01-14-2007, 02:44 AM
[black][size 3]Hey mijmils5,[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Welcome to BFT. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]You will enjoy fishing down south - there are lots of opportunities.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Like TubeN2 mentioned, slow is the answer for winter fishing. What ever your presentation is, slow it down when the temp goes down. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Also, as Tarpon4me pointed out, the strike zone of the fish has shrunk to almost nothing. You will need to basically put your offering right in the fish's face.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I also like to use plastic worms. White, pearl and clear speckled work well. Rig a floater wackey style and stick a light 1/4 or 3/8 inch finnishing nail in one end of it and let it slowly drift to the bottom while giving it tiny micro twitches. When it gets to the bottom, the worm will stand on end and wiggle just like the real thing. Bass in particular seem to love it, but it works for almost every fish as well. Try it out at home first in your bath tub or fish aquarium to get the worm/hook/nail size/weight ratio just like you want it, and, to see how the rig works. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Welcome to BFT. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]You will enjoy fishing down south - there are lots of opportunities.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Like TubeN2 mentioned, slow is the answer for winter fishing. What ever your presentation is, slow it down when the temp goes down. [/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]Also, as Tarpon4me pointed out, the strike zone of the fish has shrunk to almost nothing. You will need to basically put your offering right in the fish's face.[/size][/black]
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[black][size 3]I also like to use plastic worms. White, pearl and clear speckled work well. Rig a floater wackey style and stick a light 1/4 or 3/8 inch finnishing nail in one end of it and let it slowly drift to the bottom while giving it tiny micro twitches. When it gets to the bottom, the worm will stand on end and wiggle just like the real thing. Bass in particular seem to love it, but it works for almost every fish as well. Try it out at home first in your bath tub or fish aquarium to get the worm/hook/nail size/weight ratio just like you want it, and, to see how the rig works. [/size][/black]
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