Well......I just got skunked. Went to one of those shallow drainage ponds (you know what I'm talking about). Not a fish in sight, other than 2 bluegill. Are they all in the deep middle section tht I can't cast to? I tried a texas rigged rage tail thumper worm, a wacky senko, and a normally rigged senko. Got any tips for catchin em when they hide from you like that?

Try a crappie jig or a Beetle Spin.

Alright ill try that. Its odd how they just dissapear huh? Last spring there were 18 inchers cruising around the shallows during the spawn. I have not been fishing in any of the ponds this year because I have been flying rc planes for a while. Do you think they are still in there?

I have had great success this fall with zara spooks... I have been catching them around weeds/pads/(any structure for that matter) but mostly shallow cover. These 2 big guys were caught within 15 feet from shore.