Camanche

I just read this entire thread. RW, thank you for the post and for keeping it up over the past 5 years! I've moved from Wisconsin to California, and am having a heck of a time getting back on track... so this is the perfect post for me. Time to get back to the basics! I do have a few questions. Must a cove have an active tributary channel to be considered? Here is a picture of one, I do not think there are any active inlets. Should this still be a good spot to try? I have not had as much luck in this area of the lake... but I have not tried this method and perhaps I have not given it enough of a chance. The best area I have found so far are the rock dikes that edge another part of the lake. Here is picture: The problem that I run into with working the bottom here is getting hung up on these rocks. If I let it fall and sit, it can slip deep into the rocks which almost always causes a hang up. What would you recommend in this situation?