
All captions: Craig Lamb





Finding success during the seasonal spawning cycle requires a wide variety of lures and tackle. From baits for intercepting migrating prespawn bass, to finesse lures for coaxing big bass off the spawning beds, you can fill your tacklebox with everything you need at Basspro.com.

Scott Martin kept it simple, using only two bait rigs to catch all his fish.


Kenta Kimura rotated through a jerkbait for reaction bites, a plastic worm for swimming action and crankbait.




Clifford Pirch went to combat in the heavy cover, opting to coax spawning bass from a mix of reeds and vegetation.




John Cox kept it simple, catching big bass on a new Berkley PowerBait Shape 108, rigging it on a 3/0 Berkley Fusion19 Hook, with a 1/4-ounce weight.

A bladed jig, swim jig and lipless crankbait, all combined to allow Bryan Schmitt to work the entire water column.




Brando Lester stayed on a roll, just two weeks after winning a St. Croix Opens Series event at the nearby Kissimmee Chain.


David Mullins flipped and pitched plastic worms for spawning bass in mixed vegetation.



Ray Hanselman Jr. used a unique crankbait, allowing him to rip it across the tops of submerged grass, or alternatively, swim it slowly across the same strike zone.



A propbait, swim worm and creature bait proved most productive for Drew Benton.




A lipless crankbait, swimbait and Texas- and Carolina-rigged worm combined to form the winning lure arsenal for Buddy Gross.




Find the baits used by the top finishers on the Harris Chain at Basspro.com.