most times in mid winter here in N.Y.[GREEN CO.]
go smaller,slow,deeper,look for the flats in10 to 20ft for perch i use glo and hit the bottom,make mud,
fish are almost dormant do not move much, this is when they feed the least .[MOVE,MOVE.MOVE,]DRILL,DRILL,DRILL,
try and hit them on the head with the jig[wake up FOOD]
RAT