habitat comment

In looking at the pre fishing thread it made me think of my own summer fishing
situation. I fish in a bay. On one side of the is a weed area that is adjacent
to a deep drop off. This is a productive area for bass. On the other side of
the bay there is and expansive area of weeds in a shallow area (4' to 6' deep).
The bass never seem to be in this area. It looks like a prime bass habitat. I
would like to exploit the other side of the bay but the smallmouth bass just
don't want to enter the shallows.