Showing posts with label cold water cranking tips. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cold water cranking tips. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Early to Mid Winter Cranking Tips

One thing is true about winter bass; many if not most of the bass in our lakes, ponds and reservoirs gravitate towards deeper water with quick access to shallower feeding areas as well.

Main Lake Flats:

On most natural lakes as well as many structure lakes/reservoirs, submerged grass beds located on specific types of structures are bass magnets during the cold, winter months. In this video, bass pro Frank Scalish describes specific grass-related structures he targets when searching for winter bass on these types of waters:

The other maps Frank illustrates during his video:

Neckdowns:


Dead End Guts:

Enjoy!

Sunday, March 19, 2017

Crankbait Designed for Cold Water

Anglers fishing across the northern section of this continent know when the ice leaves but the water temperature is still very cold, certain baits outshine others day in and day out…


Those baits include:
  • Jigs of various types
  • Slow rolled spinnerbaits and inline spinners
  • Tubes &
  • Lipless crankbaits as well as
A special type of crankbait is discussed in this video…


Time to stock up on some Rapala Shad Raps perhaps? ;)