early season fishing

[bassmaster91]

does anyone know where a good place to catch bass is in the early spring season? i usually do mid summer fishing and im new to early season fishing

[Bassnbrett101]

staging places such as flats and points

[eastkybass]

Look for transition areas.  how it works is Bass will move from deep to shallow so look around drop offs when water gets to around 50-60 degrees.  Work with crankbaits and jerkbaits in these areas.  and good luck.

[Shabalala]

Cranks all day til they move up. Bout 10-15 ft. from the shoreline.

[Catt]

When: early pre-spawn

Where: main lake points 10-15' of water

Technique: reel keeping the trap a couple of feet below the surface and bounce it off wood.

When: pre-spawn

Where: feeder creek channels 10-15' of water

Technique: make a long cast, let the trap free fall to the count of 10, kneel on the deck, sticking 1 ½ to 2' of your rod tip in the water and slowly reel.

When: slightly before spawn

Where: feeding/spawning flats 3 to 5' of water

Technique: slow roll like you would spinner baits

When: post spawn

Technique: reverse the first three

I prefer Bill Lewis' Rat-L-Traps in either ½ oz Red Chrome or Gold/Black Back/Orange Belly.

[HesterIsGod]

nobody here has yet said SHALLOW COVER.

[TruflShufl]

nobody here has yet said SHALLOW COVER.

+1!

You wouldn't think they would be up in the shallows but you'd be surprised.

At Grand a few weeks ago the water temp was 45-50 degrees, looked like chocolate milk, and was wind blown. I still managed to pull a 2-10 fish out of a bush up 4 feet from the bank  :-?

[roadwarrior]

Tom Redington has a new Feature Article up on our Home Page:

http://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spring-bass.html

8-)

[Jeff C.]

Today, my 2nd day out for bass here in Michigan..

1st day was yesterday, same place but yesterday there was still ice on about 20% of the water. I caught -0-.

today... ice was gone and I worked a shad rap ( crank type bait )

from the bank where I could see a drop off..

Caught 4 fish..in about 20 minutes..

one was 3# 2 oz.. the crank bait was on when the sun was out.

as soon as the sun went away, I never had a nother bite ? tried for about another hour with Soft plastics and the same shad rap.

noth-in.. but that 20 minutes was so awsome,, after a long winter..

ready to fish.. !!!!

[Bassegalla]

don't afraid to look shallow.. like others said you might be surprised

[X-Rap]

Rocky shores have been the ticket for me.  They hold the heat and make excelent cover.  Try square billed cranks, suspending jerk baits (I prefere X-Raps) and texas rigged craws.