The lake is probably 500 acres. It is very shallow with the deepest part being the dam at 13 feet. It is very flat and there are a ton of stumps. There are 2 islands. Thanks

Sounds like crankbait heaven.  Bring on the squarebills!!!

I'd probably take the squarebills, a couple jigs, maybe a Chatterbait and a ribbit frog... 

I fish lakes a lot shallower than that .  I would concentrate on the deepest part of the lake . A depth finder is an invaluable tool on these shallow lakes . I might still be fishing shallow but  bass will be near the deeper water . Shoreline cover will  be the ticket some days , stumps the next . A person just doesnt know . . Is it full of vegetation ?  Is there a creek channel running through the stump fields ?  The skinny back- waters I fish spinnerbaits , buzzbaits and plastic worms are the big three producers. 

3 hours ago, Top Water Kings said:

I'd probably take the squarebills, a couple jigs, maybe a Chatterbait and a ribbit frog... 

No vegetation, still bring frogs?

 

7 minutes ago, scaleface said:

I fish lakes a lot shallower than that .  I would concentrate on the deepest part of the lake . A depth finder is an invaluable tool on these shallow lakes . I might still be fishing shallow but  bass will be near the deeper water . Shoreline cover will  be the ticket some days , stumps the next . A person just doesnt know . . Is it full of vegetation ?  Is there a creek channel running through the stump fields ?  The skinny back- waters I fish spinnerbaits , buzzbaits and plastic worms are the big three producers. 

No vegetation. There are creeks but there are literally stumps everywhere( when the water is low all you see is stumps) 

I'd toss swim jigs during the day, bump the stumps with a buzzbait or square bill. In the mornings, fish the flats with a spook or maybe a fluke. 

Keitech swimbait... Spinnetbaits...duo pencils... Sammy's...Rico popper...

Buzzbait, Spinnerbait, bladed jig, jigs. 

Does the lake gradually get deep, or is there a sudden drop off near the deep water?  If there is a drop off I would work a jig around it.

5 hours ago, Bankbeater said:

Does the lake gradually get deep, or is there a sudden drop off near the deep water?  If there is a drop off I would work a jig around it.

Gradually deep I think. It is a very flat lake

Spinnerbait, squarebill, swimbait, jig or creature bait to flip, and a worm/senko style bait. On a lake like that where everything is the same, look for something that's different. Some of the stuff has already been said, try to find a channel or a small point or hump, but even just in the stumps themselves maybe you can find a few that are grouped closer together, or it might be that there are a few really big stumps scattered on a flat with a bunch of little stumps covering the rest of the flat. Try paying closer attention to the big ones and see if you can develop a pattern from something like that. 

Just now, WIGuide said:

Spinnerbait, squarebill, swimbait, jig or creature bait to flip, and a worm/senko style bait. On a lake like that where everything is the same, look for something that's different. Some of the stuff has already been said, try to find a channel or a small point or hump, but even just in the stumps themselves maybe you can find a few that are grouped closer together, or it might be that there are a few really big stumps scattered on a flat with a bunch of little stumps covering the rest of the flat. Try paying closer attention to the big ones and see if you can develop a pattern from something like that. 

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How about a rat style topwater bait instead of a frog. Surely there are a lot of small critters that swim in the water that the bass would be familiar with!

Squarebills, Spinnerbait, Buzzbait, Senkos, and Jigs(including bladed, with a paddletail trailer). 

 

Go to town!

 

 

Shallow water with a ton of stumps and wood is spinnerbait heaven, especially if you can get it to smack up against the stumps on the retrieve or just graze em. Either 3/8 or 1/2 is fine. Without knowing the forage or clarity it's tough to say what colors... but white never fails for me. A white 3/8 oz tandem colo/colo has caught me more fish than anything else. When it comes to spinner baits, I use 4 colors. Black & Blue, White, Chartreuse and Green Pumpkin. Sometimes I'll throw a variation of those colors, like a sexy shad(white+chartreuse) or a bluegill color... but those are the 4 main base colors I use. Time tested. 

Where are you located?  The location, water clarity, species, bottom composition, etc play into this.  For example, that lake in Florida fishes a bit differently than that lake in Minnesota. 

Still, look to identify a creek channel and whatever other structure there may be. In shallow lakes, a 6" to 2' change in depth can mean a lot.  Shallow flats or points with close access to 10' of water? Good start.  Submerged weed lines near there? Even better.  

Keep lure selection simple.  Texas rigged 6-8" worms, square bills, spinnerbaits, etc are all good places to start.  Everyone neglects to mention the curl tail worm these days, but they're still unbelievably productive and simple. 

3 hours ago, Turkey sandwich said:

Where are you located?  The location, water clarity, species, bottom composition, etc play into this.  For example, that lake in Florida fishes a bit differently than that lake in Minnesota. 

Still, look to identify a creek channel and whatever other structure there may be. In shallow lakes, a 6" to 2' change in depth can mean a lot.  Shallow flats or points with close access to 10' of water? Good start.  Submerged weed lines near there? Even better.  

Keep lure selection simple.  Texas rigged 6-8" worms, square bills, spinnerbaits, etc are all good places to start.  Everyone neglects to mention the curl tail worm these days, but they're still unbelievably productive and simple. 

South Carolina. Thanks!

On 6/27/2016 at 9:21 AM, Catt said:

This right here!

x2!