Tactics and tournament strategies
for when bass are on the beds
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APRIL 2017 I FLWFISHING.COM
By Curtis Niedermier
any seasons, it seems
as if FLW’s tournament
trails wend their way
around the country throughout
spring on the same schedule as
the bass spawn. The fish are
always “fixin’ to move up” when
the anglers roll into town, and
so it goes until summer finally
sets in.
It’s no coincidence. The peri-
od from early March through
May (earlier in the Deep South
and later up north) comprises
both the heart of tournament
season and the time when
water temperature and length
of day are right for bass to
undergo their annual reproduc-
tive process.
As tournament anglers, it’s
important to understand not
just how to catch bass on beds,
but how to efficiently find them
in practice, develop a strategy
to deal with fishing pressure
and put them in the boat.
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