The search is on

I have really come to like Wheeler lake.  It offers a lot of different scenarios in a fairly compact size, if the wind does not blow hard.  Though I personally have not found the big bite I know there are nice fish here both green and brown.  My shallow bite has stayed very consistent through the week and this am we had some rain and that can only help to put a bit more color shallow and maybe and inch or two of depth back in the bushes.  Many areas of the lake are holding fish shallow but the size seems to max out at approx 2 lbs maybe a couple oz over if you stay with it and feel like culling Oz's.  I truly believe that these fish  are residents and simply have no need to move after the spawn.  Mild water temps and an abundance of cover and bait keep them there until the pads unfurl and they are getting bigger by the day.  Only question is,  where are the bigger bass???  For the last three days I have dedicated at least half the day to searching her out and well I have not been successful.  Someone has found them or will find a couple of them two days in a row and maybe that will be me or maybe not, all i can do is go searching again after I put 5 rats in the box.  A couple three to four lb bass will go a long way come end of day Thursday, I estimate the difference between 10 to 11 lbs and 13 to 14 lbs will be like 20 or more places on the leader board so.....the search goes on.......