Offshore Fish Not Acting Right
My home lake is 2200 acre lake in Southern Illinois (kinkaid lake) with a minimum size limit of 16". Its creek fed, and milfoil covers the shallows out to 10' throughout the whole lake. I recently won a tournament catching 23 lbs of post spawn fish that have moved out to mainlake points and humps. However, I ran those same spots a few days later and the fish where suspended over deeper water than what they were holding at and not grouped up like they were. The conditions were nearly the same, except the wind blew a different direction. Would the change in wind direction really be that big a factor, or is it more of a timing deal (waiting for them to feed)? If fishing offshore was Plan A, what do you suggest as Plan B to salvage the day?
Congratulations on a great tournament win!! 23# is a huge stringer of bass. Wind direction can certainly move things around. Ats all about the bait. The wind blows plankton around and the baitfish will follow. Wind can also accelerate current in a body of water and also slow it down. If current is accelerated, then the bite will be much better than when the current slows.
Here are some suggestions on possible back up patterns. Suspended fish can sometimes be caught. You have several seminars on how to deal with suspended fish. Below is one of our most viewed seminars on the topic from John Murray.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/locate-catch-suspended-bass-john-murray
There are always shallow fish around in the post spawn. Check out Greg Hackney's shallow water approach for all seasons-link below.
https://bassu.tv/bass-fishing-video/shallow-water-fishing-all-year-long-greg-hackney
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