You can be sitting on the best point in the lake getting no bites and suddenly they start pulling water and you load the boat. Find out the generation schedules, if you can, and it will help your fishing on these types of lakes. An example would be if they are going to start generating at noon, I would probably fish shallow, more active fish until noon and then pull out and take advantage of the fish that are conditioned to feed with the current. I would start off the day with a Strike King buzzbait and a Pro Model jig working any cover that is close to deep water. Then I would move out and start cranking with a Strike King Series 5 or 6 crankbait, depending on the depth of the structure.
Natural current takes place on the rivers, creeks, and upper ends of most lakes and reservoirs.
Rather than constantly fighting the current, bass set up on ambush points out of the current and take advantage of bait being swept by. Understanding how they position can eliminate a lot of water for you and make the fish holding spots pretty obvious. Finding bass consistently is a process of elimination and duplication. Eliminate patterns and waters that are not productive and duplicate places and patterns that produce. You may go another mile and find the same situation and catch some more.