Can anyone give me some tips on bank fishing in the Midwest

Looks like you’re close to Lake Michigan is that where you fish? Or are you fishing elsewhere. It’s hard to help if we don’t know what you’re fishing in river, pond or lake. But when I’m fishing from shore I’m always looking for lay downs and using spinnerbaits, Texas rigged craws & worms to avoid snags and losing 5-8$ lures 

 

 

Senko, senko, senko.  That's really all you need

 

Sometimes I'll use a soft plastic swimbait too. 

Find dams, fish rock below dams...

Find areas with deep water near the banks as summer approaches.

Honestly the rivers around here are really underrated. fishing a small 2.8 keitech or a zman trd craw is the way to go! Kentuckies should be on fire after the water calms down.

 

On 4/29/2019 at 6:18 AM, umckibben said:

Find dams, fish rock below dams...

rip-rap is an awesome place for spots on Lake of the Ozarks. Not very big fish but FUN!

I’ve been having good luck lately running a shallow running crankbaits over vegetation.