well i need a bit of help if possible.  first off i fish from shore and in golf course tanks that range from less than an acre to maybe 10-15 acres.  depending on what tank i am on, there is all kinds of cover but mostly flooded timber and concrete retaining walls.  i havent caught a fish since november 16th. and i bet a couple weeks before that were skunks too.  the weather has been a bit crazy, cold mornings and maybe in the 50-60's in the afternoons.  some tanks are blocked from the wind and others get the full effect.  the tanks range from almost perfectly round, one is a big "U" shape, others are just irregular.  the deepest water (guess) that i can get in is around 10-15 feet deep.

i have tried to take everything i have read and learned from here and put it to use.  i have mostly been using t-rigged worms, jigs and cranks.  i work my baits in the deepest water i can access from shore and i work them slow, slower than i have before.  how much does color factor in this time of year?  or the weight of t-rigs and jigs? size of jig trailer?  i have also tried fishing in the shallower areas, but mainly stick to the deeper water.  if it helps, i mostly have been using jewel eakins jigs, 3/8 in missouri craw with watermelon red paca chunks.  chrome/blue rattle trap or sexy shad cranks, and t-rigged power worms or culprit worms in red shad or blue fleck, with a 1/8 bullet.  maybe i am not putting in enough time with each bait, i try to give at least 15-20 casts before i switch baits or locations, sometimes more if using a crank or the like.

i am not asking to catch ten pounders every cast, i just want to catch A fish!  i know that fishing in small tanks is probably alot different than a lake like lake Waco (which i do fsih sometimes still with no luck) some guys at academy told me they killed them on lake waco yesterday, over 30 fish a piece.

any help that y'all can give me will be put to use and much appreciated!! ;D

thanks

Cliff  

P.S. i usually fish for only about 8-10 hours a week, and, i have only been at this for around two years, been in texas for three.

Most of the tournaments have been won on Rayburn in less than 8 ft of water on traps. Don't get hung up on the deep water just because it is cold. Fish in Texas will murder a trap either slow cranked or buzzed by them. Try it, especially after a day or two of warm ups.

Good luck

thanks, i will keep trowing my traps then.  hopefully things will get better soon.

Texas fish love a red, orange, or shad colored trap. Get you some.  

buddy im not too far from you and i fish the same as you... i also was in a drought for a couple of weeks.. then i brought back out my spinner baits. white and chartreuse colors and medium to big spinners. willow chrome and colorado gold or vise-versa. bend the blades just a tiny bit.slow crank as slow as possible

cool thanks for the info, i will try it out.