Met a huge Snapping turtle at the pond yesterday.. no telling how old this thing is.. probably has musket balls and arrowheads stuck in it's shell. lol.

So... this is thermocline? it's in a small pond near me, not a very deep pond, I think 18' was the deepest areas..

I know this is a rookie question, but should I be throwing bait to stay above it (spinnerbait, jerkbait, top water, etc.), or to get below it.(carolina rig, texas worm, jig, etc).. Don't laugh at me, I've got a lot to learn..lol.

Lake Sinclair... Fished the SEGKBF kayak bass tournament... didn't do too good, picked the buddies end of the lake to fish I do believe... but I did catch a 21.50", 5.06lb largemouth.. I didn't realize it's mouth was open, so that was a ½" penalty even tho it was only ¼" open, if even that..(see image)... otherwise I would've won Big Bass award.. Rookie mistake, live and learn, ended up 9th place. I caught 5, but 4 were small... and 2 spit my hook.. Really bummed today with my "performance "....