| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-65 | - Transitioning from winter areas to spawning locations, staging in pre-spawn areas near emerging vegetation and brush
- Actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawning, with increased aggression during warming trends
| - Flooded brush and emerging vegetation in 2-4 feet of water
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
- Docks with nearby vegetation providing staging areas
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked through emerging vegetation
- Bladed Jigs around brush and vegetation edges
- Soft Jerkbaits worked slowly near cover
| - Bluegill beginning to become more active in the shallows
- Small baitfish schools relating to emerging vegetation
- Crawfish becoming more active with warming water
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass moving shallow into flooded brush and grass areas for spawning activity with water temperatures in the mid-60s
- Fish staging between pre-spawn and spawning phases, actively searching for ideal nesting locations near cover
| - Flooded brush and grass in shallow water (2-4 feet)
- Protected coves with scattered vegetation
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
| - Wacky Rigs worked slowly around flooded cover
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) for targeting thick cover
- Soft Jerkbaits for covering water between likely spawning areas
| - Crawfish emerging in warming shallows
- Small bluegill in flooded vegetation
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-72 | - Post-spawn bass are actively recovering and beginning to feed aggressively, transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns
- Fish are utilizing the entire water column but primarily staying in 2-4 foot depth range, relating heavily to emerging vegetation and remaining brush
| - Edges of milfoil beds where they meet slightly deeper water
- Flooded brush areas adjacent to spawning flats
- Secondary points with emerging vegetation
| - Spinnerbaits worked through scattered vegetation and brush
- Texas Rigs (Worming) through vegetation transitions
- Shallow Diving Crankbaits (0-6') along weed edges
| - Bluegill beginning to spawn in shallows
- Young of year baitfish schools
- Juvenile crawfish in vegetation
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
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