fishing from the shore and peir for bass in the winter

[TJHfishin]

any tips or techiniques and lures to use they have been skunking me for awhile so i was hoping someone kould help me

[Chris]

If you have a boat ramp next to the dock try to fish the edge of the slab many times boats will create a depression there and fish will gang up. Fish it with a crankbait or a jig. Sometimes when people leave they dump their bait there or if you have tournaments they dump their fish there also. Some areas line the shore with rock to help with erosion and can be productive. You can fish it with a spinnerbait, jig, or a senko. Bass also like edges so the dock itself is an edge parallel the dock with a crankbait, trap, spinnerbait or buzzbait. The pilings also offer bass a vertical cover to hang on. Pitch jigs or soft plastics to your target and count it down on each of them. If you find that some are deeper than others spend more time on the ones that are different. Don't over look a jigging spoon around the pilings or a plastic worm on a jig head. Just drop the jig worm down and shake it at different depths to find fish suspended on them. On the ends of the dock parallel the shore most of the time people build docks out far enough to be on the edge of a drop. You can break it down into zones make casts about 5 to 10 feet out from each other to cover different depth zones. If the docks have boats tied up some sail boats have a ballast under them that make them different than flat bottom boats. Add rattles to your baits and do a lot of rattling and less moving to get them to strike like with your soft plastics and jigs. Add scent in the winter scent can make a difference. You can also run a spinnerbait down the edge of a dock or boat and let the bait drop next to pilings or the edge of the tied boat.

[TJHfishin]

thank u chris i appresiate thank u so much

[Chris]

Your welcome and good luck

[Hammer 4]

JUst to add...I fish from shore way more than I care to..lol umm anyways, I prerfer a longer rod, for longer cast's, if your lake/ pond allows for it. All my rods for shore are 7'-7'6". You can fish from shore just as you would from a boat pretty much.

Don't forget the dropshot...and fish slow..   Have fun!

[tnbassfisher]

JUst to add...I fish from shore way more than I care to..lol umm anyways, I prerfer a longer rod, for longer cast's, if your lake/ pond allows for it. All my rods for shore are 7'-7'6". You can fish from shore just as you would from a boat pretty much.

Don't forget the dropshot...and fish slow.. Have fun!

Fishing slow is the best advice that I have heard. The fish slow down a little in the cold weather, so fish them slower.

[TJHfishin]

thanx guy i had the craziest thing happen to me tonight i was using one of those gary yakamoto ikas the tube things and somthing just tore it up on the second cast i caught my 1st walleye ever so thank u guys its not a bass but hey its somthing

[Hammer 4]

Cool, Fat Ika's catch fish...for our local lake/pond..it's a goto bait for a lot of the guys that fish there.

[Crestliner2008]

If you are restricted to shoreline fishing and have a limited area in which to fish, then the Fat Ika is probably one of the most effective baits you can throw. Pick apart the cover in detail. Do not miss an inch! And read the recent post on the Fat Ika rigging. Great tips! 

[Munkin]

When it really gets colder you need to try and hit the warm water discharges on the river.

Allen

[The Rooster]

Walleye and Trout are cold water fish.  If they are hitting when the bass aren't then you can always fish for them.