Lake Norman
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Top Techniques Reported for Spotted Bass + Spring
- Hard Jerkbaits11
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)8
- Wacky Rigs5
- Drop Shot4
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Large)4
Spotted Bass51 Reports
Largemouth Bass23 Reports
Striped Bass1 Report
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Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Shad
Species
Largemouth Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Wacky Rigs
Structure
Docks
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
72°
We started the morning fishing the shad spawn. We were targeting this on main-lake red clay banks. We caught fish throwing a spinnerbait up near the bank and reeling it back to the boat. Once the shad quit spawning we moved into coves and started targeting fry guarders. We found these around shallow docks with brush under them. We caught the bass guarding fry with a wacky rigged senko. When the sun was out we were able to see specific bass and cast to them and catch them.
Species
Spotted Bass
Season
Spring (Post-Spawn)
Technique
Soft Swimbaits (Lg)
Structure
Brush Piles
Forage
Shad
Biting killer early morning. Shad spawns been nuts but the bite isn't over after morning. Still catchable. Throwing under black floated docks(heat absorbing) a long as it's a lil windy magdraft kills.but I've really been wearing em out on a pulsejig! Fav new leadhead/scrounger .
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