I bought a new fish locator a week back, a Garmin because the old Humminbird and even older Lowrance ones I had both puked. Now I can see lots of suspended fish 12-18 feet down mostly and all the way down to the thermocline at 40 feet in an 80 foot deep lake. They are not interested in a 1/16 or 1/32 ounce jig with a Twister or other plastic tail. I’ve caught a few crappies and bass in the shallow water, but the water temperature is 77 degrees and most of the fish seem to be out in the deeper water. Question is will they bite on anything? Need input. Thanks.
Try minnows.
In the summer heat we have our best luck w minnows.
Yes they can be caught on jigs and sometimes just as good or as many but day in and day out I will put my $$ on a minnow.
Edited to add: Do you have some crankbaits? We have decent luck trolling Berkley Flicker Shads at times out in open water.
Headed down this weekend to give em a go.
