Catch more FISH in the COLD with these Lures (My Top 5 Winter Baits)

Fishing in the cold can be challenging sometimes and it can be hard to choose what to throw. I've been asked a lot about what my goto baits are during the Winter months so here are my top 5 favorite Winter Time Bass Fishing lures.
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[@billbowman4969]

The ned rig with trd and z man micro finesse jig with paca chunk tiny trailer have accounted for most of my giant bass in water temp 38-48 deg. Shad rap, flat sided cranks are hot at times for me also. I have better luck with jerkbaits when water temp closer to 50.

[@datruthhurts3984]

Jacob wheeler is an inredible fisherman.from the vids I watched seems like an even better human being

[@wishinnfishin2536]

Great vid!! You should definitely do some videos like that for the spring and summer bite. I think we all are looking forward to that and always wanting to learn about what to use or something new to try.

[@kyleadams1215]

My top 5- jig, jerkbait, blade bait, underspin, drop shot

[@RhinoJoeOutdoors]

I love shad raps and upsizing the hooks to help it slowly rise... killer winter bait.

[@jamesbower4582]

Great tips, Big Fan!!! Man you can sure catch' em!! Good Luck this season

[@stevevoelker2733]

Thanks Jacob. Great info. I think an on the water demo of working the bait would be helpful to see.

[@larrydavis2317]

Thanks for the tips. Going to use them really soon

[@Opiemus]

I totally agree with your picks, the shad rap SR5 in crawdad color has always produced really well for me in the winter. 👌👍

[@ozarkthundermusic]

Great information here!! I have never fished winter months until this year. Usually I'm chasing ducks, but that sure ain't happening. I have been struggling here on Bull Shoals. I'm about to go out, so thanks for the tips.

[@leeenjoyinglife3049]

Jacob you are the man...love to see you catch'em and slap that DING bell...your video is right on time as I'm new to winter bass fishing...great info...ready to see your videos next week so I know which of your rods to order for the best set up 👍🎣🎣

[@outdoorswithchuck174]

Good video, Wheeler 👍🏾 imma try these tips for my channel buddy! Appreciate the info!

[@stevenodaniel6038]

Thank you for the knowledge brother!👀

[@Surfer-727]

Thanks for the cool tip Jake and congratulations getting second place in the Bass Master Classic last year !

[@sirronbailey3109]

Thanks so much for the tips!!

[@cooperative5673]

Yo your the best bro. Been watching a ton of you lately and I love these kind of vida

[@WheelerFishing]

Cooperative567 really appreciate it! 👊🏼

[@latuzaterrera]

Great video thanks 🙏

[@mitchalgreen7244]

Thanks alot for sharing your knowledge and experiences. Dig' those trophies, 🖒.

[@danham3344]

Great choices and great info. Picking only 5 is tough but I never go out anymore in winter without a dark sleeper tied on!

[@BassGeek]

Great picks. I like the drop rig (damiki rig) or tight lining also.

[@bassanglerxxx8444]

Me too sir especially around rock

[@Harvestlandtv]

Great video! Awesome information!!

[@GeorgiaDawg404]

Awesome, informational video!

[@jamescaspersamanthalintner4767]

Fritz side cranks bait is my favorite. The five is pretty awesome, I'm excited for the 5 Jr.

[@SalDesignMan]

Great info J, keep it up!!!

[@jbagelfishing2907]

on the lipless, i find that to your point regarding it sinking, varying your retrieve etc, that if you use mono or braid to leader (which is a bit much for the trebles imo) the line floats, which helps you quite a bit when you are trying to pull the bait up off the bottom.

[@Budget_bassin]

Totally agree. I also rotate a fish head spin in with the swimbait. Sometimes they want a little flash.

[@steverogers1298]

Thanks Jacob God bless you love to get to fish with you one day Lord willing! HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL

[@ash-lm3mo]

Love the info! Agree most but my home murky water lake Taylorsville KY seems tough on swim baits unless trailers...I’d have to throw my Ned rig in there! Definitely agree on the shad raps and jerkbaits to rattler traps...cant wait to watch my favorite pro fish again soon!

[@rednissan96]

I like all of those baits for winter. One honorable mention for me is a sure go to lure, a white spinner bait with a size 6 to 8 Colorado blade slow rolled. That amazing hard thump is like ringing the dinner bell.

[@strydershadow391]

I'm surprised a spinnerbait didn't make the list. Great video Jacob, good luck in 2020.

[@doubletake1238]

Pretty big baits for those temps as a NY/CT guy. I think I ignore some things and this vid got me thinking. Thanks for the info

[@RG-cd3uf]

The 3.5 Swimbait is my #1 go to in cold water. It catches largemouth smallmouth walleye and pike all winter long for me. Close runner up is slow rolling a berkley dredger 14.5.

[@Tripplebfarms]

Could you do a ,what rod action to use for different techniques. Worm rod , crank bait rod etc. love your videos keep up the great work, wish you luck in the 2020 season

[@WheelerFishing]

those videos are coming out next week!

[@lgbass]

Thanks for the tips. The silver buddy takes top spot on my winter list. Followed closely by a 1/4 oz ball head jig with a Mann's Stingray grub. Color doesn't matter as long as it is avocado. LOL. That is awesome on bluffs and channel swings in my area.

[@hookreelfishing]

Lipless crankbait is always good in my parts of Texas!! Great video ++

[@wtennill]

Ned rig is the only one I wotldve thrown in...but my part of ky is probably why. Great info. Keep it Jacob!!

[@jeremyeskew1395]

Great video thanks brother I appreciate it

[@rogervandergriff1851]

Love watching you wear them bass out!!

[@WheelerFishing]

Roger Vandergriff 👊🏼

[@upstateangler9575]

A shaky head seems to work well here up north . Even a ned rig . Anything that is a finess and I can move super slow . Then again our water temps are in the 30s so a bit colder then you see . We have had a bunch of warmer days through the end of December and Saturday will be 57 here in Rochester . Better believe I will be out there trying to get that one or two bites .

[@josephhillman8831]

I myself throw a zoom salty ring worm on a shakey head it's caught me huge bass here in NJ. In really cold water conditions it's my version of the ned rig

[@BassandFurious]

great top 5!

[@tigers3321]

I'm absolutely killing it in West Tn with a blade bait. Any version, Bass Pro usually as I can go replace the ones I lose. Just a novice bank angler. Best 2 weeks of fishing for me ever. Several 3-6 lb fish in high pressure public lakes. Thanks for the video.

[@BlueLineFishing]

Love the SR's for cold water fishing! When I was a kid I caught my first bass over 7lbs. on an SR5 and I've been in love with it ever since.You do us Hoosiers proud, keep up the great work!

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[@Unspoke]

Please due another video about the shad rap. I, with many, would like to know what's the differences between the 5,6,7,8, etc. and when to throw them (time of day, sunlight).

[@TN-Vols-Fan]

I'm a shad rap guy! Love the things. Hey Jacob, how about another jet boat, river video??? Merry Christmas to you and your family.

[@oldmcdonald9582]

shad rap caught me fish 30 years ago . kinda suprised but happy that you stull use them

[@GunnFishTV]

Jig, jerkbait, shad rap, Colorado blade spinnerbait, Red eye shad....they are my top 5.....and an A rig of course too

[@troyharper7546]

Great tips Jacob 👍💯 Great video for us out here strugglin 🤣🤣 Keepem coming buddy 💯💯💯

[@WheelerFishing]

Thanks for tuning in!👊🏼

[@troyharper7546]

Yeah buddy hope to see you in Indiana. I would like to fish with you someday #HometownGuy 💯💯💯

[@fishingva2167]

What size spinning reel do you use most and when are the new duckett reel gunna be available?

[@nelsonburnell2718]

Jacob, I am from Ohio and I do a lot of smallmouth fishing in Lake Erie in Oct, Nov, Mar and Apr when the water temps are between 35 and 50 degrees. I have found that a blade bait like a Silver Buddy or Vibee and a jigging spoon like a Hopkins shorty caught more fish this time of year. If I am shallow a jerkbait is hard to beat.

[@zacwilson7428]

For me, here in Indiana, I'd add a shakey head with a finesse worm and a drop shot or ned rig and take away the two cranks. Not many shad lakes around other than Patoka and Monroe.

[@bigmoemedina313]

I Like throwing a Plastic Fluke, KVD Caffeine Shad is my favorite, great instructional video JW!! aaaah DING!!!!! :-)

[@mikebanks6704]

Whats your favorite line to use on a dc reel? Jus got the shimano slx dc 151hg and threw a mono backing on it with 30lb braid but probably gonna go with 15-20lb flouro

[@fishingkahuna8707]

Good informative video. Thanks for sharing. Just keep them weels turning

[@codyison4074]

I've caught alot on a flat side crankbait in the winter especially on bluff walls

[@marcnovitzke8539]

Wheeler what’s your top 3 favorite jigs and jig trailers?

[@ronleski484]

What do you suggest for us in New York when we have to fish through a round hole in the ice? LOL. We do catch a few through the ice on jigging spoons.

[@bryantgwb007]

My No1 is a weightless 4" stick bait, 2 dream shot on owner shaky head, 3 2.8 fat swing impact on a drop shot, 4 rip stop 9, and 5 blade bait. Here in GA those work best for me

[@dirtysouthfishing3674]

Braid to floro leader or straight floro and what pound test line would you recommend for the jig?

[@moc1969]

what brand jig do you like to use

[@exedoros]

Good job Sir

[@Mjones8383]

Those dates are all great and my favorite is more towards the end of winter maybe early spring when that water is still really cold but a black buzzbait working around wooden structure brush can be absolutely deadly in that cold water

[@datruthhurts3984]

I gotta give it a try.love it in the fall,top three.

[@benniemaxwell2869]

I’m in Michigan. Top 5 for me in winter are suspending jerk bait, VMC hair jig, burst bug jig in pb and j or black and blue w/ chunk jr trailer, blade bait and then some kind of finesse rig like a Ned grub or 4” drop shot worm. Love your videos JW. My lake just iced over yesterday so looking to ice out now. ( don’t ice fish) Any recommendations for northern ice out bass?

[@Northwestprepper411]

Not a lot of bass here where I live, but a lot of salmon. Need bigger tackle for them.

[@jonathan8509]

Hey cuz what's the best way to tell if they're on a shad or crawfish bite? I know to look for the crawfish in the live well deal. Something else please? And I never have watched a video on how wind change effects the way fish set up different on banks. Would be a great video to learn from? Thanks bro

[@kennymatley4108]

My top five jig, jerkbait, small donkey rig, blade bait and one of my secrets a dark sleeper so many ways to fish a sleeper 🤫

[@lisagardner7690]

Kenny Matley is that from tactical Bassin

[@martymooney8099]

Megabass dark sleeper

[@justinbuckles120]

Great video. Shocked you left the chatter bait out. Would have been the only one I would have added.

[@HookLife]

Nice Vid Jwheel. I’m in West Lafayette Indiana so my baits are a little different but still staples. Jerkbait Neko Rigged 5” senko Finesse swimbait ( underspin or Okashira screwlock head) Dropshot strike king half shell Lipless crank Tight lines from Indiana

[@WheelerFishing]

White Whale Fishing that a good list!

[@markhuddleston8315]

Great video! Mark H

[@bakersoutdoors189]

I know people are going to say ism crazy but I love a roadrunner....i live in illinois so when deer season is over and I want to get a bite my go to is a roadrunner...

[@andrewwolf4963]

BakersOutdoors 1 and beetle spin, I use flashy spins and road runners all the time, with a 2.8 kietech on Em juicy I actually have caught 1lb sunny and 4+lb bass on a damn 1/8oz rooster tail in the winter in 35 degree weather. Rooster tails catch all fish , I even bring em to Florida when I go to the gulf and have caught black drum to freakin grouper and snapper on both rooster tails and road runners . Tight lines bud

[@kyleadams1215]

Yep road runners will get er done, same concept as using a underspin

[@bayou_bassin4274]

How do I get one of those reels from your last vid?

[@dlbmpb]

Next video from the office... can you tell us about the trophies, in really curious why there are shoes in the trophy case ?????

[@andrewwolf4963]

Am I the only one that even after years, looks at Jake and says “he really looks like he should be in Motocross or xgames or something”

[@robertbain2435]

I like that top five, but I’d replace the lipless with a Ned Rig. Thx

[@lukebrashier4894]

You should make a vid of you putting braid on your reel👍🏼👍🏼

[@colekelley9497]

A jig, dt 6 or 10, lipless crank, Alabama rig, and a shakey head if it’s really tough is the way to go in Alabama

[@Wil_D]

Do you modify your shad raps to make them suspend? Mainly the #7-#9?

[@mrjasonaorozco]

Nice video bro

[@dashjones21]

Hey Jacob so I was reading on MlF and its saying they are implementing a variable minimum weight that will vary from lake to lake. What are not only yours but mdj and DC's thoughts on this. What's your views of pros and cons getting ready for eufaula al?

[@masterbassin2931]

What do you think about all the googan baits?

[@tommyd3jr]

Big flutter spoon! Yes i know there’s nothing sexy about a spoon but here in the northeast they get it done!

[@natewalters4731]

Do top water lures work good in winter.?

[@anglersnkayaks8430]

Great tips - Your Italian is pretty good - "ba da bing ba da boom

[@ajwenzel6276]

IMO a smaller profile jig works better year round. Reason being is I feel most fishermen tend to throw a bigger jig (unless their chuckin a finesse jig) and that smaller profile is “less seen” by a lot of fish, those subtle differences can be the difference between 8 bites n 16 bites

[@rickg6122]

Slow rolling a 3/4 to 1 oz spinner bait with the skirt trimmed down. I’ve had mid to upper 40’s water temps when the fish would hit nothing but the spinner bait.

[@harrisonharville2123]

I’ve busted them on a Wiggle Wart ,crawfish color ,Biggins in winter months

[@datruthhurts3984]

They stopped making those no?

[@tranzformedyouthtn]

What jerk bait is your fav for tn waters

[@reelfishing4425]

I'm growing up in Indiana to

[@JuanArellano-sq3el]

No ned rig?

[@diychad7268]

jacob just curious what part of TN you live in and wat u consider ur home lake?? im about 15 min from most docks on good ole Center Hill Lake :)

[@capenelson1560]

DIY Chad 726 he lives on chickamagua.

[@west777s]

Hey Jacob, when fishing a jig in the winter what kind of retrieve are you using? Are you mostly dragging it? Great vid thanks!!

[@rjm830]

I'd say dragging it. the heavier the weight the better, it also helps you to feel the bottom.

[@WheelerFishing]

west777s it’s depends if I’m on flat banks or fishing a bluff. If I’m fishing on a point and I want to keep contact with the bottom then I’m definitely going to drag it. If I’m on that more vertical stuff I’m going to hop it more often than not

[@rjm830]

@@WheelerFishing here in downtown chattanooga, I usually drag it since the current is a bit stronger

[@connermay8623]

Do you ever throw a drop shot or shaky head in winter? Drop shot has been kind of my bread and butter for just about any time of year

[@bobbycampbell8657]

I've been killin the largemouth and spotted bass on a drop shot this year. But I've put a gold crappie hook and a minnow on it instead of a plastic

[@aaronfortner6582]

Jigging spoon?

[@tylerfish6206]

Blade bait should be on this list

[@lisagardner7690]

I live about an hour and a half from where you grow up in Indiana

[@michaelvalero9151]

Ned rig😎

[@brianwalker8010]

I'm up here in Washington (nw) waster temps are around 43-45, fishing 40-65 ft, mostly small mouth fish this time of year. My 5 fav baits are green pumpkin tube jig, ned rig, caralina rigged lizard, drop shot, and the dark sleeper.

[@fishingwitheddie1535]

Yee yee

[@michaelhorton112]

Now your on it.

[@tbfoutdoorsineasttennessee9111]

The og slim bro