Try to find some structure where the suspended bass are holding on the outside break line. 50 degrees is still late winter and you need to slow down. You might also want to try a Sworming Hornet with 3" Fluke, hologram shad color. Let this lure fall through the bass, the slow retrieve back. Under spins are are very good suspended bass lure. The cold wind makes everything uncomfortable and it's very difficult to keep your concentration. Mega Bait makes a great structure spoon, 3/4 ounce black shad or chartruse shad, add a white chicken feather Owner #2 treble hook. A slow swimming swim bait, 6" Mega Bait LA slider in shad color works well on these bass. Drop shot 6" Roboworms, oxblood light red flake or MMIII. If you Texas rig, use a 7" striaght tail worm, add a glass bead and use 3/16 oz brass or tungsten painted bullet weights and shake the worm before moving it. Shaking is keeping the weight on the bottom and shaking the line with your rod tip about 6" for 15 to 30 seconds. Strike detection is a pressure bite where the line gets heavy. Hold the rod up at 2 o'clock and bounce the rod rod tip, run the line over yourindex finger to feel the line.
Tom
ps; one of these days you need to give these presentations a try, however not during a tournament as you will not focus properly on a new technique. The brass "n" glass T rig should be easy to use and you need to try that in cold water, much better than a jig worm. Got to run and good luck.
