| Taking a bass fishing trip in winter is one | | | | If you fish too fast then they will |
| of those things that everybody that loves a | | | | automatically not think to attack the bait |
| challenge will undertake. It is also a | | | | purely and simply because it will be too fast |
| pastime for the hardened bassfishing | | | | for them to catch. Try moving your line about |
| enthusiasts because it is anything but easy. | | | | two inches every five minutes. If that does |
| In fact, it is perhaps the most difficult | | | | not yield results then try casting your line |
| bass fishing experience you will ever have! | | | | every five minutes and leaving it stationary |
| | | | in the same spot. |
| However, if you get your techniques right | | | | |
| then it would be a much better experience for | | | | Fish Deep |
| you so it is all about working on your | | | | |
| technique and style. | | | | Fishing deep is always a good idea in winter |
| | | | because bass head for the warmest waters and |
| Before you start learning new techniques | | | | they are not generally towards the surface. |
| though, you have to bear in mind that you | | | | They will instead go deep into holes and |
| will need several personal skills. | | | | under banks. As such, it is worth doing a |
| | | | little scouting before you actually start |
| For example, you will need to have a lot of | | | | fishing. Does the lake have overhangs or |
| patience and also a versatility to be able to | | | | nooks that bass could seek refuge in? If it |
| change your technique on the lake as and when | | | | does then you should initially target those |
| necessary because winter bass fishing is a | | | | areas. |
| waiting game. | | | | |
| | | | Cast your line as deep as you can, preferably |
| Some techniques will work sometimes but then | | | | so it drags along the bottom and then raise |
| will not work again for a couple of weeks so | | | | it slowly, inch by inch over a period of ten |
| you have to be prepared to try out various | | | | minutes or so. Recast your line and raise it |
| techniques and methods on a trip until you | | | | over twenty or thirty minutes if that does |
| find the one that works. | | | | not attract interest the general rule is the |
| | | | longer you leave it in place, the more |
| The reason why bass fishing is so hard in | | | | interest you will get in the line. |
| winter is because bass are cold blooded | | | | |
| creatures and do not tend to feed so much as | | | | Fish Undercover |
| a direct result of that. In winter, their | | | | |
| bodies cool to the temperature of the water | | | | Vegetation is also a big favourite of the |
| around them. | | | | bass in any lake in winter. Vegetation is |
| | | | always warmer and provides them with a safe |
| As such, their bodily processes slow down as | | | | haven. As such, you should locate a body of |
| well. They may take a few days to break down | | | | underwater vegetation or a vegetative bank |
| food and digest it properly so they will not | | | | and then deliberately cast your line into it, |
| need to feed as often. This is why you have | | | | skimming the bait as low as possible in the |
| to entice them and make the bait look as | | | | water and then repeating the technique as |
| attractive as possible via your techniques. | | | | outlined above in the section about fishing |
| | | | deep. |
| Fish Slowly | | | | |
| | | | There is one thing that you should bear in |
| In spring and summer, you should attempt to | | | | mind when choosing to fish vegetation though. |
| fish for bass at pace to match their own | | | | You should always use a weedless lure. If you |
| activity. However, it is the complete | | | | use a wedded one then you will get tangled in |
| opposite in winter because the same principle | | | | the vegetation and would undoubtedly end up |
| applies. You should fish at the same pace as | | | | losing the lure to the water. This can be |
| the bass move because it is only then that | | | | frustrating and would interrupt your rhythm. |
| they will feel secure enough to take your | | | | A torpedo or frog is perfect for this and |
| bait. | | | | will bring you the greatest chances of |
| | | | success. |