Boat Flip Everything

I typically fish 2-4 days a week weather permitting. (Kayak with basic electronics so I move/cover a small area in comparison to the body of water) The water I fish isn't consistently muddy/cloudy unless we had storms and the creeks are filling up the main water. I don't agree with this.....If the river you are fishing is generally clear but then gets muddy after a rain, it is usually very tough. Smallies sight feed most of the time and the bite will usually shut down if the normally clear water turns to chocolate milk. In my experience the bigger fish will roam and the smaller ones will stay somewhat in the same areas. (Time of day also plays on this answer, so I think I understand what you're asking here) Stick with the square bill, but maybe try some colors/sizes you might not typically use (citrus or fire tiger for example if you typically use bluegill or shad, I also use SCENT on them, but mix it up) This produces my biggest fish typically... I would also key in on the roamers and try to throw this in areas you might not typically fish. I would also highly recommend throwing some bigger plastic finesse worms Texas style with a pinned sinker. I personally haven't seen a higher percentage using one rigging style vs another in muddy/cloudy water so why worry about snagging if it's not helping your cause. I would also start with solid/natural colors and work from there if they seem to key in on one. (ADD SCENT AND LOTS OF IT!) I'm not fully sold on this theory, but I can say it has produced more numbers/quality fish.... If your fishing arsenal allows you to have multiple rods rigged up I would try different sizes/colors/weights and work the same areas using each one until you get some idea on what they want at that moment in time. Sometimes I find that a larger sinker makes the bait stay in one spot a few seconds longer in the current which might give the fish an opportunity to find it.