Winter bass love steep banks in reservoirs, this tip will help you catch them! The next time you find yourself fishing a steep slope, cast at a 45 degree angle down the bank. This lets your bait fall slower and keep better bottom contact, allowing you to better detect your bites. Matt was able to effectively fish this wall from 10'-45' deep, using a 3/8 oz Keitech Tungsten Jig and an Xzone Stealth Finesse Craw by taking advantage of this cast angle. | Tacticalbassin

Metal baits are misunderstood by so many anglers. The effectiveness of a jigging spoon on Winter bass is amazing if you understand how to work them properly. The key is slowing down your hopping action as the water gets cooler. The slower hops will get lethargic fish near bottom to react when they'd completely ignore a faster moving spoon. This fish couldn't resist the 1 3/4 oz Nichols Duh Spoon in the new "Shattered Glass Silver" color! | Tacticalbassin

This fish exploded on the surface in the middle of Winter! This is officially our earliest topwater bite of the year, ever! This bass couldn't resist the glide bait, attacking it with enough force to blow up on the surface in 47 degree water! You think this fish believed that bait was real?! AMAZING! THE BAIT... •Raid Osakana Slide 170: https://bit.ly/417QgrV Color: The Bait THE COMBO... Rod– Shimano Outlier 7'4" Medium Heavy: https://bit.ly/3EuHPiT Reel– Shimano Metanium MGL (HG): https://bit.l