Cold water traps

bassintom · 11-28-09, 11:14 AM

Fished a 50 acre lake on Thurs and Fri mornings.Water temp was 47-48. Caught about 20 bass mostly on rattletraps and crankbaits. Had to find weeds in 6-10 ft of water. Ticking the tops of the weeds and a very slow retrieve. Here's pics of 2 of the fish I got.
And I have never had much success on crankbaits or traps for that matter.

nofearengineer · 11-28-09, 12:17 PM

Nice fish, Tom. I love the look of that calm water. Wind on a cold day blows, literally and figuratively!

Bassboss · 11-28-09, 02:37 PM

wow, those are some really nice fish, congrats!

TN_Bassin · 11-28-09, 05:58 PM

Nice fish. Were the other fish you caught that day solid fish?

bamabassman · 11-29-09, 09:17 PM

Oh tom....Lisa is LOVEING THIS MAN. That rattle trap is her "go to" bait, chrome with the blue back in a 1/4 ounce. Awesum fish man.

Wags · 11-29-09, 09:36 PM

well done. We have had very limited luck since the water fell below 50 degrees. We have found the northern pike to still be very active and aggressive, but the bass have been very tough....but the few we have caught have come on either suspending cranks or rattletraps. We went out this morn, water looked like you had,..very calm. Good thing, cuz it was dang cold (38 air temp)....beautiful morning though, only a 24" pike to show with a few other pike teasing us.....

11-28-09, 11:14 AM	#1
bassintom BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: washington(northwest) N.J. Posts: 3,958	Cold water traps Fished a 50 acre lake on Thurs and Fri mornings.Water temp was 47-48. Caught about 20 bass mostly on rattletraps and crankbaits. Had to find weeds in 6-10 ft of water. Ticking the tops of the weeds and a very slow retrieve. Here's pics of 2 of the fish I got. And I have never had much success on crankbaits or traps for that matter. __________________ A man's gotta believe in something...I believe I'll go fishing.

11-28-09, 12:17 PM	#2
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Nice fish, Tom. I love the look of that calm water. Wind on a cold day blows, literally and figuratively! __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

11-28-09, 02:37 PM	#3
Bassboss BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Shawano, WI Posts: 7,761	wow, those are some really nice fish, congrats! __________________ If you can't fix it with heavy squats or fish oil, you're probably going to die.

11-28-09, 05:58 PM	#4
TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	Nice fish. Were the other fish you caught that day solid fish? __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

11-29-09, 09:17 PM	#5
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	Oh tom....Lisa is LOVEING THIS MAN. That rattle trap is her "go to" bait, chrome with the blue back in a 1/4 ounce. Awesum fish man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

11-29-09, 09:36 PM	#6
Wags BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Swartz Creek, Michigan Posts: 163	well done. We have had very limited luck since the water fell below 50 degrees. We have found the northern pike to still be very active and aggressive, but the bass have been very tough....but the few we have caught have come on either suspending cranks or rattletraps. We went out this morn, water looked like you had,..very calm. Good thing, cuz it was dang cold (38 air temp)....beautiful morning though, only a 24" pike to show with a few other pike teasing us.....

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