Spawning fish

DEMME from TMR reports that large numbers of large Crappie are being taken on small minnows in 8-13 foot of water where there brush piles. Some white bass are starting again up in the creeks, The lure of choice is a Hot n Tot. Large mouth are being taken using stick baits but they are usually small. Some larger fish are being caught but it is my guess that the smaller faster swimming fish are winning the race to the presented bait.