My pattern for winter bass fishing:

Don't get more than 10 minutes from the warmth of the cabin!

First session...take my spinner bait rod and try all of Joe's spinner
bait tips. About twenty minutes to see if that is producing.

Second session (after a hot cup of coffee)...take my worm rod, cover the
same water using all my worm tricks.

Third session (after I put on another layer of clothes)....take the rod
that produced something from the first two sessions...skip third session
if the first two sessions didn't produce anything!

I accept the fact that winter fishing isn't like spring fishing.

My winter bass fishing motto...."If at first you don't succeed, try one
more time, if that don't work, quit.....no use making a damn fool of
yourself!".

John