LARGEMOUTH BASS Largemouth bass are the most popular gamefish in America, caught by anglers of all skill levels on live bait, lures, and from either a boat or the shoreline...Read More View All Largemouth Bass Tips

 

First, understand that bass move into the thickest cover available in cold weather. It provides them with security, food sources, and the darker vegetation attracts and retains what little heat there is from winter's sun. Once you've found the salad, bundle up and go in after them.

Cast your down-sized bait right into the densest vegetation you can find and work it slowly. Plastics like Texas or Carolina rigs excel in thick stuff. So do skirted jigs. They're almost semi-weedless. Who needs wet, numb hands from pulling aquatic plants off their lure?

Remember that cold-front bass won't actively pursue a bait. Your cast must be precisely on target - in their face. Just remember that cold water means slow metabolism, so retrieve very slowly and don't expect the slashing strikes of July.

Make your bait crawl and drop enticingly over the vegetation. Give it time to drop, flutter and sink seductively. Make several casts to the same spot, so a lazy largemouth has plenty of opportunity to mosey over at its own pace.

No, it won't be the blazing hot action of mid-summer. But if you keep at it, sooner or later Mr. Big will come calling.

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