senile1

Hmm . . . I don't know Shawnee Mission Lake. I fish the Missouri side, but I know the last two weeks most of the bass I've caught of any size have been on the edges of spawning flats in a little deeper water. They hadn't moved up yet. Since you're fishing from the bank maybe that's part of the problem.

Smithville Lake was 62 degrees earlier this week and Truman was 68 degrees on the Tebo arm last weekend. So 65 sounds pretty close for Gardner. I agree with avid. Try a slower presentation.

I fish alone about 80% of the time. I like the time away from noise and the hustle and bustle. I have a couple of fishing partners, and the main one is my wife. Our trouble is that she is almost strictly a crappie fisherman and I love to fish for bass. This does lead to an occasional disagreement on the water. :-/