Guntersville Conditions

Yesterday I found lightly stained water with several muddy areas in the backs of coves/pockets. I'm assuming carp were the culprits for the muddy water. Temps were around 62 degrees on the channel and up to 68 degrees in shallow flats. I saw several shallow fish locked on the beds. I choose not to fish for spawning bass, so I left them alone. I should have left early because I caught a 3 pound chunk with a spinnerbait on the first cast of the day ... then, of course, I got skunked the rest of the morning. I had several fish that slammed my suspending Spot, but they either pulled off the hook or didn't get hooked in the first place. ??? The wind kicked up pretty good at about 12:00 noon, so I left at 1:00.