Spring rains swell impoundments across the country and provide bass with an abundance of flooded cover.
Problem is, some lakes have so many bushes that finding bass in the maze presents a daunting task.
Work a midlake cove with three types of lures to determine where bass are hiding and on what they are feeding. Then apply that information to the rest of the lake. Tom Evans Virginian Curt Lytle, a prominent pro bass-tournament angler, quickly determines which flooded bushes attract bass by starting out with three rods. Two are flippin' sticks matched with 25-pound line. Lytle opts for a gold blade trailing a silver blade.