I haven't fished much at all in the cold, but in the interest of engagement... The MOYAK elite series starts in March at LOZ, and since LOZ is the closest lake to me I'm not gonna skip it just because it'll be tough and cold. I'm planning on relying on jerkbaits, maaaaaybe an a-rig (which will be new to me), and HOPEFULLY a rock crawler or frittside.

@Grant Olson the ned is also on my list for next year to gain confidence in. I've caught exactly one fish on it and that was a 20 pound catfish. It's an easy concept though, just like dragging a small jig. I just have to force myself to throw it more.

I watched the breakdown last night. A couple questions, which may be addressed later in the series. Or maybe the answer is that the spots may be holding fish in any/all conditions and are all worth a check, and the key is to check them all and figure a pattern as quickly as possible. So this thread may not be the place for the answers and I get that. You pointed out some channel swings. It seems to me that at least on sharp swings, the opposite bank will likely have a point coming off of it. Are there conditions that would make the deeper part of the swing more worthy of time/attention than the point? Similarly, that creek arm was full of features that fish should relate to. The channel swings, points, overhanging trees, brush piles, chunk rock...this seems pretty common with the Ozarks lakes and that is just what was visible from Google Maps. How do you prioritize? Are there conditions where you'd hit brush piles and ignore the chunk rock, or just skip under overhangs and docks?

@Lance Burris awesome. Appreciate all that!

100% adding it before spring. The only question is if I am going with the Eagle Eye as a half measure or going all in with a LSV34 or Active Target 2. Because my biggest problem, in my opinion, is finding fish, it seems logical to use FFS to see if I am even in the right area.

@Cam Gonzales it seems that's gonna fall under knowing when to adapt. Know when to keep your face in the screen to pinpoint fish and know when to go cover water.

Lake breakdown followed by adjusting to conditions. Like I mentioned in the other thread, choosing location is huge for kayak fishing. And personally, I look at a topo map of any of these Ozark lakes and it all looks the same. Tons of points, drop offs, and ledges...but they're everywhere, and I dont know how to choose one area over another. As far as changing conditions, for example, at the 250 I had three quality fish on a shakey head. In retrospect I should have pivoted when that bite stopped, but I got too locked into that pattern to change off it. A little more confidence in my ability to adjust could have made a huge difference.

@Lance Burris in local ponds/very small lakes, less than 12 feet of water. Weightless soft plastics (wacky worm if it doesnt need to be weedless, Texas rigged Cut-r worm if it needs to be weedless), compact jigs, and if there's a topwater bite usually a frog. If fish are really active I'll go to chatterbaits. For big lakes, no real pattern since I'm new to them. I did Moyak events at Bull Shoals and Mark Twain, my first time on both lakes. At Bull Shoals everything I caught was on Spro Rock Crawlers. At Mark Twain it was spinnerbaits. I threw the kitchen sink at both lakes though I was just in dead water in both places. The 250 was the only time I fished LOZ by myself (I did two guide trips with Hoots earlier in the year, those were the only other times I've fished LOZ) Like I said that was all shakey head. Funny enough, that was the first time I had fished a shakey head. Always carried them, never used them. An hour before launch I was literally watching YouTube videos on shakey head retrieves.

I didn't need them but picked up one spinning and one casting reel and some line. Right around $100 total. For that price I'll give them a try. It's a good thing the rods weren't also that cheap, THAT could have got ugly.