FISHING EXPERIMENT: Best Winter Bait??? (Lures vs. Minnows vs. Worms)
Winter fishing experiment to determine which bait is most effective for catching fish in freezing conditions!
With ice covering most of the river leaving only a small section of fishable water, I test out lures vs. minnows vs. nightcrawlers vs. mealworms to see which bait can catch fish during this trick time of year!
- Medium Shiners
- Nightcrawlers
- Yum Money Minnow (2 in.) -Suffix 832 braid (10 lbs) http://amzn.to/297TGzf (Affiliate)
- Seaguar Red Label fluorocarbon (6 lbs) http://amzn.to/2vgwiLj (Affiliate)
- Favorite Yampa River 6’3″ UL/fast spinning rod
- Shimano Ci4+ 1000 spinning reel -Favorite White Bird 6’8″ ML/f spinning rod
- Shimano Ci4+ 2500 spinning reel
Location: Magothy River, Maryland Date: December 27th, 2017
Primary Pattern: Floating shiners in upper creek arms
Time Fished: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Air Temp: High of 27 degrees, low of 23 degrees
Water Temp: 37 degrees Water Clarity: 24 inches
Conditions: Cloudy with winds North up to 9 mph