While practically everyone else is on the shoreline taking advantage of the shad spawn, Keith Combs skipped it and is back where he began yesterday, throwing his favorite Strike King 5XD crankbait. Combs made the decision based on where the most dependable action will be, which is in the postspawn areas.
“The bass spawn is in full swing but it should be long over by now,” he said. “So that’s why I am fishing outside.”
Combs said it does not take long for the bass to spawn and migrate to the near-shore staging areas where he is betting on the come. Yesterday that started happening after 2 p.m., when between then and 2:25 p.m. he caught his 27 pounds of weight.
“I have found a few schools that have moved out and more are coming,” he continued. “After those shad spawn they will move out to these postspawn flats and they will get crushed by the bass.”
Expect Combs to be there if and when they do.