Immediately after the spawn, we know there’s that two-week period when bass will go off, suspend and recover. Once they get their appetite back, and water temps reach the low 70s, they’ll readily smash a deep-running crankbait that whizzes by the offshore structure they’ve been vacationing on. Add 10 degrees to that water temp and they’ll have the same appetite but they won’t be so keen to chase down a lure. There are a couple of methods for enticing those deep, slightly more lethargic bass. Bassmaster Elite Series pro Hank Cherry might “swim a jig.” Mark Menendez might “stroke a jig.” But they’ll both put bass in the boat.
