| Spring (Pre-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 56-61 | - Pre-spawn bass actively feeding while transitioning between winter and spawning areas, using grass edges as primary travel corridors
- Fish showing mixed behavior patterns - some staging on grass edges for feeding, others beginning to scout spawning areas
- Strikes reported as subtle on moving baits, indicating deliberate feeding rather than aggressive reaction strikes
| - Outside edges of grass lines in 4-10 foot depth range
- Shallow protected areas near vegetation for early bed scouts
- Laydowns and timber adjacent to grasslines providing ambush points
| - Bladed Jigs worked slowly along grass edges
- Spinnerbaits parallel to vegetation lines
- Soft Jerkbaits worked in gaps between cover
| - Bluegill staging near vegetation edges
- Shad schools in slightly deeper water near grass lines
| - Natural Craw Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Light Neutral Colors
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| Spring (Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 58-68 | - Bass actively moving between spawning areas and pre-spawn staging points, with fish both on beds in shallow water and transitioning along grass edges
- Fish showing aggressive feeding patterns during movement periods, particularly along grass edges in 3-8 foot range
| - Sparse grass edges in 3-8 foot range with nearby deeper water access
- Protected shallow areas with matted grass for spawning
- Points and grass lines leading into spawning pockets
| - Bladed Jigs worked along grass edges
- Neko Rigs for spawning areas and transitional zones
- Hard Jerkbaits for actively feeding fish
| - Bluegill around vegetation edges
- Shad in open water near grass lines
| - Vibrant Craw Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
- Light Neutral Colors
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| Spring (Post-Spawn) | Largemouth Bass | 68-70 | - Post-spawn bass are actively feeding to recover energy, focusing on shad and bluegill around creek channels and drains
- Fish are showing aggressive chase behavior in clear water, willing to pursue moving baits from considerable distances
| - Creek channels and drains in 6-25 foot depth range where bass are actively pursuing baitfish
- Grass edges in 3-8 foot range, particularly near deeper water access
- Points and channel bends where post-spawn bass can intercept moving baitfish
| - Hard Jerkbaits with long pauses to trigger reaction strikes in clear water
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium) worked along depth transitions to mimic shad
- Texas Rigs (Worming) worked through grass edges for bass holding tight to cover
| - Shad schools concentrating in creek channels and around drains
- Bluegill active in shallow grass edges and around cover
| - Natural Shad Colors
- Metallic Colors
- Natural Baitfish Colors
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