May was very cold weather and water. Winter never wanted to give up. As of May 29th, many lakes still have mid 50 degree water temperatures, and both bass species are still in pre-spawn. I know we set records in 2019, for the longest and most prolonged pre-spawn bass fishing season in history. The theme of this spring season is cold water. This seems to be the fear of most early and late season bass anglers. Treat it as an inconvenience, but this time of season big smallmouth are the most catchable and vulnerable than any other time of the year. Despite the cold weather and water, bass still have to eat in order for survival and to build up their energy reserves for the rigors of spawn - a 2 to 3 week ordeal. We also had to fish, and I had to be on my A-game every day too. Even though water temps were cold and some folks surprisingly canceled or rescheduled because of it, we caught many nice fish in cold water all month long. With this being the case, you just have to fish slower and more methodically. Also fish less lakes, and not as quickly. Don't bank beat either, as 90% of the fish have been utilizing only 10% of the best shallow structure (staging locations) in