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Originally Posted by Jmarley
Have any 'proven' lures that I should pick up? Trying to expand my tackle box as well. Open to recommendations for anything that may have worked particularly well for you guys in shallower waters.
Thanks again.
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If you are covering water looking for a bite its hard to go wrong with a spinnerbait. Nothing real fancy just cast-n-retreive. For Old Hickory get a 1/4oz chartruse and white with a silver and gold willow leaf on it. Booyah has them for around $3 or so.
Then after you catch a few on a certain spot use the worm to work the area pretty good.
Schooling fish that are jumping out of the water can be a fun bite "if" you can reach them and burn something through the school to get a reaction bite or let something twitch then slowly fall down under the school.
The shimmering on the water could be wind, chop from boats or current being pulled reflecting the sun's light not really an indication of fish. However, it is by far better to fish banks that the wind is blowing toward you while you're standing on it than away from you. The wind will blow plankton and micro organisms against the banks causing the whole food chain to follow.
Like Alpha said bridge's. I fish everyone I come to on the water. They provide a current break even when you think there isn't any current. Almost always trees or branches get drifted or lodged into them and at the base is always concrete/chunk rock which harbor crayfish.
Next time out instead of thinking "where are the fish" think "where would I be if I was a fish." Sounds silly but bass are ambush predators. They need food nearby and something to hide by in which to ambush it. It could be a tree, rock or even a depth change. Fish those areas more and less random casting your luck will improve but once you do catch one...ask yourself why then start putting the puzzle pieces together.