To succeed in these situations, try using large, flashy, and noisy lures such as spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and jigs. You want to cause some sort of
disturbance in the water so the bass can see your bait and eat it. Adding a trailer will help you put more fish in the boat also. Anglers that fish a lot of
dark water know that bass will go to eat your lure and slightly miss it or even completely miss it. You end up setting the hook and nothing is on the end
of line except your lure. Bass jigs work extremely well in dark water; especially shallow water. We've seen 3 to 4 pound bass hit a jig a couple of feet in
front of an angler just working the jig slowly along the shoreline.
Our best advice would be to try using your search baits to find fish and then slow down with a big dark-colored jig. Work it slow. Stay close to cover and
expect to get some bites just before you pick the lure up out of the water. (this is much more common when fishing from shore as opposed to fishing
from a boat).
There are some situations that fishing murky water can actually be much better. If you haven't learned how to take advantage of fishing spillways, take a
look at the spillways section to see how fish are attracted to these areas.
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