Hi everyone.

I didn't have time to cull green carp this past fall and the pond is still bass heavy. I have nearly a week's worth of time over Christmas this year to do some serious fishing. I know this is a tall order given the time of year, but I'm confident that with the combined expertise of this forum I can land some LMB. Please give me some tips!

From the looks of the long-term forecast it's likely we will have open but cold water at our place with daytime highs in the mid-40s. I have a good idea of where the fish are likely to stack up for the winter as there are only a couple of places with more than 6' of water.

What should I use for bait? Worms? FHM? BG? I have a minnow trap -- how can I bait this for BG?