I started kayak fishing after 15+ years off from fishing and need some advice for a body of water I will be visiting again. The first time I fished Case Lake [0] was 2 weeks ago but I got skunked. I had no plan and mostly paddled around switching between various lures (vibrating jib, fluke, crank bait, jerk bait, spinner bait). The last week has been in the 80s and the water temperature should have risen but I don't know to what. The DEC shows depths to 30+ feet but I was fishing 1'-20' and mostly the shore line where the DEC mentioned bass would be.
If you were going to target this lake what would your plan of attack be? I'm looking to learn
From the DEC: Largemouth Bass: Largemouth bass are abundant with good growth rates. There are good numbers of bass in the 12-15 inch size range, and the fish habitat is found in the form of extensive weed beds mainly around the inlet, on the eastern shore and somewhat on the north western shore. Bass anglers have success with spinner baits, surface plugs, plastic worms, crank baits as well as live crayfish or worms.
[0] - https://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/26968.html