Quote Originally Posted by skeetbum View Post
A new area and no electronics I would start shallow and if no action after 15 or 20 minutes I would start adding a foot or so to the depth. I've seen times when the fish wouldn't hit anything that wasn't within a foot or so of the bottom. Rate of fall from different weight jigs helps trigger a bite sometimes too. Pegging a float with a 1/32 jig has a completely different presentation than a 1/8.
Good point. I've also completely worn a bed out without a hit then deepened up 3-4 times in 6" intervals and finally nailed them just with that little bit of depth change. Happens more for me personally going from shallow to deep instead of deep to shallow...