My cure for a bass slump, is start fishing gills, or crappie, used to be trout but thats screwed up now. I'm not tied down to bass fishing only. In fact for about 5 years I never even fished for them, salmon was my choice followed by steel head.Dont need to cast artificials all day long, my boat is also set up troll, planer boards, down riggers, or what ever it takes. Its all fishing, and its all for MY enjoyment.