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Riprap For The Win

1 [When The Bite Is Rocky, Focus On Rocks]

When the bite gets tough and you’re all out of ideas, don’t be afraid to fall back on fishing riprap — a bass fishing staple for many years. While bass will live around this popular cover all year long, the immediate postspawn period can be a great time to target riprap.

Why Riprap?

The simple answer is that bass simply love riprap. Regardless of what time of the year it is, there’s usually a logical reason as to why bass will hang around riprap. In the springtime and immediate postspawn, the most obvious reason bass will relate to riprap is due to the presence of bait. May is a

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