Winter Rattle Trap Bite on Lake Guntersville

The Winter Rattle Trap Bite on Lake Guntersville

When it comes to winter fishing on Guntersville no bait has outperformed the rattle trap on Lake Guntersville; it is a proven winter bait and this year 2025 is no exception. We are already seeing remarkable results with a rattle bait; it just flat out catches fish; the key is finding a presentation that is working that day or even that hour of the day! As is always the case presentation being everything and your job is to zero in on the presentation the bass will react too!

My advice is leaving no presentation to chance; every way you could move a rattle trap from speed to stopping to quick pulls to anything your mind will lead you is necessary to use so you find the best way they will react to your bait. You will find that it could change hourly what you do to catch a fish at 7 am might be completely different at 10 am. Nothing can be off the table, just because you may not have success with one presentation last week it cannot be disregarded, as it might be the key to catching this week.

You must also experiment with color and size of your rattle trap, color matters, size matters, chrome and blue, might be too flashy one day or too dull the next. Wind, bottom structure, depth may change the need of one size of a rattle bait over another. Drop rate and speed all change when you change the size and weight of your trap; many times, stopping the trap is deadly but if it drops too quickly then the trap my be ineffective as it moves to quickly for lethargic bass in freezing water. Hence you have to go to a smaller size and weight to catch fish as it not only changes the drop speed, but it also changes the bait movement while dropping. Yes, manufacturers all make their rattle bait to move a little differently especially when stopping the bait and letting it drop; if you can watch the different drops in a clear pool you would be amazed at the difference in the drop movement, so experiment with different manufacturers traps as it could be the key the next time you’re on the water!