7 minutes ago, ATA said:

do you care to elaborate ? I didn't quiet catch the number 1

Up here where I live our lakes and ponds are frozen solid for usually 3 or 4 months..I was talking about a small ice fishing jig.

43 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

My 3 go tos in January are as follows:

1) a tungsten ice jig with 3 maggots

2) a pot of chilli 

3) Whiskey

What kind of whiskey?! ?

Just now, Last_Cast said:

What kind of whiskey?! ?

Dealers choice..I'm sure we all have our favorites. Lately I've been enjoying Red breast 12 year.

Going fishing tomorrow and taking 2 rods, 1 spinning drop shot and 1 casting jig rod. Haven’t fished this lake in 6 months and no idea what to expect so prior experience is all I can rely on. 

I will use wacky hooked finesse drop shot and my ole faithful Anywhere Anytime hair jig w/ pork trailer. I know I catch bass using a deep structure spoon but decided to leave it home and focus on my jig fishing.

Tom

I've been out fishing a few times, I just prefer springsummerfall fishing. Been fishing for panfish/trout/salt instead, much more productive. 

Only tried a few times but I’ve never caught bass in December or January ? goals…

too cold outside, but the TV lured me to the couch. 

20 hours ago, DitchPanda said:

Dealers choice..I'm sure we all have our favorites. Lately I've been enjoying Red breast 12 year.

 

I hear good things. That's actually next on my list.

3 minutes ago, Last_Cast said:

 

I hear good things. That's actually next on my list.

Its fantastic. My local gas station just put in a liquor section..I picked up a bottle of Michters Rye today.

-Jigging spoon

-Jerkbait 

-Missle bait Micro Jig

12 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

Its fantastic. My local gas station just put in a liquor section..I picked up a bottle of Michters Rye today.

I have to try it out. I just picked monkey shoulder, mcallans 12 and glenfiddich 15

where's worm/soft plastic/creature?

Jerkbait

A-rig

Shaky Head or Net Rig

2 hours ago, Last_Cast said:

I have to try it out. I just picked monkey shoulder, mcallans 12 and glenfiddich 15

The glenfiddich is pretty good. Never had the McAllan...I also may be the only person in the world that doesn't like monkey shoulder.

7 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

The glenfiddich is pretty good. Never had the McAllan...I also may be the only person in the world that doesn't like monkey shoulder.

I'll be the second person then. It's not that great. Mcallan is good.

Today was simply tough and managed 2 jig fish  2lbs and 4 lbs, 2 bites for 5 hours. Several tournament boats we talked to caught zip. My partner was thrilled to catch a jig fish and learning the presentation after decades of hoping jigs missing strikes.

Tom

 

2 hours ago, WRB said:

My partner was thrilled to catch a jig fish and learning the presentation after decades of hoping jigs missing strikes.

Tom

 

Curious, what was he doing wrong to miss strikes? What helped him? Thanks

Snappin' a Tube...with the Stupid Tube jig weight. Absolutely flat out catches fish

11 hours ago, WRB said:

Today was simply tough and managed 2 jig fish  2lbs and 4 lbs, 2 bites for 5 hours. Several tournament boats we talked to caught zip. My partner was thrilled to catch a jig fish and learning the presentation after decades of hoping jigs missing strikes.

Tom

 

@WRB It was finesse jig or full size? what trailer and what color was the jig and trailer? I am asking because I might have chance from bank to get some bite. I couldn't get any so far in this year. Thanks for the help.

1/2oz  or heavier chatterbait, fished never really to a full rest on the bottom, but regular contact... reel reel reel as slow as you can go with the blade chattering. By far the majority of my bigger January fish. Can't say it works under 40 degrees, because we don't get much of that around here. But effective sub-50 for sure. 

 

Sometimes a blade bait. It works but haven't seen anything big on it.

 

With a sunny afternoon, fish it shallow, they are often up and moving and hungry. 

 

Bonus:

Jerkbaits are my nemesis. I'm almost guaranteed to catch a dink, and only a dink.

 

 

Beetlespins have been productive this winter, even if they have only been dinks.

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