Knowing what the bass are feeding on is very important to your lure selection.  Here is a little trick to tell what the bass are feeding on: look at their top lip.  When they are feeding on crawfish, their top lip is red, and their eyes pointing down. If they do not have that, the odds are that they are feeding on shad or other food sources. I was fishing at a  pond with an inline spinner, and the bass were feeding on crawfish. So were the bluegill and crappie. The bluegill were so red, they were almost purple! I even caught a pink crappie! So, I started throwing a chunk on a jighead, and worked on the bottom, and caught my second biggest one of the day, and a couple smaller ones(bass). My friend caught three of them(bass) in 15 minutes! Knowing what they are feeding on can make the difference between fishing and catching.

Fishing for bass in spring can be a very rewarding fishing trip. Here are some skills, tactics, tips and lures to teach you how to catch bass in spring.

Early Spring/Pre-Spawn- lures that are very effective at this time of year are spinnerbaits and lipless crankbaits, and many lures, too. The bass will be very hungry after the winter and will readily take in spinnerbaits, soft plastics, crankbaits, and pig-n-jigs. Fishing spinnerbaits and soft swimbaits will result in many strikes from the hungry bass. I caught a five pounder on a crappie jig!!

Spawning- During the spawn, bass are not actively feeding. They are shallow, in their beds. Locating the beds is the first task. After you have accomplished that, throw a lure that imitates a something that would steal eggs, such as a minnow, lizard, or creature bait.Also, release fish IMMEDIATELY!!!

Post-Spawn- After the spawn,bass are tired and retreat to deep water. Anglers often throw big baits after the spawn, which is a mistake. Bass will only take limit baits. Limit baits are small lures, like a crappie jig.