Cold Water LMB Lures

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What's your favorite lures for winter largemouth bass?
I tossed a pretty big spinner the other day and hooked about a 12 incher but it hasn't gotten a sniff since. I've had no luck with rubber worms since the water cooled down, spinners don't seem to be favored now either.

I need to expand my tackle bag so I figured I would get some recommendations here instead of buying completely blind.
 
Jigs, fished slow. The colder the water, the slower you fish them.

Chatterbaits

Rat-L-Traps
Crankbaits

Flukes.

I fish paddle tail swimbaits on a bass sized roadrunner type pony head jig this time of year and have good luck
 
Jerk baits, they kill them on the pause. I fish swim jigs year round. I use reaction innovations little dipper paddle tails for the trailer. Big worms on swing head jigs on a really slow retrieve. Ned rig will catch fish year round.
 
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Jigs, fished slow. The colder the water, the slower you fish them.

Chatterbaits

Rat-L-Traps
Crankbaits

Flukes.

I fish paddle tail swimbaits on a bass sized roadrunner type pony head jig this time of year and have good luck

Jigs are the answer. If you have the patience ‘stitching’ is a coo, technique for huge fish. Big worms. Slow, slow, slow. Jigging sponns in deep water lakes work cool if you are good with your electronics.
 
Jerk baits, they kill them on the pause. I fish swim jigs year round. I use reaction innovations little dipper paddle tails for the trailer. Big worms on swing head jigs on a really slow retrieve. Ned rig will catch fish year round.

Late winter and pre spawn I have caught some big fish on Harris that way. Big jerk baits that dive and pause deeper are even better. Long pauses are your friend especially with suspending jerk baits.
 
I have had good success in the slow winter months using worms without head weights. I tie in flytying lead wire behind the worm hook eye down to the bend and ty it off with thread and then glue it. I gives a very slow sink rate but responds to the light jerk motion. This also works for me in warmer weather in heave cover and weeds in the shallows.
 
Hire a Guide (me) pay the money, learn how to fish....

That would be a bit silly, paying you to sit and drink sweet tea with me while catching the bass in my 1/4 acre puddle pond in my backyard.

Thanks for the suggestions, I picked up a couple things to try at wally - world today and will give em a shot.
 
There is a lot of difference in fishing a pond and fishing a lake.
Fishing in a pond is like fishing in an aquarium. The fish are concentrated in a small area and you have their undivided attention.
As a general rule in winter, slow down and use smaller baits.
Fish can be caught on a variety of baits but a slow moving jig or worm will probably work the best.
 
1/4 stick of orange wrap TNT tied to a brick. Best producing lure in my box!
I hand pour/mold some 5” swimbaits that they seem to love this time of the year. Also, a 1 oz spinnerbait slow rolled through a deep stump field is a favorite too.
 
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I got the old fly rod out, had great luck catching branches. Shook off some rust and found the bass, bluegill and overgrown minnows cannot resist a poorly presented floating fly of any and every small kind.

I if the rain keeps up I will be fishing off my front porch as they are swept by.
 
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