I think you are in the right church but wrong pew. I have been catching Spotted Bass here in North Georgia with my Fly Rod for the past month. I have found that in high pressure lakes a Fly Rodder will win over conventional tackle.

Here is why. You are going to present a different lure, with a lot less noise. It does not spook the fish.

Yesterday I caught a 14" spotted bass using a Rubber Legged dragon Fly. You can see this fly at [url=http://www.flyfishga.com.:24214]www.flyfishga.com.[/url:24214] This fly sinks and is deadly on Bass. Dave Whitlock has a number of fly and techniques that will help you beat those spin fishers

All I can say is learn from the Spin Fishers. And then adapt your own style.

There was one day I followed a spin fisher. After he came up empty I pulled a Bass out of the same water he had just fished.

Try tying a lizard fly. You never know what you will get.

Fly Rodders win over Spin fishers in shallow water every time.