TrackerJeff

Carolina rigged brush hog or lizard is a great way to "feel" what's on the bottom. Use braid with a mono leader and you'll be able to tell what's on the bottom. I remember the first time my Car Rig hit the bottom in 22 ft of water and a bass grabbed it after I moved it once. You can also fire up those deep schools of bass with a crankbait once summer begins. Points are a great place to find bass. If there's a stump sitting in 13 ft off the point then you can bet there will be a bass there. If you find some bass in shallow water before the water gets hot then just move to the closest deeper water and find some structure.

lmoore: It's right at 700 acres. Definite water clarity change from very clear to slightly stained. There is some deep structure that crappie fishermen have sunk. The main lake points and the banks get a fair amount of pressure. Once the summer heat kicks in there aren't too many fishermen. I just wonder if the bass spend most of the year out suspended over the 25ft depths chasing shad. Not many laydowns in the lake, one chunck rock bank at the dam. Also has small stickups about 20 ft out from the bank in most areas of the lake. These might be in 2ft of water or 10 ft.

I fish a small lake in Louisiana where it used to be easy to catch bass with many of them in the 4-6 pound range. Three years ago grass carp were put in the lake to control hydrilla. In a few months they ate everything. Now there is no grass. We're starting the third year with no grass. Fish shocking has shown that there are still plenty of bass and many large ones. The problem is that they are so hard to catch. Does anyone have any thoughts or knowledge on any patterns that might work to catch these bass. This lake has plenty of deep water and many shallow coves. There is not much cover on the lake besides some stick-ups out from the bank and a few larger stumps. This lake also has textbook type points that jet out into the main lake. Carolina rigs and crankbaits used to be the normal way to catch all you wanted. Now you don't feel any grass on the points while dragging something along the bottom. This situation has been very frustrating to figure out. Other than the several weeks in the Spring when the bass move up, they are very hard to catch. I was hoping someone out there has been in this type of situation where grass carp have eaten all the grass but you might know of a technique to try. I appreciate any and all comments.