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Most veteran fishermen acknowledge that early spring is the best time of year to catch trophy bass.
The only complication in that truism is that low water temperatures and fast- changing weather conditions make those trophies darned hard to find, let alone catch. David Fritts, however, has a knack for finding them and catching them. Fritts, a professional bass fisherman from Lexington, N.C., has earned quite a reputation for his ability to locate trophy bass. Other pros acknowledge that no one is better at reading his boat's depth finder and using it to find the most productive spots. In early spring, chances are you'll find them in relatively shallow water that's immediately next to deep water.