I read that article, and truthfully, and maybe it is just me, I still have the same problem as the first three. I rarely catch fish deeper than 10-15 feet. But if you ever believe in stats, I've read that 80% of all bass caught in BASS competition come in water less than 15 feet deep. That could be because those pros don't have time to locate the productive drops.
One thing I'll add is that the fish I catch around drops are on top of the drop. For instance, as you go into ... dang my mind went blank, but it is one of the bays on Barkley with a marina in it, and it has shallow shelves on each side of the main channel into the bay. I find my fish are on top. This goes along with what I've read about fish being generally a shallow water feeder.
I have a few productive humps and drops, but all the fish come off the drop. I have two humps on the main lake of barkley that I fish with CR, yet my friend who was fishing with me was slow rolling a spinner bait and caught a great smallie.
Lastly, the things I've read is that the deeper fish are generally not in a feeding mood, although you can sometimes stimulate them into feeding. I just don't know how either.
One thing, I've tried light weight plastics, but I can't keep in touch with the bait, especially if there is any wind. I've just been learning to fish tubes with jig heads in them, and I'm hopeful that this will be something new I can try on those calm days.
Good luck to you guys too.
Danny
PS, I just remembered the bay I am referring to is Poplar creek bay. Sorry for the brain freeze.
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