2010 in the books, 2011 fishing has begun..

I usually get out on New Year's Day and go fishing. It was something I started doing about 5 years ago, but this year I worked a double shift on New Year's Eve and had to be back at work at 3pm on New Year's Day. I have had the last few days off and did manage to get some fishing in.
  On Jan. 2, 11. My Cedar Lake partner and I fished The Ultimate Bass Fishing Challenge, Cedar Lake Winter Div. tourney. We chose to stay in the northern end of the Lake and fish the "gin clear" water. We were only able to catch  3 under fish and a couple of  slot fish. The water temp was around 38-39 degrees, with blue bird skies and north wind.
  Jan 3, 11. I took a little trip to Little Grassey Lake to try my luck. My luck wasn't with me. Blue bird skies, a south wind and 39 degree water temps, and water clarity at least 6-7 ft. I spent approx 4 hours fishing points, weedlines and lay-downs without a bite. I never do have much luck on this lake this early in the year. Especially with blue bird skies.
  Jan 4, 11. Jack Harper and I went to Cedar Lake for are 1st trip together for the New Year. We started in the Southern part of the Lake and were able to boat 3 slot fish and 2 shorties. The water down in the Southern part of Cedar has more of a green tint to it and visibility is aprrox. 2-3 ft. Water temp was 38-39 degrees,with blue bird skies and a north wind.
  Jan 5th, 11. I went back to Cedar Lake to try a little different things with my jerk bait fishing. I have always heard of people weighting their jerk baits. So today, I took my suspend strips out of the package and worked with different baits. I tried many different lengths of  the strips on everything from a Lucky Craft Pointer 78 to a Megabass 110. I am going to have to get some of the dots, it will be easier to remember how many dots, rather than how long the strip was. Still not to sure about the weighted jerk bait, goin to have to work with it alot more to get my confidence with that technique. I did only catch 1 short fish today in my 4 hour trip. It was finally cloudy today, water temp still in the 38-39 range and there is a bunch of shad dying out and the birds are enjoying the buffet. I am throwing these baits on Powell Rods Max 703 & 703cb glass rods with 12lb & 8 lb flourocarbom line
  I have 1 more day off this week, my buddy Joel and I are taking a trip to Kentucky Lake to see what we can catch.