Perhaps more than any other year, fall fishing locations can be spot on the spot where specific structural elements hold fish. If there is a mistake many anglers make when fishing structure, that mistake would be fishing the spot versus fishing for fish.

Within rapidly cooling waters, primal forces drive walleyes into a fall feeding rampage. Bundled against the elements, anglers cast, jig, troll and drift with live baits and artificial lures, ready to do battle with biggest, baddest, and smartest fish of the season.

Cooler temperatures and lower light intensity bring big fish back into shallow waters, creating tremendous opportunities for anglers fishing from small boats or shoreline piers.

Smallie guru Bill Schultz sits down with Hugh Hutson, Assistant Product Development Manager with Pflueger and Abu Garcia, to get some answers to some of his questions regarding his favorite reels.