Favorite Winter Lures This Year ?

[bulldog1935]

< 50 mm sinking stream trout plugs with tiny trebles swapped for plug singles. 

Perfect for imitating winter glass minnows. 

 

The big winter bait lure is Corky's soft suspending twitch bait - 5"

[plitz]

On 12/13/2021 at 11:03 AM, Mr. Aquarium said:

So far the tube has been killer in water in low 40s. Smallie and largemouth have been crushin it. No love for blade or hair jigs. And I SUCKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!! At jerkbaits 

How are you fishing it?

[Mr. Aquarium]

39 minutes ago, plitz said:

How are you fishing it?

The usual jerk jerk pause, then count then jerk jerk pause, repeat.  Not to sound cocky but I’m a pretty good angler, I consider myself an advance angler.  That’s one lure I can’t do good on. I have a box. I always try em. I swear I’m cursed when fishing jerkbaits!  

[PressuredFishing]

On 12/13/2021 at 5:31 AM, ChrisD46 said:

With Fall winding down and dropping water temps coming - what will be your favorite Winter / cold water lures you will be throwing for bass this year ?

Honestly in winter I have more options for lures than in summer just because grass gets insane here in the southwest, so in the late spring (late April early may) any exposed hook bait except a chatterbait is pretty much out of the game including grass jigs. (Punch skirts and trashmasters still work tho) but nonetheless, I like throwing arkie/football head jigs, big soft plastic trouts, jerkbaits if we get a warm front, dropshot trick worms, and ned rigs. Bladebaits aren't the hottest because there is always a little bit of lively grass on the bottom ranging from 6" to a foot. However they can be fished in higher altitude lakes.

[GetFishorDieTryin]

14 hours ago, Smallies said:

Took at look at these, they look pretty awesome, and looks like not a lot of guys are using them.  When you say 7/10 casts were fish, was that one one outing I'm assuming?  Also, what type of water are you fishing?  And were you out deep or close to the bank?  

I caught all of those fish on both baits in about 40 minutes in the same exact spot with the same 1/20 jighead and rod/reel.  I made the comparison between the 2 baits because the conditions were as close as possible and I fished it the 2 baits the same way with the same gear.

I was in the NW of a small lake fishing off the bank.  All bass were caught in 2-4.5' FOW.  

I really like Reins, they make some really good baits.  The biggest drawback is the cost per bait.  I don't mind the cost so much as long as the bait produces.  If you use a jighead that doesn't tear the bait up when a fish pulls it down the shank you can get a surprising amount of fish per bait with the RND neds.  The one that I have rigged up now has caught over 20 bass and a few pickerel.

      

 

[Smallies]

Well, I bought some, so we shall see ...

[plitz]

On 12/15/2021 at 1:11 PM, Mr. Aquarium said:

The usual jerk jerk pause, then count then jerk jerk pause, repeat.  Not to sound cocky but I’m a pretty good angler, I consider myself an advance angler.  That’s one lure I can’t do good on. I have a box. I always try em. I swear I’m cursed when fishing jerkbaits!  

I thought you said tubes?

[Mr. Aquarium]

4 hours ago, plitz said:

I thought you said tubes?

Oh I thought you meant jerkbaits. 
tubes I just slow drag, with some twitches. The bites have been on the pause when I’ve been checking my phone, drinking coffee etc