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The new YUM FF Sonar Minnow catches bass year round and in a broad range of conditions, but it becomes extra valuable when cold weather makes the bass extra finicky

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If stripers are chasing but not committing, switch to a more erratic, twitching retrieve to give the lure a "wounded" look, often triggering a predatory response

Poppers should be deployed when fishing around stumps, docks, bushes, rocks, and small areas that are covered because these lures will aggravate bass into biting