Bass can bite weird and act a bit funky in the weeks or days leading up to the spawn, through the spawn and into the post spawn. They can be skittish at times and aggressive at other times but not take a bait well.
Keith Combs has found that in this situation a finesse swimbait like the Strike Kin...
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