Many bass anglers are intimidated by the challenges of fishing in January. This is typically the harshest month of the year. Water is cold. Bass are deep. Their metabolism is slow. Blah, blah, blah! Some fishermen psyche themselves out be-
fore they hit the water or they don’t go at all. Why subject yourself to almost certain frustration and misery? Jason Williamson just chuckles. This Bassmaster Elite Series angler from Aiken, S.C., relishes the first month and the opportunity it offers. “In January, you can experience some of the best, quickest fishing of the year,” he attests. “When you hit the right spot and use the proper presentation, you can catch a 20-pound bag in a hurry. You can catch a bass every cast. I mean, what angler wouldn’t love this?”
Right spot, proper presentation: These are the keys to success in any month. So what are the particulars that provide Williamson such red-hot action during this first month of the new year?
