This Banned Tournament Lure Can Catch You a Lot of Bass This Winter and Other Top Stories

In this edition of The Starting Spot:


-When the Alabama-rig hit the bass scene about 15 years ago, it caused almost as much controversy as forward-facing sonar has lately. Several bass tournaments banned the “magical” bait. But it’s still perfectly legal to fish with and super effective, especially during the winter bass season.

- For Great Lakes bass fishermen, there’s a good chance that you’ll have access to open water most winters. You’ll need to wear a few extra layers and take your safety very seriously, but you can experience great smallmouth bass fishing, especially on metal blade baits.


-Bass pros Tim Dube and Jeff Gustofson share their thoughts on how ice fishing taught them a lot about open water bass fishing. From reading electronics, fish behavior, bait selection and more, fishing through the ice can be a great teacher.

Miller’s tips to take advantage of the winter A-rig bite

by Mitchell Forde

In Cold Water, Heavy Metal Reigns Supreme

by Jonathan LePera

Ice breakers

by David A. Brown

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