10-4 good buddy..I can just remember fishing those months before...and maybe getting one tap..and that is it ..a tap and let go.

Now ,if I was a die hard fishermen like you..I'd fish by the moon ..if that didn't work..I'd close shop and fish for crappie or hunt.

However ; come to think of it I did have a few decent Dec. days..There is usally a breeze this time of the year ..some techniques I have had a good day in the past....

A. Drift 2 worm rods across deep structure..all morning..cold weather tends to make bass school up and when you find them you will get a few. for me ..deep structure is around the 8-10 foot range. {Especially the 1-3 days prior to new and full moon}

B. Another technique I had was trolling slowly lipless crankbaits or Little George ..the bass will most likely be submerged on the bottom chilling around some structure preferely brush piles...

Little George is a cold weather bait..you can cast it .It's a heavy piece of lead.{ Painted like a minnow with a tail spinner.} This has produced cold weather bass for me when ALL ELSE has failed.The pic below is twice the size of the real deal.LOL
If your water's bottom is mucky..or full of hang ups..DON'T BUY this lure..It's to be fished like a spinnerbait..slow retrieve off the bottom..it is not weedless. THe experts say that cold weather bass prefer smaller baits..I'd diffently tie on Mr. Rooster Tail and give him a try. This is the time of the year that pros go finesse..5-6 " worms...skinny inline spinnerbaits...Little George ..smaller spinnerbaits...

Little George..