If i'm fishing in a creek, some spots as shallow as 6 inches and depths up to your chest, loaded with rock and occasional tree branches AND is deepest in the current on the other side--how would you fish that? 

 

I've been catching them on Senko's in a very rocky and shallow area but other times, they'll hammer it and spit it right back out when I set the hook so i'm trying to clean up and catch those lucky ones who don't get ripped.

 

By the way, whoever said the skip gap hook was good deserves an award 'cause I think they're great hooks. 

 

As the shallow rocks lessen, it opens up a little more and fish occasionally surface and splash around. I threw a buzzbait today, a zoom frog and a Yo-Zuri pencil but got no strike. I'm having a hell of a time on any topwater, haven't had a bite yet this year. 

I don't fish rocks often but when I do I love a craw lure on a jig head... Seems to make the perfect clicking noise when tapped against rocks and drives bass crazy!

That's what i'm saying, I have these flappy daddy's so maybe I could rig them up and make something happen with 'em. Throw 'em on a shaky head probably 

I love craw imitations in situations like that. Try a baby Rage craw or smaller craw papi on small swinging football head and the current will make the bait move around even at rest like a real craw scuttling through the rocks. 

Yeah, that's a great idea. 

Small shaky head rigged craw works every time for me.

Small one-inch white grub.

 

Give it a shot.