Just doodling those Jigs all day. Only caught three fish but one was 11.2, the other 7.4, and a 3 lber. Gotta love it. Nobody on the lake but me. Water temp in the low 50's, air in the 30's with a wind chill in the low 20's. Miserable, but easily worth it. I wasn't cold when we landed those fish, I was soaking wet from landing the fish, I took the jackets and gloves off I was warm from the adrenaline. And then after some kisses, and pictures, she swam away to see another day :-) .
#14439, "RE: Winter Jig fishing results" In response to Reply # 1
Thanks a bunch. It felt good. It's been awhile since I've caught some bass that big. I was fish a 1/2 oz Jig and just doodling it real slow. I was fishing the day after a front, which is really ususally the hardest conditions, and it was, but evidently some of the bigger fish were willing to feed. I only caught five alllll day. All I can say is slow, slow slow. I wasn't hopping the jig, I was just shaking it in place, reeling up and made another cast. They were in shallower water right near a creek channel. Bass like to hug creek channels in the winter. The water was rushing through the creek channel, and they were kind of in an eddy.
#14443, "RE: Winter Jig fishing results" In response to Reply # 2
Thanks very much Jeremy. I wasn't sure what you meant by "doodling" but I understand now. I rarely 'cast' a jig unless I'm swinning a White one. I almost always pitch one to a stump but I'll try "doodling" one but bottom-snags are a problem in the swamp pond.