EasyPrey

"A lot of people were out but all were good considerate people, even the water skiers tried to stay away from the fisherman."?!?!? Not at all my experience on the lake today. I put in at Mutton Creek about 5:30 or so and motored around to my favorite cove across from Ruark Bluff. I stopped before the cove right at the edge of the big flat there because the bass were boiling the water feeding on the tiny shad there. All you had to do was cast in to the commotion and pull out a bass. Then came the tournament boats...about a dozen or so came by me wide open throttle and at least half of them close enough for me to hit with a lure. They scattered the shad and the bass and my day was done. I stayed there hoping they would return, but I lacked the skill to find them. I did notice another boat show up later in the morning that fished the end of that flat all day and seemed to be doing well, but boats were buzzing him all day long. I finally gave up and moved into a cove where I still didn't catch anything, but at least I wasn't cussing the rude and inconsiderate boaters any more. On a side note I did notice that a wrapped boat(I'm guessing a pro series fisherman) coming back later that day that did take a wide birth to us on the flat and went down the middle of the lake as he went by, but he was one of the very few. My hats off to him.

What about the bass? Any ideas?