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The largemouth bass spawn is on! There have been a few largemouth spawning here and there but nothing significant until now. The first big wave of spawning bass moved up yesterday right when all the conditions aligned. Morning water temperature, stable water level, good water color, and sunny days are the variables that put the bass in the shallows to spawn. There will be at least two more waves of bass moving in to spawn before its over.

On Kentucky and Barkley lakes when the bass are spawning you can fish for bass that aren't in the spawning mode because these lakes are so big there are always bass that are still in a pre spawn or post spawn mode. Most anglers fishing these lakes target the pre and post spawn bass. For me I like to fish for the super shallow bass that are emitting spawning behavior and that are very spooky. To catch them it takes stealth and non intrusive quiet bait. I like the weightless trick worm. I perfected a technique on my own in 1991 using the trick worm and it catches bass that are shallow and spooky extremely well.

I use a medium action bait casting rod with 14lb green Berkley XT mono line and I can pitch the weightless rig under limbs and in tight spaces. I recommend using a spinning rod with 12lb line. I have used many colors over the years. This year I have been using black and pink.

The weightless trick worm is a real bass tournament winner on most lakes, it’s a special technique that very few people use. I have an article about the largemouth bass spawn posted on shelldiversguide.com and shelldivers guide service Facebook.

If you're in town fishing for fun or here preparing for a tournament I am sure I can help you in either department. If you just want to enjoy a day of catching quality bass, panfish, catfish or are wanting to learn how to effectively fish offshore I am as good as it gets! I had excellent results in my career as a baseball and wrestling coach and use the same skills to help my clients learn bass fishing. I have over thirty years of ledge fishing experience and have spent 4000 hours diving underwater on various bodies of water observing fish in their home. If you want to book a trip with me please try to call me as the communication over the phone is much more effective and consumes less time than emails. I do respond to all forms of communication as quick as I can.

Please check out and like/follow my Shelldivers Guide Service Facebook page. I will have additional pictures posted there some are underwater photos of fish and shellbeds.