Bass won’t fan out beds just anywhere, so Bassmaster Elite Series pro Pete Ponds ignores all but the most-conducive areas.
“Bass prefer hard bottoms to spawn on, so I’m looking for hard bottoms with no silt,” Ponds said.
Fortunately, there is plenty of hard-bottom spawning ground on Neshoba County lake, and the upper end is chock full of spawning areas. That means bass bed almost anywhere in the upper lake during the spring.
Many aspiring bedding anglers want to know what to do and what to look for when they are just getting started.
“Once I’ve found an area or cove that I think has good potential for bedding bass, I’ll just ease up there and stop the boat and sit back, and watch the surface of the lake,” Ponds said.
In fact, Ponds prefers moving in stealth mode and that includes easing into a sheltered cove or bedding area with as little noise, racket or commotion as possible.
To keep things as calm as possible, he uses a push pole when maneuvering around potential bedding areas. And once Ponds gets there he’ll use his Power-Pole to stick the boat in one spot until he determines where the fish are or where he wants to fish.
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