I have been thinking about this for a long time and was curious on what you guys might think about it. I've read Bill Murphy,s book IN PURSUIT OF GIANT BASS...twice actually. In his book, the biggest points he makes is to focus on outer edges in deep water. When I look at the two baits that have a known history for producing huge bass- the Jig and pig and Trout baits, I see lures that are better suited for shallow water. Of course jigs and some trout baits can be fished deep, it seems usually a jig is used for flipping shallow cover and most trout baits are designed to be worked on top. So what's the deal? Where does deep water fit in?

Right now i'm kinda torn between deep or shallow water. Mainly because I keep thinking that I need to do things differently than everybody else if I want to catch the biggest bass in the lake. The problem is that almost every time I go out I see guys working these outer edge spots off points, channels, dropoffs as well as shallow cover and I never see them making any huge catches. So it must be in the technique. It seems the only way to do things different than the crowd is to throw trout plugs. Any thoughts?

Well for now i'll just keep working that 9" slammer shallow and maybe in the future i'll be putting more reports on this board instead of questions.