| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 55-65 | - Pre-spawn bass actively feeding and moving shallow, staging near spawning areas with quick access to deeper water
- Fish are responding well to reaction baits in windy conditions, particularly around brush structure
- Clear water conditions causing fish to be line-shy and more selective in their strikes
| - Brush piles in pre-spawn staging areas near spawning flats
- Rocky points and transitions leading to spawning pockets
- Creek channel bends with adjacent shallow flats
| - Hard Jerkbaits worked with long pauses near brush
- Shakey Heads on light line around deeper brush piles
- Soft Jerkbaits worked slowly on windward banks
| - Shad schools suspending near brush
- Bluegill beginning to move shallow
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Metallic Colors
- Green Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 55-62 | - Fish transitioning between pre-spawn staging and spawning, utilizing both deep and shallow water patterns based on water temperature (55-56°F)
- Actively feeding on both shad and crawfish near structure transitions, particularly during early periods
| - Flooded brush with rock/boulder transitions in pre-spawn staging areas
- Boulder fields from 5 to 30 feet deep
- Protected shallow coves with stable spawning substrate
| - Drop Shot
- Deep Diving Crankbaits (13'+)
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
| | - Natural Shad Colors
- Natural Craw Colors
- Purple Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-75 | - Post-spawn bass are recovering and beginning to establish summer patterns, actively feeding to regain energy in clear water conditions
- Fish are transitioning between shallow spawning areas and deeper summer haunts, using points and channel swings as migration routes
- With super clear water conditions, fish are most active during low light periods and tend to hold tight to cover during bright conditions
| - Main lake points with transitions from rock to brush, especially those adjacent to spawning pockets
- Deeper brush piles in 15-25 foot range near channel swings
- Submerged grass lines where they intersect with deeper water
| - Drop Shot with small finesse baits, worked slowly around brush piles and rock transitions
- Shakey Heads worked along points and rock transitions
- Soft Jerkbaits worked parallel to grass lines during low light conditions
| - Shad beginning to school in post-spawn patterns
- Bluegill spawning in shallow pockets
- Small crawfish active on rocky points
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Green Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
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