{"id":941,"date":"2024-03-07T13:37:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bassblog.org\/?p=941"},"modified":"2024-03-07T13:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T13:37:48","slug":"five-best-baits-for-prespawn-bass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassblog.org\/five-best-baits-for-prespawn-bass\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Best Baits for Prespawn Bass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Spring is the most volatile time of year in bass fishing. Being effective this time of year, more than almost any other time, means being unbeholden to preconceived notions and having a wide range of approaches ready to go when you hit the water. Fish will be in different stages of the prespawn<\/a> and spawn at different times, and they will respond aggressively to even minor changes in weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are five tried-and-true picks for bass in the prespawn, spawn, and early parts of the postspawn. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Lipless Crankbait<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A red trap is such a good bait in the early parts of the spring. As the water temperatures rise into the 50s, the rate of crawfishing spawning and molting peaks for most species, which means an increase in activity and a fleeting period where the crawfish\u2019s exoskeleton<\/a> is typically a brighter red or orange. Crankbaits that match that pattern tend to excel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A lipless bait like a Strike King Red Eye Shad is a personal favorite. The tight wiggle of a lipless bait is ideal for the cooler temperatures, and the versatility of the bait makes it pretty universal. It can be effective on secondary staging points, 45 degree transition banks, and almost anywhere else. Ripping over the top of submergent vegetation at Guntersville was some of the most fun I\u2019ve ever had fishing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\n \n Strike King REYESD34-450 Red Eyed Shad, Delta Red, 0.065 <\/a>\n
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