I've read most of the replies, and I'm learning as well. Myself, my advice would be to use a Culprit Watermelon Red Super Fluke Carolina Rigged, with the Fluke trailing the bullet about 14-16 inches. I've caught huge numbers of Bass in Probably all but one or two of the lakes I've fished.
In the early morning, I fish it weightless with a swivel 14-16 inches back. That is what will hold/keep your bullet away when you add the weight later in the a.m. once it starts heating up.
The Fluke has tremendous action when fished correctly with the weight off the nose and away, or especially weightless. put one in the water in front of you with slack, and tug and jerk it around/put action on it, and watch how it does, this will give you an idea on how to retrieve it. Try this in conference with the other tips some morning or evening, nothing wrong with going to another lure when one isn't working out. Good Luck, and hang in there.
