^^^Agree^^^
Personally, I’ve been fishing Presque Isle area since the late 80’s, and have caught countless numbers of smallies, probably in the 10’s of thousands, and have NEVER targeted bed bass. Not one! 2 reasons why: #1 is I don’t bed fish, and #2 is you don’t have to there! They can be caught everywhere! They aren’t all on beds at same time! It’s too easy to catch them up there to rely on bed fishing.
*Bed fishing is for those who are lazy & can’t find them on their own, using their knowledge and skills!
I got news for ya, you may not be targeting bedding fish but you're definitely catching fish on the beds.