A couple of springs ago on Fork I saw a 10lber cruising a spawning flat with a smaller male. She was really spooky and not on a bed but she seemed to stay in that general area. Checked on her periodically the next couple of days but nothing had changed. She was not on a bed. Finally about mid day on Day 3 she locked down. Went over and caught the male real quick the first time on a Texas rigged creature bait
Let him go and then started working her. She was not having any interest in a craw or creature bait other than running up on it when I got near the sweet spot on the bed. She would nose down on it but never take it. Tied on a swimbait I use for bed fishing that is basically like a flipping jig molded in a gill type body. Has a big 6/0 stout hook and made from ultra soft plastic. Swam it over the bed and she swam off. I let her come back and threw it past her and as I brought it by she had no interest at all even as I let it nose down on the sweet spot. Still nothing. The last cast I swam it over the bed and it got just past the bed she launched at it like a missile and crushed it. I landed her, took a picture and quickly let her go and then came back a time or three just to sit and watch her that day and the next. I never threw again at her. No one else had messed with her I guess as she did her thing and eventually left. Cool week for sure and I learned a ton by watching her.

I hate it in a tournament. Love it for fun.

Another good question would be how many quys have Power poles or Talons but hate bed fishing.....lol

Well I love it so much I schedule my vacation time around the spawn. Bed fish seem to taste better for some reason.