Chris Rennert wrote:


It depends, if you are talking LM, how much shoreline structure is
availalbe?? What other species inhabit the lake. Are LM the dominant
species, or do you have Pike, Walleye, Smallmouth? Bass naturally are
not a schooling fish. They may gather in packs to hunt, but school and
feel in open water when they are forced, such as lack of cover and prey
in shallow water.
Northern bass must be very different from southern bass - our bass
school all year long, hunting in big schools following the shad,
especially in open water during the summer. There is lots of sunfish in
shallow water, but they prefer shad. This is even in lakes full of
hydrilla.