I think its late prespawn here in SD. Males are building nests but dont seem to be guarding yet, water temp is at 60 degrees. I had been getting some nice females (4-7 lbs)2 wks ago in deeper water. Now I can't find anything over 2 lbs. I'm fishing shallow, deep and in between. On cover, on breaks, points and on flats. Even my honey hole dried up. I'm using plastics (my old stand-by lures), spinnerbaits, and some crankbaits. Any suggestions on what/where I should try next?

(Don't get me wrong, catching any fish is good. I'm just looking to increase my knowledge of this time of year through this forum.)

It gets tough sometimes when they aren't locked on, but starting to nest. I remember a biologist saying that 60-75% of the bass do not spawn.....that means somewhere there are feeding fish.

Pre-spawn bass especially females move up shallow & then back off making timing very critical

Pre-spawn fishing more so than any other time it is important you cover lots of water because not all the bass are doing the same thing at the same time.

Pre-spawn bass especially females move up shallow & then back off making timing very critical

Pre-spawn fishing more so than any other time it is important you cover lots of water because not all the bass are doing the same thing at the same time.

Thanks Catt

I'm taping this to by boat's windshield as a reminder.