Craig Roberts

I've talked with many local anglers and I can discern no pattern. One person caught a 10lber on a rat l trap in 10 ft of water and another caught an 8 lber in about 2 ft of water on a worm. There seems to be no reasoning with these fish.

I'm new on here. But was looking for some advice from fellow bass fishermen. I've been fishing a small lake that produces the occasional 8 to 10 pounder. So I know there are large fish in there, but they seem to be super smart. The lake is only 26 acres and gets fished pretty hard, with a barrage of lures and presentations. The only prey sources are bluegill, crappie, and whatever other critters the big ones may eat (crayfish, snakes, frogs, etc.) I was wondering if anyone has dealt with a similar situation and what styles of fishing they incorporated to catch these fish??