all of a sudden the bass have really stoppe

[Ketchup]

> wow what do i do now? lol...
i've fished these 4 lakes now since march 28th and have caught 98 bass to date (5/10/05)
i've kept a log/journal daily noting what bait i used and the temperature etc
here in st louis the month of april weather-wise was all over the board.. i caught when it was 55 degrees like 4 to 5 bass on a 3 hour outing now that the weather has warmed <82 degrees today> the darn bass have gone on strike lol :'( someone told me that the water may be contaminated <i've seen some dead bass on the shores> i've tried cranks spinner worms etc now i am lucky to get 1 bass on a 3 hour outing any suggestions? thanks mike

[dave_in_fl]

its just getting to the tough times, now is when you have to really dig down to figure them out. Right now my local lake is getting tough as well. My best answer so far has been finesse tackle with a straight tail worm on a jig head, but hopefully the deep cranking bite will begin soon.

[Ketchup]

thanks so much appreciate that i am new to this site mike

[dave_in_fl]

no problem and welcome to the site

[macgyver]

Welcome to the nut house There are several folks from OHIO here on the site. I live in Indiana so not to far from you. The biggest problem has been weather stability, one day it's freezing the next day it's 75 degress. Bass don't like severe changes in the weather it shuts them off. The spawn will be happening soon if it hasn't in your area already. When you have drastic weather changes the fish hold tight to cover, so your baits need to be close to cover and in their face, and even then they may not bite. Keep chucking the baits, they will come back on. The only other concern I would have, is that you fish 4 lakes, are these smaller lakes or bigger lakes? Smaller lakes have a tendency sometimes to be overfished.

Lizards

[Ketchup]

thanks for your input i fish smaller lakes here but really not many guys are fishing it... i think they know better ;D seriously i agree with you regarding the abrubt and constant weather changing we've had here in the st louis area this month of april and yes the bass "are" on the nests and again it's a freakin 87 degress today go figure lol oh well 8) mike

[Rob Mak]

ummm awww poor thing it only got up to "87" today. lol
add in a ton of humidity then complain. and remember zilla's still has snow on the ground -last i heard-.

zooker

[fishinmusician]

It's the total opposite here. Bass are hitting almost everything I throw at them! Outside Temp. today was 91 degrees.

[redneck13]

Yeah it's hot as Hades down here.So is the fishing.

[macgyver]

[quote author=Rattlinrogue link=board=MessBoards;num=1115786390;start=0#8 date=05/13/05 at 20:21:56]Yeah it's hot as Hades down here.So is the fishing.[/quote]

That's the best time to night fish

Lizards

[redneck13]

I like to hit 'em from 4:30 AM to 8: AM.Waters at its coolest(in my opinion).When the sun gets up ,I'm gone.Caught alot of big fish in the shallows this way.