Deep Drops

[islandflyfisher]

I recently purchased a depth finder. (It is in the mail hopefully.) There is a lake near my house that has always produced decent numbers, espcially peacocks, but not much in the way of size. I know that there are some big fish in there. The two biggest bass I have ever seen were in there. I was hooked up to one of them for a while, and it straightened the hooks on my crankbait. I believe that they were both double digit fish. I see some fish busting smaller baits in the middle of the lake, but they are mostly smaller. I hooked up with a fish blind casting a crankbait there once and about 50-100 2 lb fish followed up from under him.

Should I be looking for bigger fish to be in these "megaschools", or in other deep water areas. I was thinking that fishing drop offs anywhere between 10 and 40 feet deep might do it. I have ordered 4, 6, and 9 inch swm baits. How would you guys fish for these bass? What would you guys drop on the drop offs?