It is supposed to be around 50 degrees tomorrow so I was thinking of hitting the water.

Do you guys have any favorite baits or setup for cold water?  I usually pack everything up for the season the day after Thanksgiving so any info would be great.

Thanks.

Pig-n-jig is a staple in cold water. I've been fishing jerkbaits like crazy this year but I still rely heavily on the jig.

Jerkbaits are my go to cold water technique.

Jason

Jigs,Tubes, 4" worms.

jigs, jigs, and oh yeah jigs.  oh yeah also hair jigs sometimes.  when it gets really bitter cold then ill go to pork but if i can at all avoid it i stick with plastic chunks or craws.

matt

I try to avoid cold water at all costs   SHRINKAGE

ABOUT THE ONLY COLD WATER TECHNIQUE I'VE EVER HAD ANY SUCCESS WITH IS JERKBAITS. OR SOMETIMES LIVE BAIT.

i mostly use jerkbaits ang jigs in cold weather.  but other times i will use grubs, drop shots, and shakey heads, but the top three are the jerkbait,jig, and grub.

My top 3 would be Dropshot, Jerkbait, Tube.

Hair jig or dropshot

i have had good luck with jigs and dropshot rigs.

I've had decent luck with narrow-wobble crankbaits.  And of course, the jig 'n pig......

Do you have a favorite cold water technique?

I was tempted to reply, "Watching TV in my recliner with my hands behind my head" ;D

In really cold water the best approach I know of is Live Bait.

Roger

Used to be the dropshot, but the swimbait and jig are fast taking over.

Cold water is a relative term.  In SE Florida what I call cold is water temps in the low 60's.  Jerk baits do shine at this time but It's my favorite time to pitch jigs.  I love jig fishing but the weedy FLA lakes are more conducive to pitchin pegged t-rigged soft plastics (called a Florida rig for some odd reason )

When we are at our coldest is when I can tie on my favorite jig (terminator pro's secret) and pitch to the edges of cover.  Many of the weeds have died back and if the waters not too low I can have fun fishing my favoirte technique.

jig and pig... many people dont like spinnerbaits, but i fish them slow during cold weather and have success

As of yesterday I LOVE the dropshot, I was fishing with Triton9 and hauled in a nice 4.5lber. on a ZOOM watermelon/gold finesse worm on a dropshot rig. However my favorite technique would be fishing a 5/16oz. finesse jig in deep water.

In cold water I usually use small rapalas and xraps, which I fish extremely slow. I also throw a white spinnerbait in coldwater at times.

jig and pig... many people dont like spinnerbaits, but i fish them slow during cold weather and have success

Spinnerbaits work well when the water temp drops below 60 degrees. I have had the most success using large profile 1/2oz s/b with the addition of a twin-tail 4" grub, retrieved s-l-o-w. Use s/b and grub colors that match and of course use colors that match the prevailing light/water conditions...

Whats colder whats colder water to you is a relative term. To me anything under 40°F is cold and is difficult to get bite I didnt say impossible just difficult. So my Cold water baits for under 40°F, soft plastics on a football head jig. Worked SLOW SLOW SLOW!!!.

Now thats some Cold water...

I've had success in cold water with several different baits:C-rig using a finese worm,big deep diving crankbait in a crawfish pattern,jig -n- chunk,spinnerbait,suspending jerkbait,and drop shot rig using finese worm or 4" Senko.

what type of jerkbait works best for cold weather?

I usually start throwing jigs and 1/4 oz. to 3/8 oz. crankbaits when the temp goes into the 40-50 degree range.  This year I have started using more tubes than crankbaits.

In colder water, and I mean water below 50 degrees, I use jig 'n' pigs, tubes, and suspending jerkbaits in may different sizes. If I can't get a fish to bite working thebait slowly, then I will change tactics and start trying for reaction strikes using craw patterned cranks and lipless cranks, or speed up my cadence on my jerkbaits.

I keep seeing people say they use jerkbaits. I wanna say I KNOW they mean soft ones since you can fish them fast or slow....but...would I be right? :

Prog