This can also offer some of the best topwater action for summer time White Bass. Look for junctions of two rivers, creek mouth, or tailwater channels just below locks where they release water which stirs up baitfish. They will also move onto flats in evenings to feed. Jigs white or chartreuse with white twisters or minnows work good as do Roadrunners and blade baits. Metal ones can be scratched and brittle ceramic ones can be broken.
Damaged eyes translate into damaged line and lost fish.
You will shorten the life of your tackle if you put it away wet. It pays to let it air dry before stashing it away. Bob told me to attach a large bell sinker to a paper clip, hang it on your line, let it slide down, and the bell sinker knocks the jig loose. Spring is a great time to fish from shore since fish tend to relate to the inside edges of grass and weeds more this time of year. Therefore they are in the shallower portions of lake around vegetation or any irregularities.