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Muddy-Water Tactics For Early Spring

1 Dirty Water Change-Ups

You’ve been eagerly awaiting your bass club’s first tournament of the year this coming weekend, but an early-spring storm dumps 3 inches of icy rain into the lake the day before, turning the water the color of a chocolate shake! Don’t despair — Elite Series pros have solid strategies for dealing with this nightmare scenario.

The Cold Facts

Like most predators, bass are primarily sight feeders. But when heavy-spring rains send sediment-laden runoff into the lake, their field

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