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Bass Basics

Strategies For Bedding Bass

1 [Understand The Spawn]

Spring means spawning bass … along with volatile weather patterns and rapidly changing water conditions, both of which can greatly impact spawning patterns. Of course, even when bass are bedding in plain sight, they can be seemingly impossible to catch, but the following insights from Bassmaster Elite Series pros can guide you through the frustrating and exciting spawning season.

Largemouth Spawning Basics

Largemouth bass usually spawn in water temperatures ranging from 60 to 70 degrees.

Bass in a given lake

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