| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-62 | - Bass are actively patrolling shoreline areas and points, exhibiting pre-spawn staging behavior with aggressive feeding patterns
- Fish are utilizing brush piles as transition areas, ambushing bluegill and other forage while moving between deeper winter areas and spawning locations
| - Shoreline points with brush piles, particularly those adjacent to potential spawning flats
- Protected shallow coves with complex shoreline features
- Bank areas with brush or woody cover in 2-3 feet of water
| - Bladed Jigs worked along banks and through brush piles with moderate to fast retrieves
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) with slow presentations around cover and points
- Soft Jerkbaits with erratic retrieves to trigger reaction strikes
| - Bluegill concentrating around brush piles and shoreline cover
- Young-of-year bass and other small baitfish
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-65 | - Bass actively moving to shallow spawning areas, especially near brush piles and shoreline structure
- Males establishing and guarding nests in protected areas while females stage nearby
- Aggressive territorial behavior around nesting sites with opportunistic feeding
| - Protected shallow coves with firm bottom near shoreline
- Brush piles in 2-3 feet of water
- Points and pocket areas adjacent to spawning flats
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover
- Spinnerbaits worked parallel to shoreline structure
- Soft Jerkbaits for sight fishing spawning bass
| - Bluegill concentrating around brush piles
- Small baitfish in warming shallows
- Crawfish becoming active in shallow areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-72 | - Post-spawn bass are actively feeding to recover energy, primarily relating to shallow cover and transitional areas
- Fish are moving between spawning flats and early summer holding areas, with frequent feeding periods throughout the day
| - Brush piles adjacent to spawning flats
- Emerging lily pad fields in 2-3 feet of water
- Complex shoreline points and coves with cover
| - Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) around shallow cover
- Swim Jigs through emerging vegetation
- Spinnerbaits parallel to shoreline structures
| - Bluegill concentrating near brush piles and emerging vegetation
- Young of year baitfish beginning to school
- Crawfish active in shallow areas
| - Dark Neutrals
- Vibrant Craw Colors
- Bold Striped Patterns
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