Today with the water temp starting at 42, the bass did not cooperate.  This morning I fished near a man using shiners who caught nothing, at least while I was watching. That made me feel a little better.  Three kinds of swimbaits, a  DTF – 3, and a Booyah could not even get a bite. I called myself fishing slow too. I went to all the spots where I’ve caught fish in the past this time of year but nothing.   Finally I decided to go back to the first spot of the morning, which I consider the best one. There was another man fishing close enough for me to watch. Before I got my bait in the water he caught one about 3 pounds.  The 5 1/2 inch Bass Magic swimbait was what I was using.  The flurocarbon line was more sensitive than the line I was used to using. By now, I had set the hook on 3 good feeling sticks but when I thought I had a bite I set the hook again, since bites were so scarce. The line started moving, unbelievable! A 3 – 8 saved the day.  The man nearby caught another 3 and when he came close enough to talk said he  had also caught a 6 pounder. He was using a 200  Tennessee shad Bandit and catching the fish in 6 feet of water.  I guess they came up shallow to feed. The water temp by then was 45.  With the fish not jumping in the boat, thank goodness it was such a beautiful day to be out.