerbait by this cover." Complete Story |
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Butcher's Journey to the Post Season Part 2 |
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Talala, OK - After finishing the 2006 Elite Series inaugural season with a respectable 44th place finish in the Toyota Trucks Angler Of the Year point standings, Oklahoma’s Terry Butcher struggled to remain within striking distance of Bassmaster Classic qualification for the following two seasons. In 2007 he finished in 87th place, and his 2008 campaign resulted in a 59th place finish in the TTAOY standings. Read More |
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Butcher's Journey to the Post Season Part One |
Talala, OK - When the 2009 Elite Series stopped on New York’s Oneida Lake last August for the final event of the regular season, Oklahoma’s Terry Butcher sat in 50th place in the Toyota Trucks Angler Of the Year point standings. Read More
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Experience, Versatility The Keys To Butcher's Climb |
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Nobody could've blamed Terry Butcher if he'd given up on pro fishing several years ago. He endured one of the most miserable stretches imaginable during the 2007 Bassmaster Elite Series season – an epic slump that might've caused a man with less fortitude to not only abandon the profession, but sell his boat and all his equipment and get out of the sport altogether. Read More |
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WETUMPKA, Ala. -- The conversation at a Butcher/Evers family dinner is sure to include fishing, especially lately.
Both Terry Butcher and Edwin Evers, who married Butcher's sister, live on family cattle property alongside each other in Talala, Okla. Each qualified and are fishing this week in the Toyota Trucks Championship Week. Read Complete Story |
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BUTCHER'S JOURNEY TO THE POST SEASON |
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After Clarks Hill, I started thinking that things might be starting to turn my way."
Story by Matt Pangrac - This is Part-one of a two-part story focusing on Elite Series pro Terry Butcher and his rock-solid 2010 Elite Series regular season performance which had lead to a birth in the post season. Part-one takes an in-depth look at each of Butcher’s tournaments in the 2010 regular season. Part-two, which will run on Monday, will focus on his goals heading into the post season and Butcher’s growth over the course of his career. Read Story |
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