WINTERTIME STRATEGIES FOR CATCHING BIG SPOTTED BASS
NOW ’ S THE TIME TO CATCH A TROPHY SPOT . HERE ’ S HOW TO DO IT .
By Tyler Brinks
PHOTO COURTESY CODY MEYER
The spotted bass is a unique species that simultaneously
excites and mystifies most bass anglers . They act much differently than their largemouth and smallmouth cousins , and although they don ’ t generally grow as big , spots have a contingent of hardcore fans , including MLF Bass Pro Tour pros Cody Meyer and Dustin Connell .
Both Meyer and Connell quickly point to spotted bass are their favorite bass species to target . Although they live far apart and fish for spotted bass that chase vastly different forage , their approaches for big wintertime bass share many similarities .
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