Optimized Cold Weather Crankbait Fishing

Though many bass anglers key on one particular crankbait style for wintertime fishing, John Crews thinks you may want to broaden your selection to catch more cold water bass...

Take a moment to watch this video and see what John is talking about!

In addition to traditional squarebill cranks, thin-bodied crankbaits like the Rapala Shad Rap and Spro Little John rock during the cold weather period...

Are you stocked with crankbaits for cold water conditions?

Lures for Late Fall Fishing

As the year moves through the various seasons, we anglers notice changes in bass behaviour as well as the effective baits to catch them!

Rapidly cooling water mean slowing of the bass' metabolism meaning it's often time to switch to slow presentations as well.

Take a moment and listen to FLW Bass Pro, Terry Bolton describes three great lure selections for late fall bass fishing…

Froggin’ the Reeds

Reeds, cane grass, tule reeds, cat-tails are all forms of emergent vegetation that offers great cover for bass and other game fish.

Though it’s possible to fish these woody-like grass beds via different methods, one of the more exciting techniques to cover water effectively is walking a hollow-belly frog through the open lanes and weed edges…

Take a moment and watch this short but informative video to see what I mean:

Did the video get you excited to hit the reed beds with a frog?

It sure did the trick for me :)

Tight lines all!

Catching Late Fall/Early Winter River Smallmouth

As fall winds down and winter approaches, water temperatures quickly descend to the low 50s and into the 40s, concentrating on deep water areas with cover can be key…

Add in the right baits like jigs, drop-shot or deep-diving crankbaits for bottom contact presentations and the smallmouth action can be fantastic!

Take a few moments and watch the following video to see what I mean

Makes me a little anxious to hit my local smallie river for some fall bass fishing, how about you? 😎

Crank the Contours for Transitioning Bass

Anytime you are bass fishing during a cool/cold water transition period, focusing your presentations on the right type of structure and cover will help you catch more bass…

During these transitions, bass often use the structural contours of the shoreline as roadways to assist in their movements between deep and shallow water areas…

In this video, Elite Series Pro Aaron Martens (Rest In Peace) explains his approach to fishing shoreline contours with crankbaits to connect with transitioning bass…

As Aaron suggests be sure to follow the contours and maintain your boat position to enhance your cool-cold water crankbait fishing success!

Oh and of course … “never throw a worm if the bass are biting crankbaits” ;)