Me too, I got old and catch a lot of bass over the years but like warmer weather! I seem to catch way more when it warms up! I fish way too fast too when bass are lethargic!
I've been doing great on a bitsy bug this winter. I've also been taking the skirt off of a small swim jig and using a small Keitech and slow rolling it through the slop. A lot of bank anglers can't fish a finesse swimbait because of all the gunk and vegetation near the shore. Using a small swim jig works great for that!
The ned rig was fire for a while, now that's cooled off. I tried a red lipless crank and a shaky head that I grabbed from your 5 Jan lures video and that worked for a while, now that's gone cold also, no pun intended lol I'll give the jig a try next, thanks for the helpful tips. Enjoy all your content and informative videos.
nice vid, Tyler! my favorite finesse jig trailer in the winter is RI 3.5 sweet beaver. just like you said, it’s a lot like a chunk trailer and minimal action is better this time of year. God bless!
3 years running.. tried fishing my lake each winter and I have 0 fish so far. First winter was just inexperience, but after that I've focused my attention on jigs, jerk baits, and blade baits. I don't go running all over the lake but I select rocky points or steep ledges with still no luck. I don't know if I'm just in the wrong areas of the lake or if I'm not going slow enough, but if I went any slower than I have been going, I might just hang the rods up for the winter
When they bite this time of year you dont even feel it. Itll just feel like you ran into something like a rick or a root. Set the hook and youll either have a snag ot a fish. I just learned that this winter. Afterward i realized i was missing tons of fish. Since ive learned this, ive caught tons. Ill have 10-15 fish days. Obviously some days less but ive done very well. You probly have fish picking up your bait and not even realizing it and when you make your next reel or pull theyre spitting it out. Once theyre hooked theyll still definitly put up a fight though.
I would use a spinner blade with a 2-3 inch swimbait I use a swimbait with a paddle tail like a zoom fluke to be specific on a white spinner or I got bit slow rolling a 360 gt searchbait in chartreuse
@@jamham1988 I have thrown the ned rig a bit but have 0 confidence in it.. I feel like I need to be in the right spot for it to be effective and I already feel like I'm not in the right spots not even having any bites (that I've been aware of having - going back to how the feel of the bite is different)
Jigs are still underutilized. When everyone else these days is crawling giant swimbaits and whop plopping. It works on the internet in ponds sure but you will not catch a big fish on a big swimbait on any public body of water where I'm from. They used to bite swimbaits but now everyone throws them. Caught a 7.33 on a 3/8ths strike king mini flip with a fluke as a trailer trailer just dead sticking it on new years day. 4 days of unseasonably warm weather went from ice to open water and all it took. 7 feet of water in a sun spot. Great video brother old school gets bit!
@@BassFishingHQ I found out while talking to another fisherman. The first bass about jerked the pole right out of my hand. It worked 7 more times. You want the jig that have the craw in attack mode. 1/4-3/8oz.
Well one video says bass can't see red below a depth of like 1ft, another says match the hatch, and the other says red is like crack for bass..... What they don't tell you is that it all depends on where you're fishing. What are your bass eating this time of year? What's your lake stocked with? What type of structure does you lake have? Is it even a lake? Great bass fishermen (and all hunters) are truly scientists in a sense Every cast and fish caught is intentional and stems from their true understanding of the fish and it's behaviors. They also have to know the environment of the fish aka the structure and how bass utilize the structure based off of that days weather and tomorrow's barometric pressure and lunar phases ect... It's easy for us to watch a video and go throw that lure because we just saw it work. That said a lot of videos don't touch on why they believe what they're saying....so it's not our fault. It's just experience
let's say you're fishing in rain runoff (like right now in CA) do you still agree with the smaller jig? or in this super low vis chocolate milk (sub 6inch) do you still like a smaller profile?
What's your water Temps like? Murky water like your describing if the Temps are over 50 I'd go larger and black and chartreuse. Especially if they are feasting in that moving water. GL
Tyler. Im confused. So TacticalBassin put a vid together to use a football jig in cold water (e.g. like 40 degree water temp), winter months like we are now (January). So are you saying to use a non-football jig? Can you clarify?
It really depends on the cover you are fishing. If you are fishing mostly rock and really hard bottom areas, then yes a football jig is what you want to use. Now a lot of times when you are fishing creek channel swings, like I talk about here, you may be fishing around more wood cover. Around one you might want to switch up your jig to an arkie style jig or a flipping style jig. These come through wood a little better than a football jig
Man I heard rumors of a sportsmen’s warehouse coming to where the field and streams is near me here in pa I hope it’s true field and streams is ok but it’s not sportsmen’s warehouse that’s for sure
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of a 7’2" medium heavy rod for finesse bass fishing. Those great lakes guys catch 30" lake trout in 200' of water with 2 oz jigs with medium power rods. Let's all take a deep breath and recalibrate.
Ole boi lookin COLD
I would like to take boat out in winter but somehow I became a fair weather fisherman since I got old lol good video love jig fishing
Me too, I got old and catch a lot of bass over the years but like warmer weather! I seem to catch way more when it warms up! I fish way too fast too when bass are lethargic!
I've been doing great on a bitsy bug this winter. I've also been taking the skirt off of a small swim jig and using a small Keitech and slow rolling it through the slop. A lot of bank anglers can't fish a finesse swimbait because of all the gunk and vegetation near the shore. Using a small swim jig works great for that!
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The ned rig was fire for a while, now that's cooled off. I tried a red lipless crank and a shaky head that I grabbed from your 5 Jan lures video and that worked for a while, now that's gone cold also, no pun intended lol
I'll give the jig a try next, thanks for the helpful tips. Enjoy all your content and informative videos.
Thanks for advise!! I went out Saturday and used these techniques and won the tournament. You da man!
Bam! That’s what I’m talking about dude
Great content thanks for sharing 🎣 👍
nice vid, Tyler! my favorite finesse jig trailer in the winter is RI 3.5 sweet beaver. just like you said, it’s a lot like a chunk trailer and minimal action is better this time of year. God bless!
Great tips. Still waiting on the jig bite here but the bass are hitting ned rigs now in my pond 😉
I slowly drag a jig on the bottom during the winter I rarely catch any small bass although I dont catch numbers in the winter the ones I catch are big
Hey Tyler good stuff I don’t forget about the old standby if you can afford it the uncle Josh poor frog
3 years running.. tried fishing my lake each winter and I have 0 fish so far. First winter was just inexperience, but after that I've focused my attention on jigs, jerk baits, and blade baits. I don't go running all over the lake but I select rocky points or steep ledges with still no luck. I don't know if I'm just in the wrong areas of the lake or if I'm not going slow enough, but if I went any slower than I have been going, I might just hang the rods up for the winter
When they bite this time of year you dont even feel it. Itll just feel like you ran into something like a rick or a root. Set the hook and youll either have a snag ot a fish. I just learned that this winter. Afterward i realized i was missing tons of fish. Since ive learned this, ive caught tons. Ill have 10-15 fish days. Obviously some days less but ive done very well. You probly have fish picking up your bait and not even realizing it and when you make your next reel or pull theyre spitting it out. Once theyre hooked theyll still definitly put up a fight though.
Small like go really small and try that it will help
I would use a spinner blade with a 2-3 inch swimbait I use a swimbait with a paddle tail like a zoom fluke to be specific on a white spinner or I got bit slow rolling a 360 gt searchbait in chartreuse
When in doubt, throw a ned rig and let it sit. A fish will pick it up
@@jamham1988 I have thrown the ned rig a bit but have 0 confidence in it.. I feel like I need to be in the right spot for it to be effective and I already feel like I'm not in the right spots not even having any bites (that I've been aware of having - going back to how the feel of the bite is different)
Jigs are still underutilized. When everyone else these days is crawling giant swimbaits and whop plopping. It works on the internet in ponds sure but you will not catch a big fish on a big swimbait on any public body of water where I'm from. They used to bite swimbaits but now everyone throws them. Caught a 7.33 on a 3/8ths strike king mini flip with a fluke as a trailer trailer just dead sticking it on new years day. 4 days of unseasonably warm weather went from ice to open water and all it took. 7 feet of water in a sun spot. Great video brother old school gets bit!
Dead sticking it?
Good stuff Tyler, Happy New Year!
If you guys are looking for a small jig, nishine makes super premium finnese jigs.
The "Ned Jig" absolutely slaps.
I never land fish with jig, I try over and over but seem out of luck. Best lure in winter for me is live bait shrimpt
I dead stick it up to 5-6 minutes and bass hit just sitting there. Great pointers
That takes extreme patience
@@BassFishingHQ I found out while talking to another fisherman. The first bass about jerked the pole right out of my hand. It worked 7 more times. You want the jig that have the craw in attack mode. 1/4-3/8oz.
The beaver craw is spot on!
Maybe I need to go out one time and just give this a try with a jig and a ned
Tyler, thoughts on using a reddish jig and trailer in the winter
Well one video says bass can't see red below a depth of like 1ft, another says match the hatch, and the other says red is like crack for bass..... What they don't tell you is that it all depends on where you're fishing. What are your bass eating this time of year? What's your lake stocked with? What type of structure does you lake have? Is it even a lake?
Great bass fishermen (and all hunters) are truly scientists in a sense Every cast and fish caught is intentional and stems from their true understanding of the fish and it's behaviors. They also have to know the environment of the fish aka the structure and how bass utilize the structure based off of that days weather and tomorrow's barometric pressure and lunar phases ect...
It's easy for us to watch a video and go throw that lure because we just saw it work. That said a lot of videos don't touch on why they believe what they're saying....so it's not our fault. It's just experience
What are you feeling when they grab it? Heavy line?
let's say you're fishing in rain runoff (like right now in CA) do you still agree with the smaller jig? or in this super low vis chocolate milk (sub 6inch) do you still like a smaller profile?
What's your water Temps like? Murky water like your describing if the Temps are over 50 I'd go larger and black and chartreuse. Especially if they are feasting in that moving water. GL
I caught my first Bass yesterday on a crank bait lure
Nice video, where Can I buy that hoodie? Thanks!
Tyler. Im confused. So TacticalBassin put a vid together to use a football jig in cold water (e.g. like 40 degree water temp), winter months like we are now (January). So are you saying to use a non-football jig? Can you clarify?
It really depends on the cover you are fishing. If you are fishing mostly rock and really hard bottom areas, then yes a football jig is what you want to use. Now a lot of times when you are fishing creek channel swings, like I talk about here, you may be fishing around more wood cover. Around one you might want to switch up your jig to an arkie style jig or a flipping style jig. These come through wood a little better than a football jig
What’s the best color jig for December bass fishing?
I use a zoom fat alber twin tail grub as a trailer
You buy that minn kota beanie?
Nice hat, where did you get the beanie?
From Motorguide discount store.....😆😆😆😆
Man I heard rumors of a sportsmen’s warehouse coming to where the field and streams is near me here in pa I hope it’s true field and streams is ok but it’s not sportsmen’s warehouse that’s for sure
Bass yawn @ 1:06 lol
Went you switch the thumb nail
Have you ever had and luck fishing bass in the winter when in Ohio?
I can't help but to laugh at the idea of a 7’2" medium heavy rod for finesse bass fishing. Those great lakes guys catch 30" lake trout in 200' of water with 2 oz jigs with medium power rods. Let's all take a deep breath and recalibrate.
I must be doing something wrong because I’ve never caught a bass on a jig
Same here, but I'm gonna change that this year. I've gotten a lot better with patience so I think I can get it down.