Largemouth Bass Fishing Question?
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Ok i have had trouble fishing bass this season i need help choosing the right lure and reeling in procedure and locating bass so help me answer the following:
Well my lake is really big and it ranges from 1 foot to 10 feet in the middle. The water’s temperature this week is between 75-60 right now.
It is obviously Winter time.
Now i have caught so much Largemouth Bass here that i lost count but over 200 100% sure of that. Now i caught them every season except Winter so what lure should i use right now and how do i reel it in and where are the fish hiding??
In Spring Buzzbaits and Spinnerbaits are beauties
In Summer Soft Lures are killers
In Fall Shad and Fish-style baits are beautiful i caught my biggest and most fish this season on a single day!
In Winter -?!?!?!?_?!_$__$L$ What should i use??!?
My rod is a 7 foot casting rod, 12-16 lb. test line. I have about 40 feet worth of line left in the reel.
The weather is Partly Cloudy and there are no Obstructions whatsoever.
I have a row boat i can borrow from my Neighbor if i have too maybe not today. it is 4:00 P.M local time and it has been Sunny the pass 2 days. Please Help i am using a buzz bait which is not working due to the fact there is a loud Fountain Supressing the noise it makes.
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You should drop down to 8lb-10lb line and go with 1/4oz rubber jigs or possibly some Texas or Carolina rigged finesse worms, such as the 4″-5″ Kinami. The fish are moving slower, and are down deeper, than you can fish effectively with a buzz bait.
Cast the bait and let it fall to the bottom, then twitch it a bit. Lift the rod tip and reel in a couple of turns, then let it fall again. Keep an eye on the line, as they will almost always hit when the bait is falling.
go with a diving minnow lure in winter,,,and that is hot in winter!! in winter in NJ its lik 10 degrees.. but in the winter time, the bass stay at the bottom to keep warm, so you need something to sink low. good luck
Get the boat, and then drop fish a jig-n-pig combo….a dark buck-tailed jig with a black or purple pork tail on it. Work it slow and easy across the bottom as the boat drifts. Fish the depths from 6′ on down. They are there….just a bit more lethargic due to the cold waters. You got to work ‘em slow when winter shuts ‘em down.
The fish are now moving slower and are deeper, if you have some experience at this lake, have you seen the lake levels raise and lower? If you have seen the lake at a lower water level, you may remember being able to see some deeper structure, and that would be a good place to start, …..texas rigged worms, carolina rigged worms, and shaky head rigged worms will be good around deep structure….(check out you tube for how to rig and fish the different worm styles)…..Patience is the key to worm fishing, cast the worm out and let it hit the bottom, slowly raise the rod tip, then reel in the slack as you drop the rod tip….as you raise the rod tip to move the worm along, it will be a trick to knowing the difference between the bottom weeds and the bass “gumming” the rubber worm….
other than that try a live minnow hooked near the dorsal fin…
and try to use 8 to 10 pound test line and good line like “Trilene” you can pick up a spool of 100 yds for about $3.00
deffinitly try reeling in a non floating crankbait supper slow seriously slow is the trick with any bait in the winter time. good luck
i would try a jig and pig or a lipless crankbait aka rattletrap get some in shad color and fish structure or points with water temps that warm the fish are probably are not as deep as you think they are when you reel in the lippless rip it a few times when you reel it in and make several cast to areas where you thin the fish are holding and with the jig SLOW SLOW SLOW
the lower the temp of the water the lower the activity of the fish. if teh water is colder, the fish is less likely to waste it’s energy trying to catch fast moving baits. try using some live bait like minnows or worms, or use some diving minnows. it does matter where you live. just try going slower and have a small twitchy presentation. good luck!
I would start slow with maybe a drop shot rig with a senko type worm “wacky rigged” Depending on the water clarity. If it is murky try a dark color you get good contrast. If that’s doesn’t work maybe go to a “shaky head” jig and finesse worm. Fish the bottom slowly. If you use the drop shot with a senko the worm will do most of the work. With a shaky head toss it out there a make small twitchy movements . You will catch em.
Winter is just a tough time to fish. The fish are deep in cover and you have to fish really really slow. Try soft plastics dragged along the bottom.