Can't locate 'em, I am at a total loss

[BRS]

Ok guys and girls I hate to sound desperate, but I am at a complete and total loss right now. I can't get on the fish to save myself. Here's the scenario, i am fishing a 200 acre lake, water temp is 84 degrees and the lake is relatively shallow being about 15' max. This lake has plenty of cover in the form of lily pads and timber. This morning I get on the lake at 5:30 am and fish hard until noon and picked up 7 fish and they were around 14". I can't find the big fish and for the life of me I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I know they are in there and I am using big bass producing lures, but the big one's just won't react.

What would you guys do in this case?

I fish the lilies with frogs and trick worms, just dragging them across the top. I will also fish the outsides of the pads with a buzz bait, texas rig, bandit 300 crank, and a 1/2 spinner bait. In the open parts of the lake I crank till my arm hurts and nothing comes of it. I have used every trick in the book to get these fish to bite and it seems like they just have lock jaw or something. If you guys would please toss me a few idears I would surely appreciate it. Oh and btw this lake isn't easily accessed by big boats, so it isn't heavily pressured at all.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

Big 10 or 11 inch worm (Color???). They got to feed sometime.

[linedrager]

Ok guys and girls I hate to sound desperate, but I am at a complete and total loss right now. I can't get on the fish to save myself. Here's the scenario, i am fishing a 200 acre lake, water temp is 84 degrees and the lake is relatively shallow being about 15' max. This lake has plenty of cover in the form of lily pads and timber. This morning I get on the lake at 5:30 am and fish hard until noon and picked up 7 fish and they were around 14". I can't find the big fish and for the life of me I can't figure out what I am doing wrong. I know they are in there and I am using big bass producing lures, but the big one's just won't react.

What would you guys do in this case?

I fish the lilies with frogs and trick worms, just dragging them across the top. I will also fish the outsides of the pads with a buzz bait, texas rig, bandit 300 crank, and a 1/2 spinner bait. In the open parts of the lake I crank till my arm hurts and nothing comes of it. I have used every trick in the book to get these fish to bite and it seems like they just have lock jaw or something. If you guys would please toss me a few idears I would surely appreciate it. Oh and btw this lake isn't easily accessed by big boats, so it isn't heavily pressured at all.

Thanks in advance,

Jason

pick up buck perrys book, spoonpluggin, fish only come up shallow a couple times a day to feed and many larger fish never come up to the first drop off, sometimes they stay out on the deeper drop offs, thats how they get big, by not getting caught, fish where other people don't, also try trolling, much more productive, good luck. p.s. try trolling deep structure.

[JGrimes]

Went out yesterday and picked up 10 bass on a buzzbait. Still no lunkers but they were more active. We have saw a huge temp change and I think it got 'em stirring a bit. I appreciate all you guys givin me some input.