08-30-2014, 06:23 AM
So, my brother and I have been fishing for the last 3 seasons. Each new year has brought less success than the previous one. More experience and knowledge gained by us have lead to less fish. We had hoped the inverse would be true.
We target smb and lmb primarily then kitties or trout. We've had a tough year at PV for bass. I don't believe we've landed one bass in about 5 trips. Holmes creek is another water nearby with lmb. that has been a poor producer this year. just a couple between us. We have done very well there a couple years back however.
I was thinking that we know enough to make it more complicated then it needs to be and maybe we overthink it sometimes. We typically look at the topo maps we got from sportsmans and note possible fish locations based on the season/water temp with underwater structure or cover. Lure selection varies by time of day, water clarity, etc.
We have a tin boat, elec motor, fish finder, and enough tackle and knowledge to cover most situations. So, we should have everything we need. But something is just not coming together for us when we get on the water.
We would appreciate some input, criticisms, questions, on how we might adjust our approach to finding and catching bass.....or cats, muskies, pike, etc.
Thanks for reading through the rant. Fishing needs to be fun again
-Mike
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We target smb and lmb primarily then kitties or trout. We've had a tough year at PV for bass. I don't believe we've landed one bass in about 5 trips. Holmes creek is another water nearby with lmb. that has been a poor producer this year. just a couple between us. We have done very well there a couple years back however.
I was thinking that we know enough to make it more complicated then it needs to be and maybe we overthink it sometimes. We typically look at the topo maps we got from sportsmans and note possible fish locations based on the season/water temp with underwater structure or cover. Lure selection varies by time of day, water clarity, etc.
We have a tin boat, elec motor, fish finder, and enough tackle and knowledge to cover most situations. So, we should have everything we need. But something is just not coming together for us when we get on the water.
We would appreciate some input, criticisms, questions, on how we might adjust our approach to finding and catching bass.....or cats, muskies, pike, etc.
Thanks for reading through the rant. Fishing needs to be fun again
-Mike
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