Hey all,

 

Started fishing this spring for the first time and continued all the way up until now. I hear all about, and read about, winter fishing but I have no idea where to get started as far as tackle and gear. What do you all recommend? I'll be shore fishing as I can't afford a boat yet. Should I wear a bib and parka? I see these advertised as "go to" winter gear.

 

As far as tackle goes, I hear that suspending jerk baits with a slow presentation are a good place to begin, but I don't know much beyond that. Thanks for any replies!

Hey man, I'm not nearly the expert some of these guys are but I've been having a lot of luck the past couple weeks fishing a drop shot. With all the rain we've had the water levels have finally come back up and it's unseasonably warm so they are biting some. I know that fishing Taylorsville in about 10-15ft. of water in the sunny spots on sunny days has been working for me. Drop shot with a tube or zoom worm working pretty good in ponds too.

look at A JAYS  post under the general bass fishing forum great post!!   good luck catch big ones

Try the ned rig.  Sometimes this is the only thing that will work for me during the winter.