Buzz Bait Fishing Early Spring on Guntersville

Buzz Bait in Early Spring

Sometimes in the early spring you just must take a chance on doing something different; a pattern that shows is face that most folks don’t think about is throwing a buzz bait when the water temperature is in the mid 50’s. As the water temperature climbs from the mid 50’s to the upper 60’s the bass are moving shallow for the spawn. Many times they are in real shallow water and their backs are almost exposed out of the water as they search for the best spawning spot. When this occurs, you can just about bet the farm that the bass will react to a buzz bait.

Many times during this period especially on a shallow lake like Guntersville all you have to do is find the Lilly Pads and you have an ideal location for buzz bait fishing. There is plenty of cover for bass to attach to in the stems and your buzz bait will work wonders bouncing off the stems exposed above the water. That sudden directional change as the buzz bait moves around stems causes the bass to react to the movement and your chances of catching a monster bass gets bigger by the day. I believe it important to have a couple of things imbedded in your mind as you work your buzz bait. The first being the size of the buzz bait the blade size must match the food source so go small as this time of year the bait is small. Next, find a buzz bait that is noisy as I believe the noisier it is the more it will attract the bass to strike you bait. Size and sound the two S’s, are very important this time of year. If you are rigged correctly for the conditions you will be successful and the two S’s are a must!

It’s also important to understand when the buzz bait bite is not a good presentation this time of year: I believe that with all the cold fronts that come through in the spring that cooling water temperatures are not good timing. You see bass just to do look up to feed when water temperatures are going down; they do feed up when its increasing water temperatures. Buzz bait are a must, in early spring!