| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-58 | - Staging in pre-spawn areas, moving from winter depths to warming shallow areas 4-8 feet deep
- Actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawning, most active during warmer afternoon periods
| - Secondary points with access to deeper water and early-growing vegetation
- Laydowns and woody cover on the north-facing shorelines that warm first
- Protected shallow bays with dark bottom composition
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked slowly through emerging vegetation
- Hard Jerkbaits with long pauses near cover
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around laydowns and woody cover
| - Small baitfish schools in pre-spawn staging areas
- Crawfish becoming active in warming shallows
- Juvenile bluegill in protected areas
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Natural Craw Colors
- Metallic Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Staging and spawning in shallow protected areas, typically 2-4 feet deep, with males guarding nests and females moving between staging and spawning areas
- More aggressive during pre-spawn, becoming protective rather than feeding-oriented during actual spawn
- Most active during warming trends, particularly during early morning and evening hours
| - Protected shallow bays with firm bottom and sparse vegetation
- Areas near laydowns in 2-4 feet of water
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover and bedding areas
- Soft Jerkbaits worked slowly near spawning areas
- Wacky Rigs for sight fishing bedding bass
| - Bluegills gathering in similar spawning areas
- Small baitfish in staging areas
- Crawfish becoming active in warming shallows
| - Natural Craw Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Green Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Post-spawn largemouth are actively feeding to recover energy, showing aggressive behavior towards shad-style baits
- Fish are utilizing shallow to mid-depth zones, relating strongly to cover like laydowns and emerging vegetation
| - Laydowns and fallen trees in 4-8 feet of water
- Main lake points with emerging vegetation
- Shallow flats adjacent to slightly deeper water
| - Hard Jerkbaits with moderate pauses
- Soft Jerkbaits worked around cover
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around laydowns
| - Shad and small baitfish
- Juvenile bluegill beginning to spawn
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming water
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Green Colors
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