Spawns over....now what?

[shredthumb]

Depending on where you are, geographically, the spawn has already, or soon will be over.  How exactly do you all adjust your fishing technique to go after bass that aren't so easily targeted?  Do you fish deeper?  Throw different baits?  What?

[roadwarrior]

Welcome aboard!

Everyone has their favorite time of year, but post-spawn is the best for me. The fish are hungry and aggressive. I have been having some success early with the Cavitron Buzzbait and great success with different jigs, including the 3/8 oz Evolution. I think I might do better with soft plastics, at least for numbers, but I haven't fished any in awhile...I have a severe case of Jiggy-itis.

8-)

[Low_Budget_Hooker]

Forget all that,...Go golfing.   ;D

For me, it's time to settle into what I love,......TOPWATER

[suede55bowtie]

Forget all that,...Go golfing. ;D

For me, it's time to settle into what I love,......TOPWATER

Indubitably!

[Simp]

I love strikes on a big popr!!!!!

[Catt]

Deep Water Structure  

[burleytog]

Buy a case of trinitrotolulene or RDX.  

[Hookemdown.]

Buy a case of trinitrotolulene or RDX.  

Actually HMX works best in the morning...

[Outdoorsman60]

where i live spawning is still going on.. i didn't know

there were four stages here they are

Pre-Spawn--- Right Around When The Water Reaches 60 Degrees Fahrenheit, Males Move To Shallows And Start Making Beds For The Females. Now The Females Are Bulking Up For The Stay She Will Endure On The Beds Protecting It, This Is A Good Time To Use Crank Baits, Jerk Baits, And Swim Baits.

Prim-Spawn--- When The Water Hits 62 Degrees, Especially Around And During The Full Moon Phase, This Is When It Becomes The Prime Time For Sight Seeing Bass Fishing As Long As The Waters You Are Fishing Are Clear Enough To See The Fish. Now Soft Plastic Worms And Jigs Make For The Angry Strikes It Takes To Get Them Bass.

Post-Spawn--- As The Water Warms Into The High 60's And 70's, The Females Move Away From The Beds That They Have Been Guarding For A Period Of Time, And Now The Males Will Stick Around To Guard The Fry. When This Happens The Males Are In Favor Of The Baits That Will Annoy Them To The Point Of Attack. ( Jig,Or Soft Plastic Baits) Females Are Now In A Selective Mode Now So Try Soft Plastics In Colors That Would Be Natural For That Time Of Year, And Try Hard Crank Baits That In Deeper Water That Also Relate To The Time Of Year You Are Fishing.

Post-Post-Spawn--- Now After All The Work They Have Just Subjected Themselves To In The Spring, Now There Eating To Get Themselves Back Into Shape For The Rest Of The Year. Try Fishing With Soft Plastics And Swim Type Baits In Deep Waters And Off Drop Offs Next To Weed Lines.

[fishfordollars]

Welcome. Follow them out the same route they came in.

[Fish MD]

Welcome. Follow them out the same route they came in.

+1....go back to points on the way to deep structure for that lovely summer haunt.

Trace your steps to the bedding grounds.

[Paul Roberts]

I'd bet more than half of the fishing pressure on the waters I fish drops away after the spawn. Once those bass aren't visible, and/or close to shore, a lot of anglers hang up their bass rods.

I fish small waters, yet, most bass move away from the shoreline. There are shorelines that still attract bass but it seems most relate to the main basin. Offshore humps, weedbeds and even isolated pieces, attract bass.

[wickyman]

I usually hit the tulle lines, trees, and structures.  I do basically the same thing, as during the spawn.  I just attack it more aggressively with soft plastics, usually.  I am hooked on crank baits, and top waters.    Pop R should be hitting hard, soon!

[jhoffman]

My lake hasnt even started the spawn from what I see. The temps fluctuated so wildly that the fish started moving in, then moved back out. I have yet to see a bass on the bed. Ive been on this lake about 4 times a week since April. I expect it to start very soon and I hope it does because bass season opens soon and I fear that many will go home to be eatn.

[SenkoBasser]

3 words....................... START THROWING SENKOS.

5 inch...... any color............... work them thoroughly around structure. Preferably T-Rigged.