For my last couple outings at my favorite local lake I have noticed all my go to spots for quality fish (3-5lbs) have been taken over by schools of small bass (from 10" - maybe 1.5lbs) When I get on them, I can catch one almost every cast. Either that or I get tons of short strikes that just foul my 10" worm. I threw a 6" swimbait and got a 14" bass.
When there are multiple same-size small bass in an area, will larger bass be present? I was thinking that large adults are solitary and therefore wouldnt be mixed in. I had to make myself move from
a spot that was producing fish because I want the big females and if they were mixed in, they probably didnt have a chance to bite my lure before the dinks came in and got it.
My one 3lb fish came off a swimbait thrown at a clump of grass on the bank. The area I fish is a mountain side with a bank with patches of hydrilla and fallen trees leading quickly to 30' of water (within 20 yds) I usually throw a c-rig along the bank where it gets deep, a frog at the isolated mats, a shakey head and a swimbait or crankbait.
My question: If you found yourself "on fish" but all were the same size (small) would you take that as a sign that big fish are nearby and adjust tactics or would you move on to find bigger fish?
