| Major bass can be caught in Winter on just about | | | | with the Texas power plant lakes. The drinking |
| all lakes, but you should assume less bites. Slow | | | | water temperature on these lakes in January will |
| down the presentation. Keep in mind, bass are | | | | probably be inside 70-degree plus range and most |
| cold-blooded and their particular metabolism slows | | | | bass are going to be in the spawning or perhaps |
| down in cold conditions. A single from the greatest | | | | post spawn stage. Fish these ponds the same as |
| patterns in cold weather will be to fish the big | | | | you would cold-water lakes in springtime. |
| creeks with timber or perhaps grass. Position your | | | | A single pattern most fishermen overlook in late |
| boat inside middle in the creek and perform your | | | | January and early February, on any lake, is |
| lure along the edge of breaklines. Concentrate on | | | | shallow water. Look for places protected from |
| major bends in creeks or where feeder creeks | | | | north winds near deep drinking water. The back |
| cross. Zone in on areas that have the most | | | | ends of big feeder creeks and protective coves |
| structure. Locate numerous areas on your lake | | | | are excellent places to start. Generally when |
| that have got significant brush piles and laydowns | | | | you've two to three days of warmer weather, |
| on creek bends and feeder creek intersections | | | | these parts will warm initial. They may possibly be |
| and do the job them thoroughly. | | | | just a few degrees warmer, but they draw some |
| Without a doubt, the jig and pig is the number a | | | | good bass to them. |
| single producer of trophy bass. For your jig trailer, | | | | Some of the best lures to throw happen to be |
| stay with pork trailer instead of plastic. Pork will | | | | lipless crankbaits. Combine this having a great |
| generate far more bites than a plastic trailer. | | | | baitcaster reel and you'll set yourself up for an |
| During cold water conditions, black and blue, | | | | incredible day. When you're fishing this pattern, |
| pumpkin, gourd green, and solid white are some | | | | cover a lot of water. When you connect, function |
| of the very best producers. Major deep-diving | | | | the area thoroughly. Most lipless crankbaits out of |
| crankbaits in perch and chartreuse will also create | | | | the box do not possess hooks that are suitable |
| major fish. Don't forget your jigging spoons either. | | | | for big bass. Replace them with an excellent |
| When you locate bass on main creek bends, very | | | | quality hook. Daiichi, Gamakatsu, and Mustad make |
| first work them having a jig and pig, next try | | | | some good, sharp and strong treble hooks. Should |
| your deep crankbaits, then move in and operate | | | | you do not change out, you may get your heart |
| your jigging spoon correct over them. Contrary | | | | broken. |
| to well-liked belief, jigging spoons will create trophy | | | | I hope just about all of you catch your trophy |
| bass. They will also catch small bass, but trophy | | | | bass this year. Make sure you practice catch and |
| bass will also hammer a jigging spoon. Here on | | | | release so your children and grandchildren can |
| Lake Fork, quite a few 10-pound plus bass happen | | | | possess exactly the same great bass fishing we |
| to be caught on jigging spoons. These baits will | | | | now possess. In case you ought to put your fish |
| produce on other lakes as well. If you might be | | | | in a livewell for a tournament weigh-in, use Catch |
| after a trophy bass, you owe it to yourself to | | | | & Release formula and handle just about all bass |
| master the use of jigging spoons. | | | | you plan on releasing with care. You will increase |
| Now is a great time to plan a trip to an individual | | | | significantly the percentage that will survive. |