| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 52-62 | - Bass are transitioning from winter patterns to pre-spawn staging areas, becoming more active with warming temperatures and increasing daylight. They are starting to feed more aggressively to prepare for spawning.
- Fish are moving from deeper wintering areas to shallower staging points, particularly focusing on areas adjacent to potential spawning flats.
| - Secondary points and rock piles adjacent to spawning flats in 3-6 feet of water
- Areas where emerging vegetation meets harder bottom composition
- Protected coves and pockets with early warming potential
| - Bladed Jigs worked slowly through emerging vegetation and along hard bottom transitions
- Lipless Crankbaits retrieved with a stop-and-go cadence parallel to staging areas
- Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip) worked methodically through shallow cover and emerging vegetation
| - Bluegill beginning to move shallow and become more active
- Crawfish becoming more active with warming water temperatures
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass are actively spawning or preparing to spawn, with fish moving between staging areas and shallow bedding sites
- Fish are utilizing both shallow grass edges and deeper vegetation drops for feeding and spawning prep
- Males are aggressively guarding nests while females move between deep and shallow water
| - Submerged vegetation edges in 4-6 feet of water
- Protected shallow areas with matted grass
- Northern shoreline areas offering sight fishing opportunities
| - Texas Rigs (Worming) with weightless senkos around grass
- Hard Jerkbaits worked along weed edges
- Bladed Jigs for covering water in stained conditions
| - Bluegill in shallow vegetation
- Small baitfish along weed edges
| - Dark Neutrals
- Chartreuse Colors
- Vibrant Craw Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 62-72 | - Post-spawn bass are actively feeding and recovering in vegetation edges, showing aggressive pursuit of prey
- Fish are transitioning from spawning areas to early summer patterns, utilizing submerged vegetation as primary cover
| - Submerged vegetation edges in 3-6 feet of water
- Secondary points with emerging vegetation
- Rock piles adjacent to spawning flats
| - Swim Jigs worked steadily through vegetation
- Bladed Jigs with aggressive retrieves
- Spinnerbaits along vegetation edges
| - Bluegill beginning to spawn in shallows
- Young of year baitfish in emerging vegetation
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Chartreuse Colors
- Dark Neutrals
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