A totally over-looked shoreline strategy is to wade. If you can get a
proper handle on the bottom conditions, wading, even with just gym shoes and
jeans, can be a truly wonderful experience. It even cools you off.

You can cast back towards shore or out towards weeds. Until you really know
your location, of course, wear a life vest and carry a walking rod. Get an
old belt and put a piece of cut-up pvc into it to hold your rod. Look in the
magazines and catalogs and you will see the "professional" rodholders. You
can make one for pennies with a scrap of pvc.

Another, equally important issue....the fish can "hear" you walking from
many, many, yards away on land. I live on a small pond and I can see the
fish scurrying away as I walk to the shore. They start moving when I step
off of my deck, which is at least twenty feet from the water.

Walk softly and carry a short rod. Pitch and cast into any cover. The
biggest fish lie in 4 or 5 inches of water as long as it is in the shade or
covered with floating debris. If I had an area that looked good, I'd wade
to it from far away, and fish into it. If I couldn't wade, I'd still be
standing 100 feet to one side, and work my way up towards it slowly. One
STEP at a time. I'd use very light, non-disturbing lures. Plastic worms,
tubes and maybe a small floating Rapala on a light spinning line. Any
disturbance may scare the fish off and it is a long walk to the next good
area.
--
RichG TX - WI
manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners


"Michael Luka" wrote in message
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Hello
Is there any good methods for catching large mouth when its roughly 85
degrees and sunny in the afternoon from the shore in a lake? My guess is
they are in the deep waters that I wont be able to get to from the shore,
I
never seem to have much luck on days like this.

Thanks