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    SUCCESS WITHIN SIGHT

    Apr 13, 2021 5 minutes
    Story and Photos by Pete M. Anderson

    TRY THESE SPECIALIZED APPROACHES TO CATCH MORE FISH.

    The apparently random movements of bass during the month of May can change the best fishing patterns from day to day. Major League Fishing and Bass Pro Tour angler Jared Lintner doesn’t have to look far from his Arroyo Grande, Calif., home to see that.

    “April through early June is the most prolific time to fish [around here],” he says. “The best opportunity to catch the most and biggest bass is May because you have the best of everything.”

    Bass start spawning in late April and continue through May across most of the West, though not all spawn at the same time, of course. A staggered schedule means there are opportunities

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