Fishing Cold Water Crankbaits For Big Winter Bass

Come along for a fun day chasing Cold Water Bass!

The plan is to throw a Ned Rig, Jig, Dark Sleeper, and Crankbait. It doesn’t take long before BIG bass start coming in the boat!

Winter bass fishing doesn’t have to be tough, let us show you the tricks along the way that will make all the difference. If you understand where the fish position in Winter and how to trigger a feed response, Winter bass fishing becomes a lot more fun!

At the start of the day the plan was to use slow bottom contact baits to catch the majority of fish then try to get a bigger bite on a crankbait. It became apparent very quickly that the “traditional” methods of Winter fishing simply were not working. The bass were completely shut down and uninterested in biting. These are some of the best conditions for the crankbait because it does not rely on the bass’ desire to feed, instead triggering a core reaction response. While many of the baits Matt threw didn’t work well on this day, they are all proven producers in the Winter months so we’ve linked them all below.

Additionally, we’ve included a detailed list of the potential “cold water crankbaits” that we have confidence in so that you can start cold water cranking right away if that is a technique you’d like to try. The Tactical Crankbait is backordered into March but it would still advisable to get in line if that is a bait you would like to try this coming season.