Sight fishing for spawning bass rings the bell in the springtime fun department
A few pitches later, Driscoll fooled the aggressive male into biting. After releasing the fish, he moved on to look for another.
Assorted craws and creature baits are deadly on spawning bass. Plastics that are bright in color stand out on bottom and are easy for the angler to see. PHOTOS BY MATT WILLIAMS
Todd Driscoll eyeballs a bass on a spawning bed in about three feet of water. Sight fishing for bedding bass is a boyish rite of spring that many anglers look forward to every year.
I rounded the corner and there he stood, posturing like a human version of a great blue heron. Power Poles down and eyes fixed on the shallows, Todd Driscoll was clearly on point. There was a bass tending a nest down there and the angler was watching the fish closely to get a read on its mood.
“Probably a 3-4 pound male,” Driscoll said. “He’s not locked on, but he keeps circli...
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