Candlewood Lake 7/6 - Bait and Switch?

[Lard Almighty]

I took my dad with me up to Candlewood Lake after our guide bragged to me last time about how great the topwater bite was this time of year. Well, we got a nice early start, but nevertheless we were only able to fish topwater for about an hour before it became too hot and bright. After that, we had to use my least favorite technique: drop-shotting. Between the three of us, we ground out 13 smallmouths, the biggest being about 4 pounds. The guide was marking tons of fish on the graph, but getting them to bite was a chore, to say the least. It's extremely frustrating when you can see that there are a dozen fish all clustered in one spot, and you know you're putting the lure right in front of their faces, and you still can't catch any. Overall a very tough day, filled with much more fishing than catching.