I got out at sunrise this morning.  Conditions were: 220 acre lake with abundant timber and weeds, water temp - 68, air temp ~ 60, east wind at 5-10 mph, storm front arrived previous evening and still present.  On my second cast I caught a 6 lber on a LC Waketail in about 5 feet of water.  I fished for four more hours and caught approximately 30 - 35 more bass on the Waketail, jig, Yo-Zuri Rattle - n - Vibe and Chatterfrog, but none were over 2 lbs and most were in the 12 - 14 inch range.  Nearly all the fish came in 6 feet of water or less although I tried fishing deeper from time to time.  The 6 lber was very thin and obviously spawned out, so I suspect that either the big girls were on the beds and not interested in my offerings or they weere in the post spawn funk and not feeding.  My only regret is that I didn't try blind casting for beds with a tube or a Senko.  What would you have done?

The storm front was still present so i'm guessing that there was cloud cover or maybe some rain?? I would probably start by throwing some topwater I always enjoy watching them bust a topwater. If the water was clear i would have checked out some beds see how many fish i could spot bedded if most the beds were empty i would probably find some deeper water with cover and throw a spinnerbait, crank and when i did bump into some cover maybe a jig or soft plastic. I know you caught a 6 pound fish but could it possible be that the lake is over populated with smaller fish? Sounds like a great spot abundant timber and weeds  nice. Congrats on your fish and 30-35 bass even being 12-14 inches would be great fun.

If I had caught 30-35 bass in 4 hours I would have left with a huge smile on my face! Especially if I caught a 6lber on the second cast.

I would probably start by throwing some topwater I always enjoy watching them bust a topwater.

The Lucky Craft Waketail is a topwater.  The 6 lber just turned sideways and rolled over it.  It was almost like slow motion.  That was pretty cool.

i would have checked out some beds see how many fish i could spot bedded

The dark clouds and wind prevented sight fishing (for me at least).

I know you caught a 6 pound fish but could it possible be that the lake is over populated with smaller fish?

I fish there often and I catch everything from 4 inch bass all the way to my PB of 7 lb 11 oz.  I have seen photos of two bass over 11 lb that came out of there.  I am in southern Indiana, so those are some pretty good fish.  Most are always in the 12-15 inch range.  I prabably catch 50-75 in the 2 lb and under class for every fish over 5 lb.  This can take anywhere from 1-10 trips depending on how well I catch them.  I'm not sure if this is a healthy ratio or not, but it seems reasonable to me.

Sounds like a great spot abundant timber and weeds  nice.

It's one of those almost "too much of a good thing" situations.  This place is covered about 80% by standing trees and 90 % by vegetation.  I usually fish where there is a mix of the two, but that leaves a lot of options!

Thanks for the suggestions.

Sounds like a great spot abundant timber and weeds nice.

It's one of those almost "too much of a good thing" situations. This place is covered about 80% by standing trees and 90 % by vegetation. I usually fish where there is a mix of the two, but that leaves a lot of options!

Thanks for the suggestions.

Great swimbaiting conditions. Topwater or mid column!

Great swimbaiting conditions. Topwater or mid column!

Of course!  I've been throwing swimbaits this year, but I seem to forget about them a lot of the time.  Old habits die hard.