| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-58 | - Pre-spawn bass are actively staging and warming, moving from winter areas to shallow spawning flats, particularly active during warmer afternoons
- Fish are becoming increasingly aggressive, feeding heavily to prepare for spawning, but movements are still relatively methodical
| - Shallow flats adjacent to deeper winter holes, especially those with emerging vegetation
- Protected coves and pockets with dark bottoms that warm faster
- Points and irregularities leading into spawning bays
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked through emerging vegetation
- Bladed Jigs with slow, steady retrieves near vegetation
- Soft Jerkbaits worked with longer pauses
| - Minnows congregating in warming shallows
- Small bluegill beginning to become more active in vegetation
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass are in pre-spawn to spawning mode, moving from deeper staging areas to shallow spawning flats, particularly around vegetation
- Males actively guarding nests in shallow areas while females move between deeper staging areas and spawning zones
- Feeding activity is opportunistic but aggressive when protecting nests
| - Shallow vegetated flats in 2-4 feet of water, especially areas protected from wind
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
- Submerged vegetation edges where spawning areas meet slightly deeper water
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around vegetation and spawning areas
- Spinnerbaits along vegetation edges and through stained water
- Bladed Jigs worked through submerged vegetation
| - Minnows as primary forage base
- Small bluegill beginning to become active
- Crawfish becoming more active with warming temperatures
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-72 | - Post-spawn bass actively feeding while relating to emerging vegetation in shallow water, particularly aggressive during warming trends
- Fish positioning on outer edges of submerged vegetation in 2-5 foot depth range due to stained water conditions
| - Submerged vegetation beds in 2-5 foot depth range
- Protected coves with emerging vegetation
- Irregular shoreline points with vegetation
| - Bladed Jigs worked through and over submerged vegetation
- Spinnerbaits parallel to vegetation edges
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) in thicker vegetation patches
| - Minnows
- Young of the year panfish
- Emerging crayfish
| - Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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