A fat largemouth bass caught with a tiny jig and soft plastic trailer, proving downsized baits work wonders in winter. / Joe Shead Smallies often go deep and stay deep. Depending on the water ...

Even though largemouth bass are more lethargic during the ... While many finesse baits, like the Ned rig, work during winter months, other lures can also produce bites in cold water.

Ask a serious bass angler how to catch a true trophy largemouth, and there’s a strong ... but as a rule, glide baits are most productive during the spring and late winter pre-spawn months for several ...

And if you're a serious bass fisherman ... of largemouth bass and stripers, and it was a number-one favorite of several of the pros we surveyed. Tournament anglers find winter-time success ...

This is especially true in the springtime when crawdads are emerging from their winter burrows ... fun way to catch largemouth bass. Watching a bass blow up on a frog bait will turn a grown adult into ...

Worms aren't squirming around in the depths of Beaver and other area lakes, yet plastic worms may get black bass to bite during summer more than any other lure.

That’s when he began sending me photos and electronic images from his fish locators showing big redfish he was finding and catching with the same techniques he’s used for largemouth bass.

Where to Find Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass in Winter ... that fish with such giant mouths often favor such tiny baits in ...