Arrival at the lake was 30 minutes behind the planned time of 6:45. Fishing began around 7:30. Only one other boat was at the ramp and they were just fishing along North when I arrived. After launching, I went South mainly to get some baits tied on and to get the kinks out. There were some shad dimpling the water and thinking there were some bass nearby I threw a DT-6 into their midst. After a few casts I connected with a small one. There were more bites and fish to be had and pretty soon I had caught 6, lost 2 and missed two strikes. This got my expectations for the day up pretty high. When that activity slowed down I moved and only caught 1 in that spot so I moved again and caught only another. The bite had slowed, and how. In one place, Jackson’s favorite spot there were schools and schools of shad passing through but no fish. The 72 spot was barren as was all the other places I tried. Looking at the “Best Times” website I saw why. I had thought there was a minor feeding period just before daylight and a major one about noon but I was confused. The major was just before daylight and the minor was just after noon. I had caught the last of the major and then a drought. Left shortly after figuring that out ( noon ) but it was time to go. Caught 8, all small.