The slower, the better, when retrieving a wobble head in the scorching heat of summer. As Fall approaches bass begin to follow shad back up the creek channels of the main lake into the creeks of the lakes. Finding the migration routes is very important since bass use these routes to move from deep to shallow waters in the fall. Bass will herd schools of shad onto the flats and around shallow humps that have close access to deeper water. Finding the deeper water and humps is easier when cypress trees indicate the depth changes in the lake.
Cypress trees line the deeper creek channels of lakes showing the deeper areas by their absence.
Fishing these shallow areas and flats with deep water near by can be some of the best action of the year. I like using spinner baits, buzz baits, and crank baits to locate bass. Usually this is the time of year when you can find large concentrations of bass stacked up in small area. Winter time usually means deep water fishing. Fishing the deeper cypress trees in the winter is one of the patterns that is usually productive.