| In the winter when most lakes are frozen | | | | let it sit. Then if you don't get a hit, just |
| over, there still are places to fish for | | | | raise your tip and let it fall again and sit |
| bass... they are called rivers. If the river | | | | some more. |
| you fish is stained or has dingy water, I | | | | |
| have a bait for you. The flat tail grub! | | | | When you get a hit, it usually isn't like a |
| | | | tap-tap, it feels like you hooked a leaf and |
| The times I like to use these is when he | | | | dragging it through the water. Feels kind of |
| water is 40 degrees or less. Then I tie on a | | | | mushy. When you feel the "mush" or softness, |
| 3″ grub with a round 1/4 ounce head and | | | | set the hook but not like on a regular lure, |
| a 3/0 hook. I also use 6 pound test, which | | | | set it more lightly and take up the slack in |
| lets you feel more bites and also is better | | | | the line with the reel. |
| in windy conditions. | | | | |
| | | | When you get tired of sitting at home and |
| Make sure you rig the grub so the flat tail | | | | want to do some bass fishing in the winter, |
| is horizonal. Fish the lure so it bumps into | | | | go to the nearest river and try this |
| any kind of object and let it sit. I mean let | | | | technique. |
| it sit. The colder the water, the longer you | | | | |