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Fishing the Right Spots

poles. It’s work so without a game plan we spend time on the water using electronics
can get lazy and stay in a spot too long. A and test-fishing different spots. Weekend
key for a weekend fisherman is to maximize fishermen can do the same thing.
your time while on the lake.” A game plan isn’t something
complicated so everyone should have one.
Final Comments Plan your trip based upon current fishing
Finding and fishing the right seasonal reports and experience. Several spots are
structure is an important key element to fished. One of two situations will evolve:
fishing success. Electronics plays a much (1) you won’t catch fish so revisions to
bigger role for tournament fishermen, but the game plan will be made to test other
it should be a big part of weekend fishing, structures and depths; (2) if fish are caught,
too. Tournament fishermen often catch the pattern learned can be used to catch
more fish because they don’t waste time other fish on similar structures with the
fishing as many dead spots. They play the same presentation.
odds by forming a game plan based upon
experience, seasonal fish movements and - Tim Huffman

pre-trip information they gather. Once they

Studying electronics is a necessity to gain
maximum knowledge of what is going on
under the surface. Finding the right structure,
cover and fish creates high-potential fishing

situations.

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