My Lack of Depth

[javlin2]

As Nitro stated, I have no fishing depth. I've never caught a fish on a Crankbait, Spinnerbait, or Buzzbait. It's not that I haven't tried them extensively, I have, and I still do. I just have no luck with them.

I went fishing the other day and I just slayed the bass on a Zara Spook. I decided since the bass were hitting the Spook, why not a buzzbait. I tied on my Booyah Buzzbait and... nothing. An hour was spent on the buzzbait with no luck. I switched back to the Spook and picked up where I left off.

I started the day with a spinnerbait on. No luck. I'll try it again the next time I visit the lake, but I've never had any luck with that lure.

As far as Crankbaits go, I have no boat. I have no truck. I have no house. I rent an appartment and I drive a K car. Dodge Aries Stationwagon to be exact. As I have that limitation (the no-bass boat one), I fish ponds and small lakes exclusively. What I've found when fishing these with a crankbait is this. There's alot of hydrofoilage in ponds and small lakes. Hydrofoilage and muck.

Now, I have had luck with hard plastic jerkbaits, like the Rapala Suspended Minnow and such. I know I will have success with crankbaits, it's just the conditions haven't been right for me to throw one every trip out. My renewed love for fishing has got me in touch with some distant family members who are retired, do own bass boats, and DO go fishing alot, not to mention always on the look for someone to go fishing with. I'm sure this will lead to more success with crankbaits as I fish different areas.

Until then, does anyone have any suggestions for fishing spinnerbaits and buzzbaits? I've tried the stuff at Bass Resource as well as some of the stuff I've read over on these boards (fish as closed to cover as possable. Try to bump the lure against rocks/tree stumps if possible. etc.), to no avail. Anything new I should try?