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Most anglers idle right over the most consistent big-bass spots on the lake without ever knowing they're there. Full-time fishing guide Caleb Bell breaks down how to find springs — groundwater seeps that hold stable 55-65° water and giant bass year-round — and why they're the key to surviving the toughest transition of the year.

In this episode, Caleb covers:
- How to spot a spring using old Corps of Engineers maps and satellite imagery
- What a spring actually looks like on your graph (the "crater" and vegetation donut)
- Why springs hold giant stripers and largemouth all summer and winter
- How the summer-to-fall transition really works (and why rushing it costs you fish)
- Community holes, schooling fish, and why numbers matter more than big-bite grinding right now
- Steep banks vs flats and where to focus if you're fishing from shore
- His 6-bait arsenal for this transition: glidebait, Koiki, jig, buzzbait, fluke (with his skipping technique), blade baits, and mini A-rigs
- The biggest mistake anglers make this time of year — and how to reframe a slow day into a scouting win

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