| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 48-58 | - Fish transitioning from winter deep water patterns to shallow spawning areas, staging on first break lines and points
- Actively feeding to build energy reserves for spawn, particularly during warmer afternoon periods
- Moving along migration routes from winter areas to spawning bays, using deeper wood and grass edges as stopping points
| - Secondary points leading into spawning bays with 8-12 foot transitions
- Deep laydowns adjacent to spawning flats
- Bottom-hugging grass edges in 10-15 foot zones
| - Lipless Crankbaits worked along grass edges and through sparse vegetation
- Soft Jerkbaits worked slowly over transition areas
- Football Jigs worked around deeper woody cover and points
| - Perch schooling in grass edges and around wood cover
- Smaller baitfish gathering in pre-spawn staging areas
| - Natural Baitfish Colors
- Green Colors
- Natural Craw Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 55-68 | - Males actively searching for and creating spawning beds in protected areas with firm bottom
- Females staging on adjacent drop-offs and points, moving shallow during optimal conditions
- Increased aggression and territorial behavior around spawning areas
| - Protected shallow coves with firm bottom and sparse vegetation
- Secondary points leading into spawning bays
- Shallow flats adjacent to deeper water
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) for precise presentations to bedding fish
- Soft Jerkbaits for females staging on drop-offs
- Wacky Rigs for sight fishing spawning bass
| - Perch moving into shallow spawning areas
- Small bluegills in shallow vegetation
| - Natural Craw Colors
- Green Colors
- Light Neutral Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, actively feeding to recover energy
- Fish are relating to the first break near spawning flats and moving between shallow and intermediate depths throughout the day
| - Secondary points and flats adjacent to spawning areas in 8-12 feet
- Shallow vegetation edges near deeper water access
- Deep laydowns on transition areas between spawning flats and summer haunts
| - Texas Rigs (Worming) worked slowly along vegetation edges and through laydowns
- Swim Jigs parallel to weed edges and over shallow flats
- Spinnerbaits around points and wood cover
| - Perch actively moving in shallow to intermediate depths
- Young of the year baitfish beginning to school
- Crawfish becoming more active in warming waters
| - Natural Craw Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Green Colors
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