05-26-2021, 06:08 PM
The biggest key with bass is cover, cover, structure, and then some cover. Trout are chasers while bass are ambush hunters.
I have caught bass under the ice, and when the water was just ice free, but they fall into the deeper "structure". Once the water temp is over 50 degrees, which it is now, they start feeding up for the spawn. Then it comes down to cover and structure.
Still, slow rolling spinnerbaits in colder water is so much better than fast retrieves. Wacky rigged worms, or the old Texas Rigged worm is perfect for those cold days. Texas Rigged works year around so that is why it is so famous.
Still, if you are 5' away from cover, you are 5' too far from cover/structure. This attachment is an old diagram from In Fisherman Magazine many many many years ago if I recall correctly.
Structure.pdf (Size: 1,021.18 KB / Downloads: 13)
I have caught bass under the ice, and when the water was just ice free, but they fall into the deeper "structure". Once the water temp is over 50 degrees, which it is now, they start feeding up for the spawn. Then it comes down to cover and structure.
Still, slow rolling spinnerbaits in colder water is so much better than fast retrieves. Wacky rigged worms, or the old Texas Rigged worm is perfect for those cold days. Texas Rigged works year around so that is why it is so famous.
Still, if you are 5' away from cover, you are 5' too far from cover/structure. This attachment is an old diagram from In Fisherman Magazine many many many years ago if I recall correctly.
Structure.pdf (Size: 1,021.18 KB / Downloads: 13)