Hey gang! Been bass fishing for 5yrs now and like so many others I struggle immensely in locating fish! My questions are when pre practicing for tournaments or fun searching for bass, after doing your map and online studies how are you guys that are having success go about fishing your "trial sites"?? Types of lures and the approach your applying when searching. I know all things in bass fishing are conditional but how long you stay in an area to figure something out. Are you hitting everything when searching or high percentage spots? I live in the north central Florida area and fish a ton of the local lakes with ORANGE LAKE considered as my home waters. I do have a little experience on the St johns river but it frustrates the hell outta me... Like driving blind. I'm insanely competitive and I want to be a player every time I'm out on the water. I read, watch vids and have a bass university subscription. My bass circle is small, literally me and two buddies and I'm tasked with teaching them lol. Just anything and everything you guys got for me that can help in my approach is appreciated. I fish as much as I can varying from 2 - 4 times a week. I can't speed time as I know so many will say time on water is most important. But I have problems with the day to day... So many of my catches just seem random at best and I have a hard time "listening to the fish". Sorry so long but hopefully I'm understood.
Bryan