Conflicting Summer Fishing

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

Got the new July / August issue of Bassmaster. In the "10 minute angler" section it says bass are deep because the water temps are above 80.

Then, in the "inside the box" section Jacob Powroznik said the fish are shallow under the shade near the banks due to low deep water oxygen.

What's the consensus?

[Montanaro]

Depends on the lake. Cooler water can hold more oxygen...but shaded shallows can be churned up by wind and waves increasing o2 levels. The shade also drops the temp.

[hoosierbass07]

  There's a book called Fishing With Confidence.  The author talks about all the "conventional wisdom" we hear in bass fishing and how a lot of what people say contradict what others say.  So more or less - what they say is 99% BS just to sale stuff or make them sound knowledgeable.  

 

 As for your question - I'm not sure.  

[5 Dollar Fishing Game]

I gotta check that book out. No pun intended. Lol

[Mccallister25]

I gotta check that book out. No pun intended. Lol

Now thats a good one!

[Snakehead Whisperer]

I'm pretty sure they're both right. In the bodies of water that I fish I can find bass both shallow and deep in water temperatures ranging from the low 30's all the way up to 90 or so. Deepest bass I've caught was well over 40 FOW while vertical jigging for walleye (poor guy didn't look so good after that ascent.) Caught another that same day on topwater in the same general area, on the top of the dropoff in 3 FOW. 

[Bankbeater]

I usually start shallow.  If I can't find the bass there I move into deeper water.

[Choporoz]

I also saw in the same magazine (and nearly every issue, I guess) where the 'Use/Don't Use' section says don't use xxxx, but a few pages later, a 'pro' says throw xxxx in same conditions.    Was just talking with my wife about this last night.  For just about every single suggested lure/presentation/condition you don't have to look hard to find 180 degree conflicting advice.  If only the bass started reading BR and Bassmaster, maybe they'd start acting right 

[Preytorien]

I usually start shallow.  If I can't find the bass there I move into deeper water.

 

This is what I do as well. I'll target the shallows with a frog, buzzbait, or spook, sometimes even a senko.

 

Once I determine they're not there, I'll switch to a shakeyhead, or texas rig, sometimes a carolina rig too in deeper water.

[doyle8218]

I also saw in the same magazine (and nearly every issue, I guess) where the 'Use/Don't Use' section says don't use xxxx, but a few pages later, an 'pro' says throw xxxx in same conditions.    Was just talking with my wife about this last night.  For just about every single suggested lure/presentation/condition you don't have to look hard to find 180 degree conflicting advice.  If only the bass started reading BR and Bassmaster, maybe they'd start acting right 

This is true in every aspect of fishing, Rods, reels, line, baits, etc.

[ColdSVT]

Well last night caught them in 1-3 and 10-15

Didnt get to go deeper...lets just say i had a professional overrun on my crankin rig...yeah thats it....stupid trolling motor

[Catch and Grease]

The lake I fish is 6-8 feet through the whole place so there isn't any deep water for them to run to. When the summer comes the bass usually start to bury themselves in grass....

[Catt]

Depends on the lake. Cooler water can hold more oxygen...but shaded shallows can be churned up by wind and waves increasing o2 levels. The shade also drops the temp.

Yelp!

During summer months I start deep & stay deep!

[tatertester]

I sometimes fish with a guy that is a bank beater. He crashes the shoreline, and I simply turn around and work the opposite side of the boat in deeper water.....We both catch fish, but, my deep dwellers are usually bigger.I try to stay at or near the deep weedline which is 15-20feet here.

[geo g]

Bass are not as sensitive to their environment as their food source. So the bass will not be too far from their next meal. If the food moves off or changes depth so will the bass. Find the bait, and you will find the willing, active, hungry bass!

[flyingmonkie]

I also saw in the same magazine (and nearly every issue, I guess) where the 'Use/Don't Use' section says don't use xxxx, but a few pages later, a 'pro' says throw xxxx in same conditions.    Was just talking with my wife about this last night.  For just about every single suggested lure/presentation/condition you don't have to look hard to find 180 degree conflicting advice.  If only the bass started reading BR and Bassmaster, maybe they'd start acting right 

 

Amen!