Every fall, I start getting the same question: “What lures should I actually have tied on right now?”
And my answer usually gets simpler every year.
I don’t want a tackle box packed with 30 different baits that all do basically the same thing. I want a small group of lures that lets me adjust as the fish move from the surface, through the middle of the water column, and down around structure.
That’s exactly how I picked this year’s fall bundle. The goal wasn’t to stuff a bunch of products into a box. It was to build a simple fall system I’d actually feel confident carrying for redfish, speckled trout, snook, and flounder.
Why Fall Changes the Lures I Carry
Fall inshore fishing is one of my favorite times of the year because there can be a lot of food in the system and some very aggressive feeding windows.
One of the biggest things I pay attention to is the size of the bait. As the season progresses, baitfish that were tiny earlier in the year have had months to grow. When predators are keyed in on those larger baitfish, throwing a larger profile can make a lot of sense.
But “use a bigger lure” is only part of the equation.
Fall also brings changing temperatures and changing fish locations. Some mornings you’ll find fish crushing bait near the surface. Other times they’ll slide deeper, tuck around structure, or feed closer to the bottom.
That’s why I’d rather carry a few different presentations than six different colors of the same presentation.
1. When Fish Are Feeding on Top: Moonwalker
If I see bait getting pushed, birds working, wakes moving across a flat, or I’m fishing that first low-light window of the morning, I want a topwater option ready.
The Moonwalker is the one I picked for that job. It’s a 4-inch walking topwater, and the big reason I like having it in a fall box is simple: it lets me cover a lot of water and find aggressive fish quickly.
Topwater isn’t the answer all day, every day. But when fish are willing to come up, I’d rather know that quickly than spend the first hour dragging something slowly near the bottom.
2. When They Stop Committing on Top: Skinny Lipper XL
This is the lure I want when fish are still shallow but they’re not quite willing to explode on a true topwater.
The Skinny Lipper XL is 5 inches long and designed to work from the surface down to roughly 18 inches. That makes it a really useful “bridge” between topwater and a soft plastic.
I especially like this type of lure when I’m seeing fish follow a topwater without committing, or when I still want to cover shallow water quickly but need the bait just under the surface.
We’re including the Skinny Lipper XL free in the seasonal fall bundle while the promotion is active. I wanted it in there because it fills a very specific gap that a lot of anglers miss.
3. My Big Baitfish Profile: Mulligan 5" Bomber
If there’s one category I want represented in a fall lure box, it’s a larger paddletail.
The Mulligan 5" Bomber gives me that larger baitfish profile without forcing me into a completely different style of fishing.
It weighs about half an ounce before rigging and can be fished on a weighted weedless hook or a jighead. That matters because I can keep the same basic lure and simply change the rigging depending on depth.
In shallow grass or around mangroves, I can rig it weedless. If the fish push deeper, I can move it to a jighead and get it farther down in the water column.
That versatility is exactly why it made my fall list.
4. When Fish Are Lower or Feeding on Shrimp: Prawn Original
Fall isn’t only about baitfish.
When fish are feeding closer to the bottom, hanging around docks or oysters, or clearly keying in on shrimp, I want a shrimp profile in the box too.
The Prawn Original is 4.3 inches long and can be rigged on either weighted hooks or jigheads, which is why I like it for this system.
I don’t have to carry a pre-rigged shrimp for one exact depth. I can change the weight and fish the same basic lure shallow, mid-depth, or near bottom.
5. The Part Most Anglers Overlook: Rigging for the Depth
The lure gets all the attention, but your rigging determines where that lure actually spends its time.
That’s why I included both Hoss Helix weighted hooks and Hoss Round Eye Jigheads.
Hoss Helix Hooks
My choice for shallow grass, mangroves, and snag-prone cover where I want a weedless presentation. Current weight options cover roughly 0.5 to 3 feet depending on the hook weight and lure.
Hoss Round Eye Jigheads
My choice when I need to get a soft plastic deeper or work it closer to the bottom. The current 1/8, 3/16, and 1/4 oz options cover roughly 1 to 8 feet depending on conditions.
On the Fall Bundle page, you can choose the Hoss hook and jighead weights that make the most sense for the water you fish instead of being stuck with one preselected weight.
How I’d Fish This Bundle on a Normal Fall Trip
I wouldn’t rotate through every lure just because it’s in the box.
I’d let the fish and the conditions tell me what to do:
That’s the whole idea.
Instead of wondering which of 30 lures to throw, you’re making a much easier decision: surface, shallow subsurface, mid-water, or bottom.
What’s in the 2026 Fall Bundle?
- Moonwalker — topwater
- Mulligan 5" Bomber — larger paddletail / baitfish profile
- Prawn Original — shrimp profile
- Hoss Helix Hooks — shallow weedless rigging
- Hoss Round Eye Jighead — deeper presentation
- Skinny Lipper XL — shallow subsurface plug, included free during the seasonal promotion
You can see every lure, choose your Hoss rigging weights, and check the current seasonal offer on the Fall Bundle page.
See the Fall Bundle & Choose Your RiggingWhy I Put These Together Instead of Just Running a Sale
The easiest thing for us to do would be to pick a few popular products, discount them, and call it a seasonal bundle.
That’s not how I want these bundles built.
I want each lure to have a job.
If two lures are doing the exact same thing, I don’t need both. If there’s a gap in the water column, I want to fill it. And if the fish change what they’re doing after a weather change, I want you to be able to adapt without needing a completely different tackle box.
That’s why this fall bundle has a topwater, a shallow subsurface plug, a big paddletail, a shrimp profile, and two rigging systems.
It’s not every lure you could possibly use in fall.
It’s the group I’d want with me if I were trying to keep things simple and still be ready for the most common inshore situations.
One Last Fall Fishing Tip
Don’t let the bundle distract you from the most important part of fishing: finding feeding fish.
A perfect lure in a dead zone is still a lure in a dead zone.
Pay attention to bait, current, depth changes, wind-blown shorelines, creek mouths, points, and areas where predators can pin bait.
Then choose the presentation that gets into the part of the water column where those fish are feeding.
If you want the deeper training behind these lure choices, we also have a Fall Lures Mini-Course covering rigging, retrieving, and equipment tips.
And if you’re still building your first overall inshore setup, start with our beginner inshore fishing setup guide before worrying about adding more tackle.
Tight lines,
Luke