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Winning In Winter

1 [Low And Slow For Cold Water]

As the air temperatures and water temperatures begin to plummet across the country, bass begin to act more sluggish. When this happens, it’s not easy to entice a bite with a fast-moving bait, but a slower presentation from a bottom bait can be the ticket. Slow down, take your time and take advantage of what cold-water bass fishing has to offer.

Old-School Instinct

Old-school techniques like dragging a “jig-and-pig” slowly across the bottom can be a phenomenal way to approach wintertime fishing. Use your eyes to read the bank composition to find those long points, vertical banks and channel swings with hard bottoms. Once you find these types of spots, fishing a bottom

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