Winter bass!

[bassquatch]

I did really good last week! Shallow bite was nonexistent for me but 25 feet was on fire! Here's two of my ten.

[257wbymagkiller]

Nice fish. I imagine finesse fishing for them?

[bassquatch]

Tokyo rig, drop shot and Carolina rig. 

Deepest I've ever caught largemouth!

[257wbymagkiller]

Nice. Those are killer rigs for sure. Was thinking about hitting my local lake and doing some pan fishing and see if any bass are willing to take a chomp at something

[bassquatch]

Water temps here have hovered around 49 for a couple weeks now. I know a kid that caught a few bass shallow on a chatterbait last weekend but I haven't touched a shallow bass since the first week of November. Just tells me there's more fish in the process of moving out to my deep spots! 

[The Marquis]

I've never had the pleasure of catching a single bass in WA even having tried a handful of times.  Caught them elsewhere... I feel silly.

[M_ray]

Man I always give up this time of year but your making me think 🤔 nice fish BTW

[bassquatch]

I've never had the pleasure of catching a single bass in WA even having tried a handful of times.  Caught them elsewhere... I feel silly.

Columbia River for smallmouth or Horseshoe Lake just above you for largemouth are good choices. A few other little lakes around Horseshoe as well.

Man I always give up this time of year but your making me think 🤔 nice fish BTW

Think slow, fish slow, but they're there 

[tbrinks]

They are biting good around Spokane! Mostly on blade baits on points.

[Fl0und3rz]

Nice bass.

With a carolina-rigged lizard I caught a cold-weather "Muskie" in the shallows of a small lake in upstate NY.  The thing hardly fought, it was so cold.  It kind of just laid there being reeled in.

[M_ray]

Man I always give up this time of year but your making me think 🤔 nice fish BTW

Think slow, fish slow, but they're there 

 

[Hard2handle]

Nice fish guys, I'll be following this thread...and posting next month...should be fun

[bassquatch]

Nice bass.

With a carolina-rigged lizard I caught a cold-weather "Muskie" in the shallows of a small lake in upstate NY.  The thing hardly fought, it was so cold.  It kind of just laid there being reeled in.

It counts!   

Nice fish guys, I'll be following this thread...and posting next month...should be fun

Was wondering where you were   

[bassquatch]

Figured I would change the title to match the next three months adventures 

[PolarBear]

Nice! I am gearing up to start winter fishing again.  Most of my buddies only fish in the spring and are afraid of the cold.     I use to pick up spots and smallies at up to 60 feet with hammered spoons and 5"' worms on a jighead. 

[bassquatch]

Yep! They don't starve for months! It's different and has it's own rules but Winter bass fishing is very doable. Especially when you see people catching them through ice! 

[PolarBear]

Crankbaits can be real killers in the winter as well. I have the last 2,1/2 weeks of this month off. Planning on dusting off the old Skeeter and hitting the lakes at least a couple times. Gonna hit it hard again in February for bass and crappie

[bassquatch]

December off to a good start 

[h20hunter]

Local lake? What's a guy gotta do for an invite?

[bassquatch]

  financing options are available 

It's a grind for sure, and a big kink in the neck watching the graph for hours.