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Winter Largemouth Bass Fishing

You go to your favorite fishing hole. About 5deep. So in early winter and late fall bass
feet deep and plenty of structure, your go-tocan be near any structure in 10feet + deep
place for largemouth bass. It is the middlewater. During mid-winter and late winter,
of winter and you go cast your line out tothough, oxygen levels decrease in deeper
this favourite honey-hole of yours. You fishwater causing the fish to find a happy medium
all day with not one bite. What happened?between warmth and oxygen levels. Usually
Well, I am going to tell you. There twothis will be around 10 feet.Ok, now what
things that effect bass drastically in theabout the metabolism of largemouth bass. In
winter, the epilimniom and the metabolism ofthe winter, or when the temperature of the
the bass.Epilimniom, what's that? Has anyonewater becomes cold, the bass' metabolism
ever told you that largemouth bass live mostlowers greatly, forcing them to eat only
of their lives in water that is 5 feet deepsmall traces of whatever floats by them. Use
or less? Well, they are right... somewhat.small soft plastic lures rigged split shot,
Through spring and summer the first 5 feet ofor jig head style coloured smoke or any other
water is the warmest depth and is called thesubtle  colourNow  lets  recap:
epilimniom. The epilimniom is formed by the
sun warming the water and the surface airLate Fall/Early Winter:* Largemouth bass are
temperature. During the late fall the weatherlocated 10+ feet of water.* Use a slow
becomes cold and forces the epilimniom toretrieve* Use small soft plastic lures with
sink to deeper water. Now, the coldest partsubtle colours* Use split shot style or jig
of the lake is the first 10 feet deep, andhead style rigMid Winter/Late Winter:*
the warmest part of the lake is 10 feet +Largemouth bass are located 10 feet of water.



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