[lilcraw]

SilverBuddy is a simple Blade bait or vibrating bait fished by hopping it up off the bottom, my favorite weights are 5/8oz and the 1/4oz in the gold or brass color. Nothing fancy at all but VERY productive in cold water.

[GotstaFish Tackle]

Originally Posted by lilcraw

SilverBuddy is a simple Blade bait or vibrating bait fished by hopping it up off the bottom, my favorite weights are 5/8oz and the 1/4oz in the gold or brass color. Nothing fancy at all but VERY productive in cold water.

Same as a Zonar. Do-It makes a mold for them.
Personally, I like a small jig or a 7" ribbon tail worm T-Rigged when the water is in the 40's and once it hits the 50's a slow rollin' KaRu Lures Special can't be beat.

[wannabefishing]

well, it's an odd thing up here... when the water cools down we usually adjust by tossing smaller baits and fishing slower (drop shotting works well).. BUT when fishing smallies in the fall, we usually step up bait sizes as they gorge themselves on big minnows/goby's (4lb smallie in the summer can become a 6lb smallie in the fall)

[Norcalbassin]

Trim mam I've got to second the dropshot and blade bait thing, those two are great, but everything that has been said works. You just need to look at how deep fish are holding and what type and size of bait they are feeding on in each reservoir you fish because every one is different.
Norcalbassin

[bassassazzin]

I like using lipless cranks in the 50's.
I recently used Strike King's Red eye shad and
this lure is awesome!!! It has a pronounced
vibration that you feel very well..better than
other lipless cranks. My partner fished plastics
during our recent Monday tournament and had
no takers...I managed to catch a few on the
"Red Eye" ....it's all about making them react
when the water is cool

[Metal Head]

I'm from the land of reservoirs, So Cal....

What I like to do is pretty much any presentation that can be fished SLOOOOOOW! When I say so slow, I mean moving a yard in like a minute.

Since the fish are usually deeper and cover is not very thick, look for points with rocks or some brush. Try fishing a 3/4 oz jig in black and blue with a white 4" curly tail trailer. That is my key bait and gets bit. Slow, short hops work well, as does a slow drag on the bottom.

If you don't know what the cover is like, try a carolina rig with a 1 oz bullet sinker and a lizard thats green w/ chartreuse tail. Bass don't want to chase a bait much, so the tail helps them see it. Give the bait a 3 foot leader from the swivel and sinker. This way the bait will suspend above the bottom and mthodically float down....

This has worked great for me in the middle of the winter! Of course it doesn't get very cold here, but the water does dip into the 40's often...


good luck!

[hoosier]

i like to fish senkos but you have to fish them slow