



Keeping his bait lineup subtle and simple was Neil Gilmore’s tactic for the highly pressured bass on Ross Barnett.



Former Bassmaster tour-level pro Alfred Williams also used tactics on his home lake that are proven for catching pressured bass during spring.




Jeff Avery used a duo of soft plastic rigs that were ideal for heavy cover and finesse fishing.



Nathan Donnell paired a finesse rig for slowly working spawning bass, with a soft plastic frog for reaction bits.



A swim jig setup proved productive for David Gaston.




Jimmy Washam used a Klone Plastics Ringo Worm, adding Craw-Cane to the bags. The fish attractant is granular and designed to be added to resealable bags of soft plastics.

Cole Sands used a diversified lineup of lures for covering the entire water column, and for targeting spawning bass in varies stages.




Trevor McKinney used a jig for swimming through reeds and grass, and a frog for catching bass during a shad spawn.



Nick LeBrun fished where he suspected a late wave of spawners were staged in specific shoreline cover. He covered muddy water to find unseen bass using a bladed jig, Texas rig and frog.



A box of frogs and Texas- and Carolina-rigged soft plastics scored the win for Lee Livesay. The Bassmaster Elite Series pro covered water with the frog and Carolina rig, while fishing dense vegetation with the Texas rig.


