Prespawn Shallow Water Bass

The Bassmaster Classic is taking off as I'm writing this and if you are fan of professional bass fishing you know what that means! It's that time of the year! Get the boat out of storage, reline those rods and get ready for some jaw jacking! Whether you are fishing, Lake Chatuge, Lake Glenville, Bear Creek Lake or Fontana Lake the water temperature is rising rapidly and the fish are pushing shallow fast! The big fish are chewing and will continue to do so for the better part of a few months! There are some go to baits that will put those bigger bites in the boat this time of the year. I will break down the baits into two categories, flipping and casting.

Flipping rock, docks, trees and wood can catch some giant bass in the early spring in shallow water. Bass will stage on deeper cover and move up in the water column as the water warms and flipping the different depths of the cover can be very rewarding! Here are my favorite 3 flipping baits for prespawn shallow water bass!

#1 Powerbait Chigger Craw 3/8oz Eco Pro Tungsten Bullet Weight-

#2 3/8oz Eco Pro Tungsten Flipping Jig

#3 Strike King Rage Craw 3/8oz Eco Pro Tungsten Bullet Weight

Casting and reeling can be the most fun and most efficient way to catch above average size bass in the shallow water in the spring! You can wreck them with a few different baits that are fast moving baits. Here are my 3 favorite casting and retrieving baits for prespawn shallow water bass!

#1 Strike King KVD 1.5 Squarebill 

#2 Ware Eagle Screamin' Eagle Spinnerbait 

#3 Eco Pro Tungsten Swing Swim Jig