Who Says Cold Weather Fishing isnt fun?

Panthrosan · 03-04-09, 11:35 PM

Posted this in the Maryland Fishing Reports but thought I'd post it over here as well. People thought I was nuts for going out fishing after work at around 3:30pm when half the pond was under ice, there was 3 inches of snow on the ground, the air temp never got above 45 degrees, and the water temp was 40 if that. I only caught this one fish but had a grin plastered on my face the entire day.

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Took some advice from Kevin Van Dam and for the cold water threw a white spinnerbait from Booyah baits with one silver blade and one copper blade. Cast it on my 6'6" Abu Garcia/Berkley baitcaster combo from Dick's Sporting goods on 14 pound Trilene Monofiliment at a 45 degree angle to my right about 45 yards out. Let the spinner sink to the bottom and then slow rolled it back. On the 4th cast out, the line stopped after about 20 feet and I set the hook and then nothing for about 2 seconds. I thought I had slow rolled into a submerged branch but all of a sudden my line took off for the shoreline. After a good fight of about a minute or so I landed this beauty. 4 pounds 13 ounces and one hell of a fight. Not bad for a small neighborhood pond with about 3 inches of snow on the bank and the other half of the pond covered with ice and the rest of the water around 40 degrees. Can't wait to hit this place again when the weather warms up. Sorry for the rambling but I'm just so excited.

jooleyen · 03-05-09, 08:01 PM

Yeah! That's the way to fish in the cold weather. Nice job.

bassackwards · 03-05-09, 08:09 PM

good fish keep it up

carolina-rig-01 · 03-05-09, 08:10 PM

nice fish, congratulations on braving the cold.

cassidyta · 03-05-09, 08:19 PM

What is that white stuff on the grass?

bamabassman · 03-05-09, 09:42 PM

ok cass....hahahahaha. dat be SNOW PAL!!! hahaha, don't pay no mind to him, he's been out in the califlower sun too long,lol. great catch and i love the tip on cold water fishing. now....go and git anothern!!!

Bassboss · 03-05-09, 09:50 PM

Nice bass! What spinnerbait is that btw?

rrw4258 · 03-05-09, 10:32 PM

I noticed in your thread you said it was a booyah spinnerbait, but that is a 3/16 oz. Strike King Little Mr. Money Spinnerbait??

Ryan

abu4600 · 03-06-09, 12:07 AM

Man that's a good un. Good luck on the next trip.

jmartin · 03-06-09, 09:11 AM

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Originally Posted by cassidyta

What is that white stuff on the grass?

Now come on I do believe you said you were from Va. Has it been that long. BTW.... I am jealous of your year around warm weather. LOL

Jerry

Panthrosan · 03-06-09, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rrw4258

I noticed in your thread you said it was a booyah spinnerbait, but that is a 3/16 oz. Strike King Little Mr. Money Spinnerbait??

Ryan

Good catch. Forgot I even had one of them in my tackle box. Thought I had moved to entirely Booyah, but I guess that one gets to stay

doc · 03-06-09, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Panthrosan

Good catch. Forgot I even had one of them in my tackle box. Thought I had moved to entirely Booyah, but I guess that one gets to stay

Yes, it is

. Good spinnerbaits

fish2 · 03-06-09, 06:57 PM

nice fish
have fun the next time out

Foyt20 · 03-06-09, 07:31 PM

Nice Fish!!! It looks like that around me today too... But its supposed to be like 65 degrees tommorrow so Im going out, and most of the white stuff should be gone.

keithdog · 03-06-09, 08:37 PM

Thats a great way to break in the year! Congrats. And woohoo to white spinnerbaits, my favorite

fish2 · 03-06-09, 09:47 PM

woohoo for white baits in general my first bass I caught today(happend to be the first of the year as well) was a 7lb 3oz bass caught on a white jig

wareagledc · 03-06-09, 09:59 PM

congrats on the fish.

Panthrosan · 03-07-09, 12:51 AM

Went out again today and used the same combo of rod/reel and spinnerbait. Ended up with a 1.5 pounder on my 2nd cast and a just over 3.5 pounder just as I started to get tired. It wasn't quite Cold Weather fishing however as today and the next few days are in the 60s and 70s. Then back down to 30-40 degrees next week. Gotta love Maryland weather lol.

Love of the Sport · 03-07-09, 01:36 AM

Thats whats up.

03-05-09, 08:10 PM	#4
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	nice fish, congratulations on braving the cold. __________________ You only live once. But if you do it right, once is enough.

03-05-09, 08:19 PM	#5
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	What is that white stuff on the grass? __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

03-05-09, 09:42 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	ok cass....hahahahaha. dat be SNOW PAL!!! hahaha, don't pay no mind to him, he's been out in the califlower sun too long,lol. great catch and i love the tip on cold water fishing. now....go and git anothern!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-05-09, 09:50 PM	#7
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	Nice bass! What spinnerbait is that btw? __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

03-05-09, 10:32 PM	#8
rrw4258 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bellevue, Ohio Posts: 2,338	I noticed in your thread you said it was a booyah spinnerbait, but that is a 3/16 oz. Strike King Little Mr. Money Spinnerbait?? Ryan __________________ Never Give Up!

03-05-09, 08:01 PM	#2
jooleyen BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,509	Yeah! That's the way to fish in the cold weather. Nice job.

03-05-09, 08:09 PM	#3
bassackwards BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: hampton va Posts: 408	good fish keep it up

03-06-09, 12:07 AM	#9
abu4600 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Brandon Mississippi Posts: 480	Man that's a good un. Good luck on the next trip.

03-06-09, 06:57 PM	#13
fish2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bryan Ohio Posts: 141	nice fish have fun the next time out __________________ fish2 <><

03-06-09, 07:31 PM	#14
Foyt20 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: R-Ville, Central NJ Posts: 265	Nice Fish!!! It looks like that around me today too... But its supposed to be like 65 degrees tommorrow so Im going out, and most of the white stuff should be gone.

03-06-09, 08:37 PM	#15
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a great way to break in the year! Congrats. And woohoo to white spinnerbaits, my favorite

03-06-09, 09:47 PM	#16
fish2 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bryan Ohio Posts: 141	woohoo for white baits in general my first bass I caught today(happend to be the first of the year as well) was a 7lb 3oz bass caught on a white jig __________________ fish2 <><

03-06-09, 09:59 PM	#17
wareagledc BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: alabama Posts: 273	congrats on the fish.

03-07-09, 12:51 AM	#18
Panthrosan BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Rockville, Maryland Posts: 106	Went out again today and used the same combo of rod/reel and spinnerbait. Ended up with a 1.5 pounder on my 2nd cast and a just over 3.5 pounder just as I started to get tired. It wasn't quite Cold Weather fishing however as today and the next few days are in the 60s and 70s. Then back down to 30-40 degrees next week. Gotta love Maryland weather lol.

03-07-09, 01:36 AM	#19
Love of the Sport BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Baton Rouge Louisiana Posts: 236	Thats whats up.

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