Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

<p>The cold weather much of our country has been experiencing lately has moved most of the smallies out of the shallows and off the bottom. They&rsquo;re starting to suspend which is what they&rsquo;ll be doing for the rest of the winter.</p>
<p>There are a lot of theories about why they do this. My best guess it that they&rsquo;re chasing the baitfish. When the water starts to get cold the baitfish tend to ball-up into tight schools and head out into open water. The smallies follow.</p>
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