Perfect timing for this new article!

 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/spawning-bass-lures.html

I learned bed fishing in the 60’s that big female bass will strike a live water dog (tiger salamander) if they see even if not near a bed during the spawn cycle. The next best bait was live crawdads both are extremely effective to the degree they should be outlawed. I stopped live bait bed fishing around 1970 because it wasn’t a sport imo, too easy.

Jigs are ideal imo because they are compact, big hook and look something threatening to the bed bass and takes some skill to catch the bass unlike live bait.

Spinnerbaits with big willow blade has worked better for me to get big females attention then a buzzer. A white jig in the bed has been the easiest to see and most effective on the bed lure over the years in the past.

Tom

Great article!

Sure is. It's gone viral.

 

Thanks again @Glenn

Good stuff.  All great baits that catch big fish. 

Good article. One question though, why a 3/4 oz buzzbait for a topwater search bait? He says he likes to slow roll it over the bed as slow as possible to agitate them. I'm not much of a buzzbait guy, so maybe I don't get it because I'm not familiar with them, but it seems like it would be hard to slow roll a 3/4 oz?