This past week I've been noticing the big female bass coming into the shallows. I haven't spotted any beds yet though. I have been doing a lot of sight fishing but I can't get any of these bass to hit. They're just not thinking about food; all they want to do is sit in the sun close to the bank. I casted on a five pounder for a while until she got fed up and headed for deep water. After that, I couldn't get close enough without spooking her. Is anyone else having this problem; how do you get them to bite?

i know what you mean. The bass do that here as well. The only thing that really worked for me was to swim a tube by their face, they usually hit it. Cranks, spinners, jerkbaits, worms, and whatever else didnt work.

I caught four keepers today in similar conditions. I saw only one bed however and caught the female and male. I did spook a couple 5+lber. They said something on i think it was basscenter a week ago that really helped. When you sight fish it is best to have the sun at your back. This way the fish cant see you very good. The fish I spooked, the sun was not at my back, but the bed where i caught both fish, the sun was at my back. The other day I found a male on a bed. I flipped a jig with my friend to it for an hour. Then, I just rigged a 5in. watermelon w/ red flakes senko weightless and the male attacked it first cast. This Senko worked all day today also. These are the first timed I had tried an actual Senko. I am now in love with it. The females should be staying on the beds within the next week or so. I only have to work 2 days this week so I can go fishing the rest!!!!