They say this time of year (pre-spawn), that fish are usually concentrated together near their spawning areas rather than being spread out throughout the lake. So, when searching for fish by using something with a faster retrieve like a crank bait or a spinnerbait, when do you decide to slow down and fish an area more thoroughly? If you catch 1 do you slow down or does it take several within a certain area? 

 

If there is brush , trees ... in the area I will slow it down and work them more thoroughly with a soft plastic or jig . If there isnt that sort of cover and I' catching them   on fast moving baits then I' going to continue with whats working .

If they are not on the bedding flat yet, I would look for the closest drop off  and work that area hard. 

Drop-off doesn't have to be deep just a matter of 2 or 3 feet will do.  Slow down and work the drop off with a jig or big worm.

I slow down if I'm not catching them with a fast moving bait.  Seriously, if I have confidence that the structure I'm fishing should hold staging bass, I attempt to find out if they are aggressive by using a fast moving bait. If not, why wouldn't I try something that would tempt fish in a neutral, or negative mood?

that would greatly depend on topography, and conditions, and what papjoe wrote

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