Just skimmed this month's BASS magazine..I get it free...

Same old story I've always been taught..

A. Bass love slender baits because they are easier to digest ..motabulism slows way down in the cold ..they may be right as most of my Rooster Tail lunkers have been in the winter time....I cast long...let it fall to the bottom..and real in as slow as possible still keeping willow blade turning..lost count on 5 pound plus caught on this technique.

B....Also..SLOW PRESENTATION on any lure you throw.

C. In the cold months ..fish {According to the pros} bite best from afternoon till evening as water warms up.

d.Repeated cast to the same areas you suspect bass...drop shot is good for this { According to the pros}

e.Down size jig sizes in the winter times..smaller is better.

I read all this but knew most of it anyways...also if fish can't be found on the bottom..probably suspended...rattle trap or deep diving crankbaits.

Here's an old headless pic I pulled up..when I first moved here I only fished 2 lures..Rooster Tail and Rubber WOrm..this 5 pound and 6 pound were caught in the cold months off a rooster tail..I lost a 3rd one..very big at the boat..broke the line.this was in the 1980s while in college..could still wear my field jacket LOL
More winter Rooster Tail fish..



another reason to throw the Rooster Tail around Florida...Sunshine bass love it..and they are serious fighters and taste awesome..all these were on Rooster Tail as well.


Big Tilapia like Rooster Tails too..{ -;