Great Lakes Bass Fishing Forum

The Walmart FLW Tour event at Sam Rayburn Reservoir presented by Chevy was plagued by up-and-down weather swings that left plenty of bass a bit confused about whether or not to head for the banks to spawn.

Some pros, such as Mark Rose and Jason Meninger, parked on prespawn stopping points that they hoped would bring transitioning fish to them. Others spent most of their time running and gunning grass and wood cover away from the bank with moving lures. A third group concentrated on the bank with thorough tactics aimed at tempting bedding bass that weren't visible in Rayburn's dingy water.

In the end, it was Chevy pro Bryan Thrift's protected backwater area, fished with extremely slow tactics, that held out for the win.