EARLY SPRING Bass Fishing COMPLETE GUIDE (How To Locate Prespawn Bass)

[@jamilgill3987]

13 minutes and 15 seconds of gold. Your "Complete Guides" are awesome!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks dude. They take me a long time so I appreciate the kind words!

[@MikeMangum1957]

This is the most intuitive way, that I’ve seen to find Bass. Great Job!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for the comment man. I really appreciate it!

[@jeffcuster2319]

Excellent! Clear and concise. So much content these days is focused on (selling) lures. Refreshing to have solid ideas on bass movements. Thanks!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks Jeff

[@jimhalleran6239]

How in the heck have I not seen your channel before. THE BEST tutorial on bass migration I’ve seen...and I’ve seen a lot. Super job.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks Jim I really appreciate it. Glad you see it now!

[@jaycurlz8091]

This video marks a full year of your guises that I’ve watched. And I have learned that every season is gonna be the best time of year to catch large bass

[@kenttalcott8428]

You have provided an excellent and easy to follow method for breaking down a section of lake. Your sensible and straightforward approach is well done. As an intermediate level bass angler your description of the bass highway explains so many things. For me, you are connecting the dots! Thanks so much.

[@scottsinclair9525]

How could anyone dislike this? Great job! Love all the "Complete Guide" videos!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Glad you like them man, it takes a long time to produce so I appreciate the comment!

[@djradrs199]

I should have watched this monday LOL went fishing tuesday .....great Info thank you!!!

[@stieger_fx1862]

I never knew of any of this, this is a very helpful source of information for beginners (like me). Thanks for the video!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Glad it was helpful!

[@williamtennill6744]

Honest truth take it and run but what he’s saying holds very true and then bass will come in waves spawning usually like he said you just gotta remember when cold fronts come through in the spring that sometimes they might be shallow then a front hits or is close and you will notice they’ll pull back out to the mouth of the creek or somewhere along that highway when it happens usually they’ll lock down and when he says protected areas, hard bottom rock and gravel is about as good as it gets for spawning bass, mostly long as it’s protected by wind that’s the major player. Spawn can run past 70 degrees too lol I got my first bed fish last season in 59 degrees and my last one in low 70s eggs full of lol they come in waves but more murky water they more shallow they’ll get earlier for the heat on the rocks etc..the clearer water stay more natural with bait colors and just remember they can sometimes be on them offshore area by them highways too..when u see pros and avg joes in the middle of the lakes that’s what’s poppin a lot of times they’re catching prespawn to post spawn bass and cold fronts and then slots will reload!!! Tight lines and good luck..definitely great info he gave if your a beginner just keep following stuff like this and don’t overthink it..stick with what your confident in to! Everyone fishes little different!

[@dr.ofdragonstudies8114]

I've had great luck with jerk baits in February and March here in the South. I'm going to give them a try again this year.

[@bucknuts8824]

You're right about their being no absolutes in bass fishing. I fished mosquito madness in May 2021. I found bass spawning on main lake shoreline. It was kind of a wake-up call that bass don't follow a textbook.

[@pdfahie]

At least once in my life, I would love to find bass with their feed bags on 😊

[@hughmungus8320]

What if my lake doesn’t have a main river channel

[@Fishingwiththefoo]

Dam I actually watched the whole thing😭everything was helpful ima try it out soon! Now that I think about most my catches are in spawn areas like ya pointed out like pockets of the lake! Ive been on a 3 or 4 time no skunk day ! And its all cause these pockets of the lake and I also found this app called deep dive and idk but every hot zone is says I go near to it or sometimes at it and I have not gotten skunk at that lake to this day😭going back tomorrow I caught a 1.8 with yellow chartreuse seanko t rig bass p brand, and first time the streak started seankos it’s just been all seankos again😭and spinner bait once

[@michaelrodriguez2973]

Thank you for putting this presentation together it is of excellent quality and your passion for the sport shows

[@davidparker7719]

Great video! I wish all videos were this good! Love the maps and the moving fish examples!

[@williamgould2470]

Great job. You keep putting out such thorough information.

[@ronknight6400]

Great visual breakdown for prespawn bass. I hope this series will continue throughout the remainder of the seasons. The map study and suggested lures are great learning tools.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Hey Rob thanks for watching. I do plan on it and I already have several including a postspawn one

[@Grantavious_56]

Bro this is awesome you might have made me catch my pb❤

[@PursuitofGameOutdoors]

💪🏼

[@Steadymoney5150]

I enjoy watching your videos

[@7676ezra]

3:30 am can't sleep and heading out at 5:30 to the large pond we got 4 at last week. No fish finder but I found a nice depth chart of it online. I had a plan but seeing this video made it even better. I know right where they'll be at. Heard someone caught a 10lb out of there last year, hopefully threw it back.

[@Alx.001]

I am in tournaments and I have been having a tough time thx for the vid!

[@ditchfishing9148]

I watch a ton of fishing videos and this is very informative and well explained. Love it

[@benniemaxwell2869]

You know I watch your videos all the time Tyler. I can’t wait for spring here in Michigan. I’m dying right now as lakes are starting to freeze. Luckily the weather has been inconsistent and the ice on my little 500 acre lake has been melting occasionally and then starting to get thinly frozen again once in a while.

[@BassFishingHQ]

That is really tough. Nothing worse for us northern guys then waiting on ice to melt. Thanks Bennie

[@kevinstivers3860]

I have to say.....I actually stopped the video at several points. Just to let all that information SOAK IN. And think about it, in regards to my home lakes. And it was like a door was unlocked and opened. SO MANY possibilities now. I knew all this stuff before. But the way you described it, made everything just click. And left me like 🤯😆

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks so must for the kind words and comment. It takes a while to put together so I am glad it helps!

[@phillipstendardo5531]

Love this ! Thanks for sharing!!

[@nathanhaynie6675]

Thanks for the video it was very informative keep them coming

[@shawnbeck2303]

Just got back from fishing the PreSpawn. In the low 50's and Sunshine. But little wind under 5 mph. Fishing the North end where the water heats up quicker. It's 3-08-21. The ice came off the water a week and a half ago. Water temps in the mid 40's. With rain and 60 degrees coming next week. The water was down about 4 feet. I fished using Red colors on all lures. The off red Wiggle Wart with a clear bottom. Killed it! Great Wiggle. Smaller bait was a little hard to get use too. But once I got it dailed in. Bam! Backed up by a H2O lipless in Red craw. Action different but just as deadly. Followed up by a Z-Man original Chatterbait in Red and Black with a Sweet Beaver in Pumpkin and a Purple belly and flakes. The bass hit hard and fought a little bit. There lips are still Red. Caught 15 in all. Shawn.

[@Zayden.w]

Can you do a bait video for pre-Spond

[@holodiscus]

This was excellent!

[@benniemaxwell2869]

Almost time here in Michigan. Gotta get refreshed. Thanks

[@kylecammack9638]

Great video. Watched it over lunch then went out this evening and used what I learned. Caught a 3 pounder and a 5 pounder!!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Dude! That’s what’s up! That’s awesome!

[@JohnDoe-kw4fl]

Great breakdown. I just caught the first Smallies of the year, last week, Willamette Valley, OR.

[@stilthy0065]

Needed this been out 3 times for hours and only pulled in 1 3 pounder to show for it 😂 Thankyou

[@paulenglish1741]

Hey Tyler, Thanks for your channel I just found it the other day and I really loved this last video it is going to help me out alot. I am fishing in South Dakota and I have permission to fish a lake that has state record fish in it for sure. The local Game Warden has told me that in the last 5 years 3 bass have been caught over the 10 lbs. Our state record is 9lbs5oz but the locals here don't care and all 3 were taken home and eaten!!!! See it is a dam on a Indian reservation and soon as the tribe lift their Covid19 restrictions I can get back on to fish it. So your videos are helping me alot. Rhank you!!!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thats awesome man, I hope you go out there and catch a new state record! Thanks for watching!

[@pamelaklemp5615]

I learned so much knowledge from this Awesome 🙌 video. I look forward to seeing more. Thanks 😊.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks so much for watching, they take a lot of time to put together so I am glad you enjoyed it

[@BigSmifProductions]

Thanks for the info and time you put into making this video Tyler!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching man, it definitely took some time!

[@jeffs3376]

Like always great info Tyler! Always look forward to seeing new videos from you. Added bonus get to learn some new ways to spell Bridges hahaha

[@BassFishingHQ]

Yea can’t believe I missed that......

[@stephenanderson1940]

You and TRF have made me a pretty damn good fisherman..

[@mpawli10]

You reference the winter guide in this video to get further into one of the concepts- you should link that video in the video description, I've gotta try and find it now. EXCEPTIONAL video thank you

[@ChristineBlumberg]

LOVE THIS!!!

[@chriswalls5831]

Nice caught 1 bass and plecko fish also had something at dark saw the water swirl as I reeled in lost it good day of fishing trying to find bass over 10 lbs

[@williamtennill6744]

Sometimes it’s good to just have a dang good reminder!!! that seems to hold true any lake!!!! I definitely have noticed the smallies like to typically down deeper and in colder waters as said and bass come in waves..I feel the first wave of females sometimes maybe it just me seems to be big girls!!!! I live off a murky water timber /rock filled lake and they will get shallow fast as you said little more then my stained and clearer water lakes which to me makes them even more predictable…nothing like finding a good pre spawn lost spawn staging area as there comin in and feeding back out sheesh it’s fun to get on em and full a lot that is when you know you found the pre spawn meet and seems like it’s a prespawn then prespawn:spawn always going on same time then I’ve seen June in ky hit and water hits 71 and catching em all 3 stages as you mentioned about the warming trends! I couldn’t agree more on bait selection literally, I like to wait till after 60 degrees to really pull out my creature baits other then draws and the colors nailed it..black and blue is a staple in my murky waters on jigs and creature baits flippin timber and rock…tight lines everyone great info and the truth laid out on laymen terms I’ve learned the same thing but highlighting maps etc will help others understand lol. Some people probably think I’m crazy but I’ll idle alot usually prefishin just checking the lay out of lakes and areas before I pick a rod up on alot of lakes and just learn the lay out and what features and channels as you said the most key thing I think some good anglers need to learn..following them channel swings especially, the secondary ones can be amazing when cold fronts come in and u think they should be locked on the bed alot of times they’ll just pull back out to the creek mouth or move back out to the secondary point when bad spring storms come in I’ve noticed and red and burnt orange definitely play key especially the. Small jaws..red is most visible color in shallow water!!!

[@alexfamie5255]

My dude! Loved the video. Can you do inland lakes next?🎣#tighlines my friend!

[@stuntznfx]

Great video, this helps! I've been out the past few days and I think I'm to early (Northern Michigan)?..No bites, no action.

[@talarm6395]

Thank you so much this guide was amazing 🙌

[@deltabass9697]

going to look for some of these area sat if the weather holds .

[@benjaminsmith4888]

The old bass highway. Got many speeding tickets on that road

[@BassFishingHQ]

Lol

[@keithguidry2841]

Here in South Louisiana I have seen bass on beds in October!

[@LeslieWorks]

Where you at? I'm near lake charles

[@keithguidry2841]

@@LeslieWorks I live in Grand Prairie, but that fish was in Henderson lake in a clear grassy pit!

[@drock5404]

Good breakdown. Thanks bro

[@chrisboyd1408]

The diagrams are sensational! Great job. Who are the 21 losers that gave the thumbs down?

[@ote441]

Very informative video. Thank you!!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching!!

[@davidcox2952]

Very informative. Good video.

[@daveschmidt1601]

This is a pretty helpful video by me the Niagara river is the trickiest body of water cuz of Niagara Falls amd the water fluctuates from 1 foot at shore then drops to 5-15 feet then 20-40ft in the core but the creeks are easiest for me cuz they are low and clear half the time but the lower Niagara River smallmouths can be in the 3-6 pound range

[@stussy28]

I’m also in the Buffalo/Niagara area. Have you found it’s still too early since the temps are in the mid 30s?

[@daveschmidt1601]

@@stussy28 yes still mostly trout

[@jones1394]

I'm sad 😔 of all lures you didn't mentioned worms none my Gator lure. I guess I will have to learn something new. Great information 👍. Awesome 👌

[@johnrupp5894]

Wow. Solid video, learned a lot! Thanks!

[@VaBlueRidge777]

Awesome video! Very informative!

[@jamie.777]

It's gonna be a early pre spawn I predict in Massachusetts!

[@toddlester8063]

Love it - good stuff! You want to help me break down all my local small lakes?? Haha Since I kayak fish, I stay away from our local giant lakes (which are more broken down and have information online). I stick to the smaller

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks man, I plan on doing a small lake/big pond series eventually on this channel. I think the big thing is locating where the bass spawn first...once you know that, then you can look for areas just outside the spawning grounds that they will stage on. This could be a subtle drop or even cover like a stump or brushpile. Hope this helps!

[@aceboardtheangler5252]

Great information

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks!!

[@montellwilliams811]

Thanks a lot - Great Video & Information 👀

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks Montell, I appreciate you watching and commenting!

[@branchoutoutdoors7217]

Great video!!!!

[@robwells9601]

Pure juice…thanks

[@aksuited8529]

Man this is a great video 👍 👌

[@jones1394]

Question, will they move into the spawning area but not go on bed until time. I guess I'm asking will they be in shallow waters in the spawning area waiting to spawn or will they hang out on the main river??? Until time.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Yes they will definitely “hang out” in spawning grounds before the time is right

[@jones1394]

@@BassFishingHQ thank you🙂

[@jessieh9304]

thank you very much . very good guide

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching Jessie!

[@jadenowens537]

Great video Tyler. I’ll be fishing ponds through the pre spawn and the spawn, and most don’t have much rock bottom, where will they come up to spawn when it’s just weeds all over?

[@BassFishingHQ]

Anything that is hard, so if there is some laydown logs in the water, a stump, a pop can. I have seen bass in Florida spawning on PVC pip. Also, lily pad roots and reed roots. Bass will fan the silt off roots and lay eggs on them. Hope this helps!

[@jadenowens537]

Thank you

[@ricksonora6656]

@@BassFishingHQ Could you call that “microstructure?”

[@randylowman1916]

As always...good stuff!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks Randy!!

[@Tiresmoke7]

I fish highland reservoirs. The lake I mainly fish is very deep and clear. The bass highways are in 150+ of water. I have always struggled to figure this lake out and never feel like I found groups of fish.

[@BassFishingHQ]

I have fish highland reservoirs during the prespawn as well. I always look for flatter points that are in creeks, secondary points. Usually I will throw a jerk bait over those points. If you can find any flatter points, then even the ones that are steep will still hold bass. You might be best to walk a jig or ned rig down those points until you find what depth the fish are sitting in. Hope this helps!

[@Tiresmoke7]

@@BassFishingHQ Thanks !

[@timmcc1044]

New subscriber. Good job.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for subscribing man

[@robertboot]

Great video!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks Robert!

[@duncanmurfin7369]

Saw the thumbnail and thought Mike Long was making videos again.

[@Riverside.minister]

Honestly learned a ton here. #Subscribed

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching brother!

[@trevorwall9577]

Good video

[@NeilGraham.I.M.F]

Well done sir

[@touyang8040]

U just become my favorite channel, sub

[@hargisconstruction]

Great info, thnx!

[@Austin_Torres]

Very informative thank you sir

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching nan!

[@davidweston1031]

Good stuff Tyler from Ohio.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching man

[@KristiBurchfield]

I went fishing twice and is mid March and I caught nothing and I’m using the right lures but I’m bank fishing

[@briansfishingadventuresusa492]

Be nice if you did a Break down for Alum Creek.

[@BassFishingHQ]

Lol....I might be a little selfish with Alum

[@therizinomack]

By early spring do you mean like early April?

[@betteorhowardswarts7674]

Nice study

[@kaseybowen]

So Good

[@paintergonefishing7933]

Good job learned skot

[@ericbatt4317]

I know it’s old video, but some people believe bass actually don’t migrate that much, what’s your take

[@Samurai-em4zr]

Can someone explain me what ditches are?!

[@davidnewcomb2431]

Great information in this video...but honestly in pre spawn just find bait

[@tylerfish6206]

Do an ice out video

[@bigmikefishingchonicles9950]

Thank you so much

[@BassFishingHQ]

Thanks for watching

[@roylove8609]

What’s the song at end of video ?

[@Dopey_Fudd]

That map looks like Salt Fork.

[@awesomeangling]

🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣

[@lesterreaper9696]

Thank you

[@chefjoelmann7]

Many of your suggestions and points are very helpful. However in a kayak without electronics what can you recommend? Fishing prespawn in northern states has been very frustrating!

[@BassFishingHQ]

Do you fish more natural lakes or reservoirs?

[@chefjoelmann7]

@@BassFishingHQ natural lakes, muddy or mushy bottom, lots of heavy sense grass

[@trigzex7731]

Hey man great video is there away I could email you or talk to you I have some questions

[@BassFishingHQ]

I have had several requests for this so I am actually thinking about setting up a LIVE question and answer at some point in time. Stay tuned!

[@CripMac5555]

Ok now where to I get a topical map of my hometown lake lol

[@BassFishingHQ]

Navionics is a great resource for maps. They have a web app that is free and has most of the lakes in the US. I would start there

[@toddcooper3599]

Buying a drone

[@BassFishingHQ]

Do it!

[@paintergonefishing7933]

Alot

[@shaylaknowlton9711]

Pre spawn bass ain't the biggest and ain't the heaviest they'll be all year! There gonna dump 2 pounds of eggs and replace it with 30 crawdads 14 blue gills and 50 yeller perches! They at there Heaviest usually a month after they dump there eggs! Your welcome

[@BassFishingHQ]

I don’t know about all of that Shayla, but I am sure that every lake is a little different

[@shaylaknowlton9711]

Think ABout it man. What's more weight a bunch of bait fish/ food that she's gonna chow down after she spawns or 200 or so eggs that way approximately 2 pounds.nit ain't lakes or rivers that differ it's math and how good at adding and subtracting you are don't blame the water system now

[@BassFishingHQ]

@@shaylaknowlton9711 well I am sorry but we are just gonna have to agree to disagree. I have not seen many times when a prespawn bass won’t outweigh a postspawn bass

[@BassFishingHQ]

I am not really about arguing on this channel so If that is what you want to believe then that is what you can believe. I know female bass can have 2000-7000 eggs per pound of body weight (not 300). I also know that female bass will eat up until they are actually on the bed. Once they leave the water temperature also rises which makes there metabolism rise in which they process food a lot faster, making it harder for them to keep on weight. But hey I am glad you watched the video. Thanks for watching

[@shaylaknowlton9711]

Watch bass master toledo bend July and toledo bend february ! The bass are bigger in the summer period! I don't care where your from or what you caught it's not just about your experience it's about facts! Bass that don't eat will never be heavier then a bass that eats