winter soft plastic's

[Josh.]

Hey guy's, I havn't had much luck lately but have caught a few on soft plastic but i dont have many left. I might go to the store today and get a few bags or soft plastic's. So if you guy's could give me the color and the brand that you would use! Thanks guy's  

[EastTexasBassin]

Brush hogs and Flappin Hogs...black and blue/ green pumpkin

In winter you've gotta go SLOW sometimes.  Count to 10, 15, or even 30 between short series of hops/twiches.

[Brian_Reeves]

I use rage tails year round.  The Lobster or Anaconda gives a big profile and gets attention when its in the water.  When it gets really cold and the fish are stubborn, I'll texas or carolina rig a senko style bait or a big tube and fish them SLLLOOWWW around ledges or breaks.  Bulky hair jigs with pork trailers work well too.  

[Catt]

Gene Larew 7 ½ Salty Ring Worm in Cinnamon Pepper Neon/June Bug Laminated (Camouflage) & Junebug/Blue Tail

Gene Larew Salty Hawg Craws in 4, 5, & 6 in the following colors: Black Blue Claw, Junebug/Blue Claw, & Black Neon

[senko_77]

I am a huge believer that straight tail worms will dominate curly tailed soft plastics in the winter.  When the fish get lethargic, I really think that a plastic with alot of motion will turn them off.  They don't want to eat something that is gonna give them any kind of trouble, and I think the straight tailed worm is so subtle that it looks like to easy of a meal to pass up.  Just my opinion.  

To answer your question, I like the *** finesse worm or taper tail in natural colors like green pumpkin or watermelonseed.  Good luck dude!

[Glenn]

I gotta agree with Senko77.  Strait tail finesse worms dominate my winter arsenal.  

That said, I think everyone would be really surpised to know how many bass I catch on crankbaits during the winter. You'd think slow, slow, slow.  But pull a fast-moving crankbait by a bass in 50+ feet of water and he just can't resist!

Oh, and how do I get a crankbait that deep?  Let's just say it involves a 3-ounce weight and a 3-way swivel.  

[kikstand454]

senkos,sweetbeavers,paddletails.

[Catt]

Glenn you're absolutely right about bass chasing lures during winter; it's totally opposite of what we consider normal bass behavior. On the Bend I catch numerous bass on Rat-L-Traps, Spinner Baits, & while retrieving my jig to make another cast. Many people are under the assumption bass become dormant during winter not feeding or moving; this is completely false. In cold water their metabolism slows down which only means it takes them longer to digest their food; their brain slows down, so the bass slows down which is why I would not burn a Trap back to the boat.

[Jig Man]

4" tubes produce well for me in the winter.  I only need 4 colors to cover the spectrum (smoke, green, brown, black).

[detroit1]

All i can do with soft plastics in the winter is look at them.   >

[adclem]

I like to use Yum Dingers or any other bait of this type in 4"(Black Neon Silver) have very good success with this as well as the Yum Sooie or any other brand creature bait.

I mainly fish private ponds and the water levels(10-15' max depth) are a little low this time of year and these 2 lures are working for me rigged Texas style and weightless.

Later,

[Tokyo Tony]

Winter's a little different for some of us - if you're lucky not to have ice, you're dealing with temps in the mid 30's. I'm sure a fast-moving bait might catch a fish or two with those temps, but you can't go wrong with a jig or a dropshot. When the water is that cold, it seems that the fish are almost comatose. I could be wrong, but that's what it seems like to me...

Oh - Roboworms for dropshotting, obviously can't go wrong with stickbaits. I like black/blue or black/purple.

[fishizzle]

drop shot 3" senko for me in pumpkin or watermelon or black jigs around cover and ledges

visibility increases greatly with cold water because all the algea dies and precipitates.

[gatrboy53]

I am a huge believer that straight tail worms will dominate curly tailed soft plastics in the winter. When the fish get lethargic, I really think that a plastic with alot of motion will turn them off. They don't want to eat something that is gonna give them any kind of trouble, and I think the straight tailed worm is so subtle that it looks like to easy of a meal to pass up. Just my opinion.

zomm trick worm or finess worm in black.deadstick it for as long as you can.use enough weight to get it to bottom and keep it there.

[bowtech_182]

I gotta agree with Senko77. Strait tail finesse worms dominate my winter arsenal.

That said, I think everyone would be really surpised to know how many bass I catch on crankbaits during the winter. You'd think slow, slow, slow. But pull a fast-moving crankbait by a bass in 50+ feet of water and he just can't resist!

Oh, and how do I get a crankbait that deep? Let's just say it involves a 3-ounce weight and a 3-way swivel.

That just got some Ideas flowing.  Can you post or PM some details for your setup

[Siebert Outdoors]

I am a huge believer that straight tail worms will dominate curly tailed soft plastics in the winter. When the fish get lethargic, I really think that a plastic with alot of motion will turn them off. They don't want to eat something that is gonna give them any kind of trouble, and I think the straight tailed worm is so subtle that it looks like to easy of a meal to pass up. Just my opinion.

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I agree with that.  I throw alot of tubes or worms like robo worms in the plastics.