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Bass pro Kevin VanDam says fishing can be really good in February despite the cold water, but a special presentation is required. He uses a lipless crankbait and a retrieve method that not many anglers know about. If they did, they’d score big catches like VandDam.

VanDam adds that the key to success with lipless crankbaits in cold water is to slow your retrieve and keep the bait in contact with the bottom or the cover. In other words, don’t just cast it out and reel it back.

“When I’m fishing this bait in late winter, that’s all I’ll do,” he says. “With this bait, you don’t want to ever let it sink with a slack line. I’m going to use fluorocarbon line because I get a good feel with it.

Bottom contact is absolutely critical with these baits,” he stresses. “If it’s hitting the bottom, hitting the grass, hitting the stump, or even if you’re just yo-yoing it up and down off the bottom, you’re going to be catching a lot more fish.”

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