I have read allot of people's posts concerning big bass and double digit bass. I know some people here are  big users in swimbaits as well. I recently purchased the Mattlures swimbait the Bluegill model. My question is this other than reeling it in slow but just fast enough to get the tail moving. Where exactly do you feel I should be fishing this? My thoughts since I am in NH was that I am now in a postspawn scenario. I should be fishing dropoffs outside of spawning coves. Also along main lake points and other main lake structure. Any Help on this would be greatly appreciated.

My thoughts since I am in NH was that I am now in a postspawn scenario.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

New Hampshire is pretty far North, and this has not been an especially warm spring.

What's your water temp?

An inexpensive Wal mart swimming pool thermometer is all you need.

I would fish the gill in known spawning areas.  and in the deeper water adjacent to those areas.

Let it sink all the way to the bottom.  It will land on it's nose and stay that way.   If the bottom is clean, drag or twitch it a little before making the slow steady retrieve.

good luck and have fun

avid.

My thoughts since I am in NH was that I am now in a postspawn scenario.

I would fish the gill in known spawning areas. and in the deeper water adjacent to those areas.

U funny Avid, "deeper water adjacent to spawing areas" ..... in my neck of the woods that 's 50+ ft deep.

However Avid has a point, if you know where the river/stream/creek channel is that 's where I would make my bait swim, fish patrol and use the area like a highway.

U funny Avid, "deeper water adjacent to spawing areas" ..... in my neck of the woods that 's 50+ ft deep.

That is one of my problems.  The fish spawn on the banks in 4-5' of water.  Go away from the bank 15' and you're in 30' of water.  Very little classic flat bottom in my regular haunt, very little grassy cover.

I will echo avid's response that it is very doubtful that the fish in NH are in a post-spawn pattern.  The fish here in the mountains are just coming off the bed after spawning for the last month.

My thoughts since I am in NH was that I am now in a postspawn scenario.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.

New Hampshire is pretty far North, and this has not been an especially warm spring.

What's your water temp?

An inexpensive Wal mart swimming pool thermometer is all you need.

I would fish the gill in known spawning areas.  and in the deeper water adjacent to those areas.

Let it sink all the way to the bottom.  It will land on it's nose and stay that way.   If the bottom is clean, drag or twitch it a little before making the slow steady retrieve.

good luck and have fun

avid.

This is my home waters I am referring too I was out on it just yesterday. I had temps on my Lowrance ranging from 62°F - 67°F. I have seen many empty beds for the last 2 weeks or so. Yesterday I was catching bass off deeper drops (8-12ft) relating to schooling alewife. I am pretty positive that the coming full moon at months end will bring another wave of spawners short and shallow but at this time I havent bumped into them yet. Thanks for your info I was swimming it on the deeper side of flats leading to the spawning areas and main lake points. This is solely a spring fed pond which heats up fast in the spring, it doesnt have like many southern lakes the famous creek channel running through it. I was fishing this pond back on April 2nd Ice out being right at the end of March. Anymore input would be great.

One thing that I have read (but have no empirical evidence thus far) is that rather than swimming a big bait from shallow to deep, you should swim deep to shallow.

The thinking given for that was that a big fish won't exert the energy to chase a meal into open water.  If they have it cornered, that is another story altogether.

Ambush points.