03-08-2012, 04:13 AM
HI welcome to BFT!
It is never to cold to fish for Largemouth or smallmouth bass.
If your water is still under 50 degrees the bass will still be in pre-spawn mode. The first full moon of the spring spawn is thursday and a few male bass in your area will move into shallower water anyways and start fighting for prime spawn locations.
Right now you should concentrate on water from 10ft to 15ft in your area.
On sunny days with higher temps at sunset you can move into water 10ft to 2ft because the males even in your area are in pre-spawn mode and they will be moving into shallow area's looking for sandy/rocky bottoms to make their nests.
In the next few weeks even the females in your area will be moving into shallower areas too.
Rippin shad (rapala) and any creature bate that is a predator and could possible eat the young bass fry is a good lure choice even up in your area this time of year.
Lizard,snake, HUGE worms,soft plastics and especially SPINNER BAITS anywhere near where the male is making his "bed" will be good for you this time of year.
Now to address your question. To cold to catch bass? answer: NEVER.
I have caught some my best bass when it was snowing and 32 degrees air / 42 degrees water.
The bass are more sluggish and will only expend enough energy to get a meal that outweighs the effort to eat it this time of year in your area.
Slow it down and offer the pre-spawn bass up there something large and slow is never enough, even if you think your fishing it slow enough, slow it down more for the next couple up weeks up there where you live.
Hope this helps.
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It is never to cold to fish for Largemouth or smallmouth bass.
If your water is still under 50 degrees the bass will still be in pre-spawn mode. The first full moon of the spring spawn is thursday and a few male bass in your area will move into shallower water anyways and start fighting for prime spawn locations.
Right now you should concentrate on water from 10ft to 15ft in your area.
On sunny days with higher temps at sunset you can move into water 10ft to 2ft because the males even in your area are in pre-spawn mode and they will be moving into shallow area's looking for sandy/rocky bottoms to make their nests.
In the next few weeks even the females in your area will be moving into shallower areas too.
Rippin shad (rapala) and any creature bate that is a predator and could possible eat the young bass fry is a good lure choice even up in your area this time of year.
Lizard,snake, HUGE worms,soft plastics and especially SPINNER BAITS anywhere near where the male is making his "bed" will be good for you this time of year.
Now to address your question. To cold to catch bass? answer: NEVER.
I have caught some my best bass when it was snowing and 32 degrees air / 42 degrees water.
The bass are more sluggish and will only expend enough energy to get a meal that outweighs the effort to eat it this time of year in your area.
Slow it down and offer the pre-spawn bass up there something large and slow is never enough, even if you think your fishing it slow enough, slow it down more for the next couple up weeks up there where you live.
Hope this helps.
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