Juniorrocketdad

I’m in New Jersey, the water temp was from the fish finder so I’m assuming it takes the temperature at the transducer so maybe a foot or two below the surface?

The water is extremely clear, but I haven’t seen any bass beds, and the few bass I have caught haven’t shone any sign that they have been bedding(red tail fin or torn up fins) my first thought was that it must have something to do with the spawn, could it still be too cold for the aggressive pre spawn behavior for the bass?

Yes I have tried a senko wacky rigged briefly and was still only catching pickerel, I have tried Texas rigging senkos and Zoom lizards with similar results.

I fish a very clear shallow (maxes out at around 9ft) lake that is infested with chain pickerel. While they are fun to catch, I rarely catch bass even though I know there is a healthy population here. What would you all recommend to start getting more bass? The water temp is also ~51 degrees right now.