Think of post spawn bass as recovering from surgery, they want a safe place to rest and meals delivered to them.
Post spawn bass tend to locate on the post spawn bass are not in condition to case down prey. Baby bass and shad are easy meals at this time, so lures that look like a bait fish moving erratically and moving slowly close to where the bass is holding, becomes a target of opportunity.
Locations are usually close to the spawning areas, like secondary points with structure and cover or any close deeper cover. The bass leave the spawning area to seek deeper water and stay close because they do not have the energy to relocate to the summer locations.
Lures to target post spawn bass are small surface poppers, hard and soft jerk baits, 4 1/2 to 5 1/2" plastics worms that represent baby bass or shad and Senko's are all good basic choices. The post spawn bass usually will not case down a lure, it needs to stay close to the bass. When the bass have recovered and move to summer locations, then faster moving crank baits, spinner baits, buzzers, Texas rigged larger worms, Carolina or slip shot rigged larger worms and creatures, frogs for mats, jigs or whatever you have confidence in should work.
Tom
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Post spawn bass tend to locate on the post spawn bass are not in condition to case down prey. Baby bass and shad are easy meals at this time, so lures that look like a bait fish moving erratically and moving slowly close to where the bass is holding, becomes a target of opportunity.
Locations are usually close to the spawning areas, like secondary points with structure and cover or any close deeper cover. The bass leave the spawning area to seek deeper water and stay close because they do not have the energy to relocate to the summer locations.
Lures to target post spawn bass are small surface poppers, hard and soft jerk baits, 4 1/2 to 5 1/2" plastics worms that represent baby bass or shad and Senko's are all good basic choices. The post spawn bass usually will not case down a lure, it needs to stay close to the bass. When the bass have recovered and move to summer locations, then faster moving crank baits, spinner baits, buzzers, Texas rigged larger worms, Carolina or slip shot rigged larger worms and creatures, frogs for mats, jigs or whatever you have confidence in should work.
Tom
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