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In my Avatar. 7lbs 11oz in NH no less, came on a JP. Caught and Released 5/23/2001

Yea, topwater in winter,water dipping to the 40°Fs in Tx, how do u guys deal with that. I remember back on March 22nd I had to break through 3-5inches of Ice at the ramp to get out to the main lake. The winter gives us Northerners time to clean out our boats and clean up our tackle and gear to get ready for Ice out.

Amen, I second that! Just last week when the Water Temp was a tempid 54°F I was having success with a topwater bait. In Winter topwater baits wont do much up here other than bounce across the ice. Its hurry up and get all your fishing time in until March/April.

So it's like this partner and I were on the water at 7:00AM on Sunday before the sun came up. Nothing on topwater like we did the week before, the traps and jerkbait saved us early on. The Air temp was 36°F and the Water temp was 51°F. As the day went on it became harder to get bites, so get out on the water as early as you can.