There's no better time of the year than post spawn to be out fishing. The fish are aggressive and biting well, and there's a good reason for that. You always hear anglers talk about how great bed fishing can be in fishing the spawn, but what happens after they're done spawning? In my opinion, that's when this action gets really good. Fish are great parents. They really are. The males and females will work together to create a bed for that female to lay her eggs in. After the female lays her eggs, the male will continue to protect the bed from predators who are trying to eat its fry or babies. Once the fry hatch, the moop to extremely shallow cover next to the bank to avoid being attacked by predators, but most of them become easy meals in the ponds. The bait that perfectly mimics these little fry is this Rebel Track Down Minot TV 49. This is a slow sinking ultra light bait that will catch literally anything that swims. Now keep in mind, you're throwing a super tiny bait so you're going to need the proper rod and reel selection. This is my ultra light rod and reel, spools with four pound monofilament line, and it's absolutely perfect for throwing these little baits. There's a couple of different ways to work this TD 49. The first way is just a nice, constant retrieval speed. Oh, there's one right there. Little blue gale. Yeah, it's crazy watching these fish come at this bait like he's seeking missiles, man. I mean, they will literally come out of nowhere to hit this bait. A second way to retrieve a TD 49 is to twitch, twitch, pause kind of retrieval. Keep your rod tip kind of low and you twitch that bait and pause it. When you twitch that bait, those fish are curious about it. You know, they're swimming up to it and as soon as you twitch that bait again when they're right on it, that's when you get your strike. Hey, look at that. Multi-species challenge, man. I love catching a drop of your net. They're so pretty. There's another one. A lot of blue gale in here, man. This is fun. Fun part about these ultra-likes is they don't make just about any fish feel like a giant. You got light enough tackle like this. Oh, gosh. Oh, gosh. This is blue gale heaven, dude. He's not too big. Good eating size for big bass. Another important tip for working these TD 49's rod tip positioning. Because this bait's a slow sinker, your rod tip is going to determine where that bait runs in the water column. Now, if you're fishing a little deeper part of the pond and you want to get that bait down deep, all you got to do is keep that rod tip low and encourage that bait to sink. But on the other hand, if you're reeling up towards the shallows and you want to get that bait up in the water column, you want to bring your rod tip up and counter that sinking action. Now, bait positioning is not a hard thing to do with this TD 49. Just cast out there straight in front of you in the middle of the pond and let that bait sit just a second after you cast. And then, frantically, start working it back towards the bank. What you're going to want to mimic with this is a fry out in the open and vulnerable to be attacked. And so, he's rushing back to the shore to get back to covered. A lot of times, this is when he's going to get struck. Now, sometimes you can actually see these fish just up shallow if you're fishing clear enough water. And the best thing to do is just toss it right in front of their face and actually watch them eat that bait. Well, blue gill. Oh, here. Holy, did you see that? Get him in there. About jumped out of the water when he hit that thing. This is just been absolutely unreal today. I mean, you just can't beat these little TD 49s. They're awesome. Look at that. Good bass right there. Hey, I'll tell you, TD 49, man, all good to catch everything in this pond. Good fish. Hey, everybody. I hope you enjoyed the video. Remember to give it a thumbs up, subscribe to the channel, and let me know in the comments below what's your favorite ultra light lure of all time to fish with.