the water and you have no swift water in a lake to help you hook him.
OTHER STILL WATERS
In many sections of the United States and Canada, where there is a limestone formation, there are hundreds of abandoned quarries that have become filled with water and have been stocked with bass. Some of these " quarry holes " are only a cast or two across while others are what boys would call "young lakes." Most of them are very deep and the cold spring water breeds fish of wonderful fighting and table qualities.
Because of the deep water the fish can retire to a depth beyond the influence of the weather and feed the year 'round, hence quarry bass are proverbially large. Also, as every one who has tried to catch them knows, they are extremely shy which is another reason why they get to be " big fellers."