Have you done as well in cold water (40 degrees) as in water over 60 degrees?

[whiskerwhipper]

Colder the water, higher the blank

[skeetbum]

The cold temps never affected my decision to go, but wind speed did. Launched in 24 and 27 degrees. Caught more on some days than others but was never disappointed. I used heavier jigs and deadstick presentation and the strikes felt like someone had smacked the rod with a stick. I truly miss the colder weather I left behind when I left Tennessee.

[Ketchn]

21 here yesterday with a very high north wind and I ripped a herd of big fat crappie .
didn't even ketch hardly a single under in the mix .
first drop I bought go the rod jerked out of my hand .
I love a cold water bite .

[brettw]

Yall might consider moving to SC.
Nuttin nevah frozed ovur heah

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[Spoonminnow]

Come to think of it, one year my partner and I did very well in late Feb.where the crappie strikes felt no different than in warm water and we caught over 50 fish fishing 8 holes cut in a big circle. Probably could have caught more as the sun set but we had our limit and success as compared to other outings having caught mostly sunfish. 2" tubes did it for me.

[DockShootinJack]

I have hand heaters so I can stand to fish when it is cold.

[KrappieKrane]

The colder the water gets, the better the fishing gets here in Gawga. Spider rigging chasing shad balls in main lake basins is a blast when all eight rod tips get tugged to the waterline from the school of Crappies. By winters end, the freezer is reloaded before the spawn starts. Wind is the only competition I have most days on the water.

[Spoonminnow]

Nice set-up!

[patrapper]

Here in Pa,ice will soon be upon us and I dearly love to ice fish. As far as the panfish bite,crappie and perch bite all winter. Bluegill also bite very well in the cold water. You just have to slow it down with your presentation. I will jig or dead stick live bait,

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[1187mg]

I don't mind the cold and the fish seem like to me they bite all winter long.

I don't like a strong wind anytime though. I do like about a 5 mile a hour wind though.

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