so I live right in front of a small river "the little river." For the past 3 years ive floated down different stretches of it on a jon boat and I always catch lots of small bass and some bigger ones, biggest 6.5 lbs. But this year it seems like ive caught nothing over 1.5lbs. I went 2 days ago down my favorite stretch of it, about 6 hours long now bc the water is so low, like a foot deep most of the way, a few spots get to about 4 ft deep, and i caught over 20 bass, all a pound or less, with about 20 misses it seems like. We've always had the most success with trick worms and thats what i normally use but ive tried lots of things with not much success. I figure the bigger bass are in those deep spots, i see lots of catfish and gars in them, but i never catch anything in them. any advice, or somewhere else you might think they are?

is there any deep spots on the river that you know of? look for deeper pockets. if the water is as low as you say, the fish (bass) will be looking for something to hold on. look for wood, rock, drop offs, and points. and like i said, deeper water. fish all these areas. if the water is moderately clear, try a finesse worms with a 3-16th ounce weight pegged about 6 inches up from the hook (basically a split shot rig). if it is dirtier try using a crawdad or shad immitation crankbait (bandit 200). Or try jigging on wood or rock. good luck!

Look for the deeper water, cuts behind points(out of the current), and every cut you come to.

i found the best for that is to locate cover or structure close to the deeper channels and work it good with a t-rig worm