good day guys i only started bassing last year,ar

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johank

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good day guys

i only started bassing last year,around Nov,and have never fished in cold weather...

and want to know how active does bass feed in the winter?

i want to head of to a place near Belfast next month,but dont know if its worth it to go in the winter?

any help please!

thanks allot!
 
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Mr Attie

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All i can say is match the hatch and fish it as slow as you can. If you think you are fishing slow, fish slower...
 
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BucknutZ

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Winter fishing is much slower than in summer but then again the fish also has too eat daily so they have to bite.

Fish deeper and slower - also target mid to late afternoons rather than early morning when the water temp is very low.

Try and use baits that creates a vibration in the water and also baits that makes a noise (rattle) this will attract more attention seing that the fish will be less active.

Regards
 
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Southpaw

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Would you also down size your bait to say a baby brush hog or creature bait?
Or would the bass prefer a decent size 'meal'?
 
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Johanvc

Sealiner
Remember that Bass are like old men in the cold and are opportunists. They don’t like running after things. So you need to be 100% accurate with your casts and you basically need to put your lure right in front of his mouth. But don’t pack away the cranks and spinner baits as winter is a good time to try some power fishing for active fish.
Regarding size. Well big bulky baits like jigs work wonders in winter. A bass’s metabolism slows way down during winter and they become less active to try and save energy. By doing so they don’t need to feed as much as they would do during summer. So the bigger the bait the less often they need to feed. But you need to let conditions and fish tell you what they want. Sometimes they would much rather prefer small bait over big bulky bait.
But the most important thing is to fish tight to structure and make sure your casts are 100% accurate. If you are even off by 2cm the fish will not take it.
 
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gt40

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a bass must eat winter and summer.water temp is very importend. if its stable they should bite.like attie said slow down because they normally strike just as you move lure and miss it.

also look at baitfish.try and keep lure to same sizes.this might work.inline spinners works in winter.not many use them
 
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Mr Attie

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I took a weightless 5" Senko and dropped it in 20ft of water this past Saturday... I had to wait a long time for it to get down, and all i did was twitch it once and wait for the bite... So slow, very slow is the answer for winter.
 
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Southpaw

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With Small mouth you wouldnt slow down that much? Because from what I understand they are more of a winter bass than the largies that prefer the warm water?

Johanvc
With the cranks and spinnerbait, is it a matter of finding the correct speed for the day or do you pull them along just fast enough to spin the blades or get the rattle in the cranks working?

Mr Attie
I have tried that in the past with good results, even in summer, but i dont know how deep the water was.
 
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gt40

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malcom i nailed 2 smallies last nigt.1=1.5kg and the other broke my 8lbs line with my popper.they becoming really nice to catch.its going to be awesome.
 
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Southpaw

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nice, i saw the pics on the fischer haven site. the one that broke you off must have been a monster. that was a good size smallie and the dam is getting full.
im going to try make it there on sunday for a afternoon session.
 
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gt40

Senior Member
cool.ja it looks like its afternoons when they comes out in the shallows.dam is filling up nicely.clear water running in very strong now.should be full by next weekend
 
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bassmastergt

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hey we gota dam near our house kinda deep water dark green water is always cold and we fish with plastic grbs and creatures the bass dont strike we try every thing they wont bite So kan u please give me some advise^^..
 
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bassmaster

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Bass don't always want a smaller meal during winter. There is nothing wrong with throwing big baits and fishing them slowly in winter... bass want a meal that is worth the effort and would rather chase a bigger meal than a smaller one.

Southpaw, kwaggas smallies bite well in winter if you get them at the right time. If you can and have a boat try the inlet at Brandvlei...
 
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Southpaw

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Hey Bassmaster
Welcome to the site, even though you have been a member for almost a year.
Only been to Kwaggas once for two days and got two good days in, my first smallie ever that was also my pb(four in total) and my pb largie, was a good weekend.
I wish I had a boat, if I did I would be at kwaggas and Clan all the time.
Should start asking around for a spot on a boat from people, might just get lucky.
 
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Billaridoo

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Zoom Finesse Worm - Junebug, Texas rig, size 3/0 hook. Fished slowly. Caught 4 fish with this rig this winter including my PB. Lost a few more.......
 
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bass54

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bassmastergt wrote:
hey we gota dam near our house kinda deep water dark green water is always cold and we fish with plastic grbs and creatures the bass dont strike we try every thing they wont bite So kan u please give me some advise^^..
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i take this dam is in pretoria? were about? if i may ask.
 
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