Thanks for the reply! Raystown would be a good one. My only issues with that lake are twofold; A, If I'm on that lake, I'd probably be targeting other species like giant stripers or lake trout, and B, I have a 12 foot jon boat.
All the lakes within 30 min of me (or less) are electric only (reservoirs). One of them has slides, so you have to pull the boat up the slides by hand until you can get the winch line on it. SO I opted for a smaller boat. That said, I do have a 10hp motor, and once the pleasure boaters (there are a LOT of them on Raystown) are off Raystown, I might have to give it a go. That's the party cove right? Fall up there might be good though. Thanks for the advice! I've always just been a little apprehensive about taking my dingy out on that lake.
Great advice on focusing on location. I "think" that's been my problem. Sort of. I have been spending a lot of time looking for likely places and fishing them. I'm either not providing the right presentation or I'm not where they are. I read about them being deep in the summer, but again, I don't know if they're in 20 ft in a lake w/ a surface temp of 76? Or in a cooler lake, are they up shallower? In my cruising around on the one lake, it looks like I'm seeing them suspended in about 18 feet of water. On humps near a channel.
You're right about the info here! I've been watching some youtube videos and that's giving me a lot of good ideas on tactics. Glad I found this site! Tons of info here. Just have to digest it and put it to practical use.