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1 [Cover Water For The Big Bite]
As the bass transition from their wintering holes toward spawning flats and pockets, they feed up during the prespawn period to get ready for the spawn. Despite the still-cold water temperatures, this can provide some of the best fishing of the entire year and the opportunity to catch the fish of a lifetime. As the bass are feeding up, a crankbait can be a deadly tool to target these big-belly beasts.
Steady Weather, Steady Bites
As a bass fisherman, paying attention to the weather and potential weather trends is a must 365 days a year, but the prespawn period may be the most important time do