Crankbaits For Bass - In the Wintertime?

Nothing slows bass like cold water, after all bass arecan be caught even on fast moving crankbaits.
cold blooded. Bass still have to eat just not as oftenWhether a lipless crankbait or a conventional
and being in the right place at the right time willcrankbait you can work shoreline cover and
convince you of this and probably keep the boat outunderwater structure with the same results in the
of storage during those cold water months. Somewinter as any other time. The feeding period will be
argue that bass go days without feeding when themuch smaller and you have to be on the water to
water temps drop but it seems there is always atake advantage of this time. Sometime after noon is
good bass bite sometime throughout a day of coldoften the best bite for crankbait slingers as water
water bass fishing. We all know that it takes weekstemps rise. Even just 1 or 2 degrees can turn bass
for the water to warm in the spring and anglers tendon and provide a flurry of fish in a short span of
to wait for the temps to start rising before dustingtime.
off the reels and sharpening hooks but hopefully thisLook for grass as this water will tend to be a bit
article will get you out there a little sooner.warmer already and bass love to hang in there
One great presentation for wintertime bass is thewaiting for a shad to swim by or in your case a
crankbait. During the winter bass primarily targetcrankbait. You need to penetrate the weeds a little,
dying shad which can be represented well with aripping the crankbait through the grass. Even lethargic
crankbait. Crankbaits are so versatile and can bebass will be jolted with an energy boost by
fished slow or fast, deep or shallow. You can pause asomething ripping by them and you can cover lots of
crankbait to not only allow the lethargic bass to catchwater this way in search of active bass.
the crankbait but it will also trigger a bite as bassRocks and solid cover can be great places to fling a
know that the energy gained from the food hecrankbait. Locate cover near deeper water say 12 to
consumes has to equal or surpass the energy15 feet and you have a great place. Crank your
expended to catch that prey.crankbait fast and ricochet it off the cover causing
Wintertime bass go deep. Fact or myth? Well againthe crankbait to swim erratically, changing directions
from an anglers perspective many would argue thatsharply. This will trigger the bass the same way
lots of bass stay relatively shallow in the winterripping the crankbait through the grass will. A good tip
moving up to feed in even shallower water when it isis to pause your crankbait after you feel it hit
time. Many would argue that once the water tempssomething and hang on as this is oftentimes when
are stable bass pretty much resume a normal routinethe bass will engulf your crankbait and quickly
you might find in the spring or fall just at a muchattempt to return to the cover in which it came.
slower pace. Now, it has been shown many timesWintertime bass fishing can be tough at times but
that bass go deep when water temps fall but therethere are plenty of bass still willing to cooperate in
are still shallow bass to be caught. For those, like me,the winter. Get out there and give a crankbait a try
who are still patiently attempting to learn and gainand experiment with these crankbait tips and you
confidence to pursue deep water bass and relinquishtoo can enjoy a longer season bass fishing and join
the shallow water techniques for those deeper bass,many other anglers in dispelling the wintertime bass
all is not lost, and many anglers are proving that lotsfishing myths.
of bass still prowl the shallows in search of prey and