What's the best tactic/lures for targeting these bass in the heat of the summer? I'll be fishing for them from dusk to dawn.

I've heard they are the best fighting fish in freshwater and I want to try my luck with them. I mostly fish for LMB but am gonna go out of my way to target spots. I'll be fishing the Black Warrior river in Alabama.

For the most part they will hit cranks and other lures like a lmb. They prefer current and chartuce is my go to color for spots, especially worms cranks and wire/chatter baits. Look for points and humps, bridge pilings, tunnels and such all with current.

And you heard right. They are alot feistier than lmb.

It depends on which section or impoundment on the Coosa you fish. Weiss fishes a lot different than Lay, Logan martin, or Neely Henry. Jordan is totally different than all them all too.

In general spots love wind and current. They tend to go after natural colors, green pumpkins and watermelons. Like junyer said they like moving baits like cranks and spinners.

My plan is to fish a spinnerbait/chatterbait early and switch to a shakey head when the sun rises and then alternate in a crankbait here and there. I'm trying to stay as simple as possible but still catch a lot of fish in the process. Word is they have stayed pretty deep this summer, which is my weak point. The only chart. crank I have is a Chart body/Blue back Rapala I picked up a few weeks ago. Am I wrong in thinking I have to downsize my worms/jigs for spotted bass? I usually fish a 10 inch worm when I worm fish.