Hi everyone, i just wanna start saying that I mainly fish for bass in summer (easy weather), but this year Im trying to catch them in the prespawn. But it seams that they wont bite at anything I throw, Im located in Richmond, Virginia and the water temp is in the high 50s I believe and Im fishing from the bank in water thats a little clear and is 5-6ft at the deepest. Would really appreciate some tips on what to throw.

Small spinnerbaits and Beetle spins should get you some bites. Dont scoff at the lowly Beetle spin.

Just about everything works right now because the fish are feeding agggressively before they guard the bed during the spawn.

I would suggest getting some light (1/16) jigheads with small hooks. The Berkley half heads are good choice. The head is a versatil shape, the keeper will work with any plastic, and the hooks is very sharp. You can fish a ned rig or small (2.8 to 3.5") swimbaits like the 3" Keitech Easy Shiner or Swing Impact. Fish them on light spinning gear with light line. Small swimbaits or even grubs will catch fish all year with the exception of the water freezing.

Senkos, Yum Dingers or the BPS stick bait produce good numbers from prespawn to late fall or early winter.

bladed jig or Spinnerbaits are great this time of year. They dont work as well on clear calm days as they do on windy and or cloudy days. I would go with the spinnerbait first. Get a little Booyah Pond magic, they put up good numbers.

Lipless Cranksbaits are good this time of year as well. If you can find some moderate submerged grass, like milfoil or coontail, throw a lipless in it and rip it out. You can get a reaction bites that way and often they're good quality fish. I like a 1/2oz Strike King Red Eye Shad for a moderatley priced lipless bait. Look up yo yoing a lipless to see how to fish them.

I think there's a higher chance that the fish aren't where you're fishing as opposed to not eating what you're throwing. Do you have other shore options to try?

scott