| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-68 | - Largemouth bass are staging in pre-spawn areas, actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawning
- Fish are transitioning between deeper wintering areas and shallow spawning flats, using points and channel edges as migration routes
- Aggressive feeding periods during warming trends, especially in afternoon hours when water temperatures peak
| - Docks adjacent to spawning flats, especially those providing the deepest shade in the turbid water
- Secondary points leading into spawning coves with emerging vegetation
- Shallow wood cover and laydowns in 2-4 feet of water near shoreline transitions
| - Bladed Jigs worked around dock posts and through emerging vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) skipped under docks and around shallow cover
- Spinnerbaits parallel to shoreline transitions and through staging areas
| - Bluegill congregating near shallow vegetation and dock areas
- Crawfish becoming active in warming shallows
- Small baitfish moving into pre-spawn staging areas
| - Chartreuse Colors
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-72 | - Bass are actively spawning and guarding beds in shallow water, showing aggressive territorial behavior at 67°F
- Fish are relating tightly to dock shade and structure in the stained water, requiring precise bait placement
| - Docks in shallow water, especially those with deep posts and good shade coverage
- Protected shoreline areas with emergent vegetation
- Secondary points with mixed vegetation and hard bottom
| - Bladed Jigs skipped far under docks with erratic retrieves
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) worked slowly around dock posts and vegetation
- Swim Jigs worked parallel to shoreline vegetation
| - Bluegill concentrating around docks and vegetation
- Young of year baitfish beginning to emerge in shallow areas
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 65-75 | - Post-spawn bass moving to recovery locations near spawning flats, actively feeding to regain energy
- Fish holding tight to shade under docks and vegetation edges in the shallow, turbid water
- Establishing summer feeding patterns with aggressive strikes during prime feeding windows
| - Dock areas, especially those adjacent to spawning flats
- Emergent vegetation edges in 3-5 feet of water
- Complex shoreline points with vegetation
| - Swim Jigs worked parallel to dock edges and through vegetation
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) skipped under docks and worked through cover
- Bladed Jigs with erratic retrieves around structure
| - Bluegill in shallow vegetation and around docks
- Young of year shad beginning to emerge
- Crawfish active in shallow areas
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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