Winter Baits 2024
CPBassFishing reply :
These are usually what I have tied on during the winter. Either the jig/rattlebait/jerkbait on my baitcaster and the tube or shaky head on my spinning rod. Is there anything else I should try? I catch them mostly on the jerkbait and slowly dragging the shaky head.
Tyler j reply :
a-rig and drop shot
cast_and_destroy reply :
A swimbait that is a little larger than you would usually use. Fish it SLOW.
Shane J reply :
Definitely a drop shot rig, and throw a Baby Craw on that shakey head, and you can catch any bass in the place.
ps- I'd either trim back that skirt on the jig a touch, or even better, use a full Craw or Lobster.
Curved reply :
Try a dropshot. Spartan, Bulldog, or Falcon? I was a Spartan back in the day.
CPBassFishing reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 9:24 AM, Tyler j said:a-rig and drop shot
I fish from shore. Drop shots don't work that well at a 45 degree angle.
Curved reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 11:23 AM, CPBassFishing said:I fish from shore. Drop shots don't work that well at a 45 degree angle.
Sure they do
CPBassFishing reply :
the jig is a flipping head mop jig, with a rage chunk trailer. Should I try a rage chunk on a shaky head?On 12/1/2012 at 10:45 AM, Shane J said:Definitely a drop shot rig, and throw a Baby Craw on that shakey head, and you can catch any bass in the place.
ps- I'd either trim back that skirt on the jig a touch, or even better, use a full Craw or Lobster.
CPBassFishing reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 11:24 AM, Curved said:Sure they do
Oh. Alright then haha I'll try that. I have some 4" roboworms that would work nicely.
CPBassFishing reply :
how convenient. I just got a pack of strike king 5.5" shadalicious.On 12/1/2012 at 9:50 AM, cast_and_destroy said:A swimbait that is a little larger than you would usually use. Fish it SLOW.
Curved reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 11:26 AM, CPBassFishing said:Oh. Alright then haha I'll try that. I have some 4" roboworms that would work nicely.
Roboworms will work great from shore since they float.
CPBassFishing reply :
I did notice something rather odd on the potomac river. Once the water hit about 45 degrees the fish just turned off, and I was using a weightless T-rigged senko. They should be still biting that right?
Curved reply :
It's hard to convince them to bite anything right now. Wherever they are, you have to put what they normally bite right on their nose.
Hanover_Yakker reply :
Here's one for you - take a 3/4 oz spinnerbait with a large silver colorado blade and cast it as far as you can. For murky water, tie on one with a black skirt, for clearer water use a white one and a chartreuse one for slightly stained or murky water. Let it fall all the way to the bottom and crawl it ever so slowly with only the occasional raise/lift. You should feel every turn of the blade if you are doing it correctly. Make sure you fish it on a reel designed for deep cranking and the right rod. My kayak angling friends do this for both smallies and largemouth. Needless to say, several citations have been caught during the months of DEC-FEB each year.
Bluebasser86 reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 1:02 PM, Hanover_Yakker said:Here's one for you - take a 3/4 oz spinnerbait with a large silver colorado blade and cast it as far as you can. For murky water, tie on one with a black skirt, for clearer water use a white one and a chartreuse one for slightly stained or murky water. Let it fall all the way to the bottom and crawl it ever so slowly with only the occasional raise/lift. You should feel every turn of the blade if you are doing it correctly. Make sure you fish it on a reel designed for deep cranking and the right rod. My kayak angling friends do this for both smallies and largemouth. Needless to say, several citations have been caught during the months of DEC-FEB each year.
I'd second the spinnerbait but I actually like a really light one, like a 1/4oz, with a single colorado blade. Fish it in the same winter areas with the slowest retrieve you can keep the blade working. Depending on the depth you can start the retrieve immediately or wait until it hits bottom and start reeling slowly. I use my normal spinnerbait setup. Make sure to really focus on the vibration and set the hook if anything feels different. This isn't a numbers technique but I catch some of my biggest fish of the year doing this and lots of time you just feel a little less resistance or you can't feel the vibration anymore when a fish hits it. This is only of the only times I'll use a trailer hook on my spinnerbait.
Bankbeater reply :
A t-rigged plastic worm, or a brush hog. I usually try to find timber to cast into.
CPBassFishing reply :
How about this spinnerbait? (Its my only one so I hope it works haha)
Vinny Chase reply :
Drop shots and flukes are good, but by far my most productive bait is the NorthStar Hair Jigs.
Jim_M reply :
A light Carolina or Split Shot rig works this time of year for me. Try "long lining" your bait.
A long cast past your target and walk along your shoreline paying out more line. Then just start
your retrieve, the slower the better. This will keep your bait in the strike zone longer and if you
are on them, it will generate some interest 
You get a little exercise too.
Jay Ell Gee reply :
On 12/2/2012 at 1:33 AM, Jim_M said:A light Carolina or Split Shot rig works this time of year for me. Try "long lining" your bate.
A long cast past your target and walk along your shoreline paying out more line. Then just start
your retrieve, the slower the better. This will keep your bate in the strike zone longer and if you
are on them, it will generate some interest
You get a little exercise too.
I have never fished with bates before! Tell me more! 
Jim_M reply :
ok ok spelling corrected.
Mike L reply :
The only 3 bait's that I've caught fish on at the last 2 tounaments down here are...
White pearl fluke with a 1/16 weight on the nose...
White and chartruses chatterbait...
5" black/blue wacky rig.
Mike
Sam reply :
Flat sided crankbait without a rattle.
Flat sided crankbait with a rattle.
Dead stick a plastic of your choice.
Sam reply :
And don't forget your jig and pig.
A pork pig.
Yummy!
WDinarte reply :
Nice reading for me, great tips and tricks. I'm working the "jig and pig " didn't see any good pull but I have the whole basket of eggs on that rig. I'm on learning progress.
Jim_M reply :
On 12/2/2012 at 3:36 AM, Sam said:Flat sided crankbait without a rattle.
Flat sided crankbait with a rattle.
Dead stick a plastic of your choice.
I have GOT to remember to pick up a few silent cranks.
tnriverluver reply :
Well there are times Bass just shut off. Full Moon plus cooler water temps. Been fishing nearly every day for the last two months and have been catching them like crazy on a Junebug worm and Green Pumpkin lizard. Yesterday water temps went from 54 down to 52. Not a bite.
Fished 2 different lakes today temps now 51. 70 degree air!!!! Still not a bite. Deep, shallow and everywhere in between. First time being skunked this year. Sometimes you just have to have patience I guess.
trueblue1970 reply :
On 12/2/2012 at 2:51 AM, Mike L said:The only 3 bait's that I've caught fish on at the last 2 tounaments down here are...
White pearl fluke with a 1/16 weight on the nose...
White and chartruses chatterbait...
5" black/blue wacky rig.
Mike
Im in NE Florida and ive been doing well with the fluke and chatterbaits. Been catching them as well on zoom tequila sunrise t rigged and when I wacky rig a senko.
Clint C. reply :
In water temps in the low to mid 40's I like to throw a Luck-E-Strike RC STX Jerkbait or shaky head w/ a roboworm.
Curved reply :
FWIW, the Shenandoah was 42 degrees a few days ago, so the Potomac is probably right around the same temp.
Jay Ell Gee reply :
On 12/2/2012 at 2:13 AM, Jim_M said:
Please don't mistake my pokes for punches Mr. Jim. 
Good idea about getting some silent lipless cranks. Heck, I got a KVD lipless crank kit for Christmas last year... Wonder if they all rattle... Be back tomorrow... I have a box to shake.
Sun Fish reply :
How about for cold North East lakes 37 degree water?
born2fish94 reply :
i'm a big fan of the berkley havoc bottom hoppers. they seem to work better for me because the tail ALWAYS floats up on a shakey head. zoom finesse worms and trick worms work too but they dont always float. i also like a 4 inch bottom hopper on a drop shot. on lake jordan here in alabama, watermelon red and june bug are very productive for me on both of those techniques. At my local academy the prices are very reasonable too at 2.79 for a pack of 12. robo worms are good also. i just have confidence in the havoc's.
North Ga Hillbilly reply :
On 12/1/2012 at 11:29 AM, CPBassFishing said:how convenient. I just got a pack of strike king 5.5" shadalicious.
Add a few inches to that 5.5 and youll be in buisness. I know of some folks in VA that do very well during the cold weather
NGaHB
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