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Lure Selections For Winter Bass

Posted on November 1, 2021November 2, 2021 By PracticalAngler 2 Comments on Lure Selections For Winter Bass
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practical fishing tipIf you are fortunate enough to live in southern areas of the US and your local waters do not freeze over during the winter, piling on the clothing and hitting the water for a little bass fishing helps reduce cabin fever.

Even though a fair number of hearty souls brave the cold winter chill and head out for a little winter bass fishing, many struggle with the “catching” part of the success equation.

One question instantly springs into mind …

Are you using the right lures when searching for those elusive winter bass?

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Key Winter Bass Fishing Lure Selections …

Based on the experience of many successful winter bass anglers, four lure categories rise to the top for their winter bass fishing lure selection preferences including:

  • Heavy metal baits including jigging spoons, tail spinners and blade baits that can be fished vertically as well as using normal cast and retrieve presentations;
  • Jig and eel combinations where hair jigs and pork eels (or sometimes plastic worms) are used over the rubber skirted jigs and frogs during other times of year;
  • Jerkbaits (minnow baits) particularly suspending models (see previous post for details on winter bass fishing with suspended jerkbaits); &
  • Plastic grubs in three to five inch lengths rigged on a ball, darter or football jighead.

Winter bass typically reside in areas close to baitfish and vertical structures.

Each of the lure types mentioned provides the angler with high level of presentation control therefore placing the baits in the strike zone consistently.

Companies Manufacturing Winter Bass Fishing Lures:

Here is a list of the four winter bass fishing lure selection categories and a few links to major bass fishing lure manufacturing companies:

  • Heavy Metal Baits:
    • Jigging Spoons
      • Hopkins Lures (Shorty)
      • Cotton Cordell Lures (CC Spoon)
      • Bass`n Bait Company (Snakie Spoon)
    • Tail Spinners
      • Mann’s Bait Company (Lil’ George)
      • Punisher Lures (Tail Spinner)
    • Blade Baits
      • Heddon Sonar
      • Silver Buddy
  • Jig and Eels (focusing on hair jigs & pork baits):
    • Pork Baits & Alternative
      • Uncle Josh
      • Sudden In-pact Baits (pork alternative)
    • Hair Jigs
      • Punisher Lures
      • Andy’s Custom Bass Lures
      • Northland Tackle
  • Jerkbaits (suspending preferred):
    • Rapala (Husky Jerk)
    • Smithwick Lures (Rogue)
  • Plastic Grubs:
    • Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits
    • Kalin Lures
    • Zoom Bait Company

So the next time you hit the water for a little winter bass fishing, keep these baits in mind to increase your bass “catching” success.

Also be sure to sign up for the free seasonal bass fishing e-report series (see above) for more helpful bass fishing (and more importantly … catching!) tips and tactics.

Tight lines and full livewells forever!

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Comments (2) on “Lure Selections For Winter Bass”

  1. Christopher says:
    April 16, 2013 at 10:46 am

    Hey! It’s Christopher from The Bass Lures Blog. Wanted to say thanks again for all your support! Also wanted to say that this article was spot on and a great read. As you know I just last week posted my article on the blade bait in regards to cold water fishing. Your article takes it to a whole new level and would be a great read for my readers. I wanted to ask if you would be interested in running your article on my blog. It would be my honor to have this article for my readers to take in and of course I would write an intro to the article that explains that the article came from your site and you wrote the article and also a link at the beginning and end of the article so thy can read more great content on your site. Totally understand if you would rather not but in any case this was a very informational article and want to again say thanks!

    Christopher

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    1. Bass Fishing Tips says:
      April 17, 2013 at 11:53 am

      Hi Christopher,

      First of all, thanks for asking. You’re welcome to use the article on your site and add your own spin to curate it.

      Jim H.

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