When it comes to late fall/ early winter fishing up here in Massachusetts, one lure has always produced at least some hits no matter how slow the bite is, the YUM Wooly Hawgtail, I fishing it with a weighted shank texas rigging hook, bomb it out as deep as possible, let it flutter down and crrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwlllllllllllllll it along the bottom.
The other day while I was fishing with Lucky I only had one of these left (black/blue) so I rigged it up as I described above and casted it out, it was like magic, I caught two decent bass on the first two casts. Unfortunately it was my last one and was weakened due to previous use so the tail broke off a couple casts later. I will definitely be picking up a couple packs of these before I hit the water again.
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Best Coldwater Bait
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Re: Best Coldwater Bait
by LipRip on Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:43 am
For me it's always the suspending jerkbait often with 20-30 second pauses, if that doesn't produce I'll crawl a jig on the bottom with a bulky trailer.
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Re: Best Coldwater Bait
by Regional BASStard on Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:54 am
Cold water is tough. You should usually use Jigs.
Feel how easily the bait moves? That's a rock.
Feel it pull? You're taking it through vegetation.
Feel it grow light? Your on a brush pile.
Feel it explode and almost jerk the rod from your hand?
Thats a bass.
Feel it pull? You're taking it through vegetation.
Feel it grow light? Your on a brush pile.
Feel it explode and almost jerk the rod from your hand?
Thats a bass.
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Re: Best Coldwater Bait
by Kaptain Kidd on Wed Jan 20, 2010 7:56 am
Football jig..
brownish black mix.
brownish black mix.
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Re: Best Coldwater Bait
by International on Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:39 pm
blade baits and jigs
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