| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-58 | - Largemouth bass are transitioning from winter areas to pre-spawn staging areas, becoming more active as they prepare for spawning
- Fish are feeding opportunistically during warming trends, with a focus on bottom-oriented presentations as indicated by recent Senko success
| - Submerged vegetation adjacent to hard bottom areas and spawning flats
- Deep edges of vegetation near points and irregular shoreline features
- Secondary points with mixed vegetation and hard bottom composition
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) with slow-falling soft plastics like Senkos
- Shakey Heads worked slowly along bottom transitions
- Football Jigs dragged through harder bottom areas
| - Bluegill beginning to move shallow
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming water
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass are actively spawning, focusing on hard-bottom areas near shallow cover. Fish are protective of their nests and may require multiple presentations to trigger strikes.
- Males are guarding nests while females move between deeper staging areas and spawning flats, creating opportunities for both shallow and slightly deeper presentations
| - Hard bottom areas near docks and laydowns in 2-4 feet of water
- Shallow spawning flats adjacent to gravel and boulders
- Inside weed edges close to spawning areas
| - Wacky Rigs worked slowly with long pauses on beds
- Ned Rigs fished methodically around hard structure
- Structure Jigs flipped to visible cover
| - Bluegill
- Small baitfish relating to spawning areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-72 | - Bass are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, actively feeding in shallow water (1-4 feet) around vegetation and cover
- Fish are becoming more aggressive, utilizing ambush points near shallow cover to feed on bluegill and other forage
| - Shallow weedlines and vegetation edges in 1-4 feet of water
- Docks with adjacent vegetation
- Laydowns and overhanging trees in shallow water
| - Swim Jigs worked through and around vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) worked weightless for pressured fish
- Frogs/Toads around heavy shallow cover
| | - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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