Bass Fishing Seasonal
Patterns
Spring Time Bass
Fishing:
Spring Time is
one season out of the year that you want to bee-line it for the
shallows being that the bass are coming out of the deep water
after all winter to feed and start making the beds for the
female to lay her eggs.
This is one
time of year it is a no-brainer where to fish, the shad will be
out already and moving along the banks and the Big Bass Hogs
know it.
The only draw
back is the weather. It changes so much and you must adjust
your fishing. I look to see if the wind is blowing and head for
that bank. The wind will blow plankton and bait fish right up
to the dinner table.
The other is
the chance of rain and like my Grandpa use to say "The fish are
already wet; they don't care if it is raining" and I know all
of you have heard that just after a spring rain the bass bite
the best.
It is a simple
and true statement for this reason. All of the little bugs and
worms are popping out of the ground and the rain washes them
into the water. Along with the bait fish that are already
present, the bass hogs are ready to get their share of a good
meal.
I like to use
Spinner Baits and Crank Baits at this time and the time of day
and lake conditions will tell you whether to use a Buzz Bait,
Frog, Zara Spook, or Top Water Bait.
Buzz Baits,
Frogs, and Topwater Bait will come into play as the water
reaches 60 degrees early in the morning and late in the
afternoon just before sundown. They can be worked around
structure, shallow water, piers, under trees over
hanging the water and I have even caught some very
respectful fish on a bare shoreline. Don't hold fish to one
spot as they do what I call patrol an area in search for
food.
Using Top Water Bait in a little chop or
ripple on the water has been proven to be a good bait for
me; the bass will not be able to see you and before the
bass hogs know it, they are caught.
Early in the
morning and late in the evening are the best times for top
water, however I have been proved wrong many of times by the
fish, I think that they throw me a curve every once
in
a
while.
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