I assume, and hope, that the mechanic will fix my boat in time for me to fish some cold, muddy water. I've been thinking about it alot, because I have been skunked more times than I have caught fish when faced with such water conditions.

What I have read says that bass position themselves in shallow water tight to cover such as laydown and stumps. And I assume a person would need to fish shallow and slow such as with a jig, with a bulky trailer and probably a rattle.

However, in early March, many fish will still be deep. So, when the heavy, early spring rains come and bring the mud, do the fish move shallow and hang to cover or do they stay deep because it's pre-spawn and they are still hanging in deep water?

What do you guys do when faced with pre-spawn cold, muddy conditions?