Bouncing is my search tool, however, when I find a pod of fish on a point or inside turn, I will stop and vertical jig them. Vertical jigging works the best when the fish are concentrated in a small area. Cranking or pitching the shallow shorelines and humps is a good bet as well. I like to work this in the afternoons or on cloudy over cast days. The fish are less concerned with bays but will use open water shallows for the remainder of the season.
Shallow fish are active fish, and most of the time bigger.
There is always some continually moving up and down. Please bear in mind that at least two thirds if not more of the trophies came from water less than eight feet. The big numbers came from the twenty-foot range. You decide what you want. Work shallow and deep, and in between.