Westernbass Magazine - Bass Fishing Tips And Techniques - December 2012, Page 45

Westernbass Magazine - Bass Fishing Tips And Techniques - December 2012, Page 45

Spotted BaSS Smallmouth

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by tyler brInKs

Photos by Dan rice

your cold water alternative

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hen the water temperature starts to get cooler and the largemouth bite starts to slow down, there is almost always a solution to beat the winter blues; smallmouth and spotted bass. These species seem to have different habits when the water gets cool and are not as affected as their more temperamental cousins. i

take a simple approach during the colder months and limit my bait selection, fo- cusing only on the most likely areas in order to catch more of these species.

WATER TEmPERATuRE AnD THE cRAWFISH cOnnEcTIOn

Issue 6

December 2012

45