Fishing beds can have a drastic impact on the big bass population on high pressured small lakes, if the lake management hasn't set aside a sanctuary area.It really isn't about removing the bass from the nest site permanently, it simply disrupting the spawning process. The smaller males are the bass protecting the nest site 90% of the time and most anglers tend to catch the more aggressive male and generally release it. However the big trophy size females end up in live wells, are handled poorly, end in home freezers and some still become skin mounts. These big bass are concentrated and can be caught, so they are caught in high percentages during the spawn.
We are bassfisherman and thats what we do, catch bass. You can intentionally target spawner's or fish blind on the outside breaks and still catch staging spawner's. Sight fishing is fun and exciting to watch a big bass strike your lure. The key is not what you use, you need to be able to detect that the bass has it in it's mouth. If it moves and threatens the nest site the nesting bass will remove it in time. Please be a good sport and avoid using treble hook lures in beds, it's not necessary and unsporting in my opinion.
Drop shot pearl/chartreuse gitzits is a deadly sight nest presentation, easy to see, small size get very high percentage of hook ups. Matt lures bluegill is a very effect big bass lure during spawn and Tora tubes are very good...just don't trap hook rig them. Jigs of course are very good, however low hook up to strike ratio in beds. Lizards and creatures are bit a lot, however do to their bulk can be difficult to get a good hook set.
Tom
Ps; Haven't site fished nesting bass for years, unless when teaching my son or a newbie the presentation tricks. Leave them be if possible, if not treat them carefully because they are the nursery of our sport.