thefast1

It's a pleasure to meet you. I'm an old man and an avid bass fisherman. I love to fish and if lucky I even catch one or two. I live in the country in Western PA. And I'm surrounded by limited hp lakes. Some big, some small. Now, having said that, in the spring, no problem. Fish are hugging the shallows. As the year goes along, they become harder and harder to find. WHERE do they go? Every lake has different features and depths and structure. By the time Nov. gets here their near impossible to find. I've thrown everything at them with little results. I wish I had the answers. Someone does. There has to be a system. Fishing pros have the secret. There has to be a diagnosis or formula for success. I'm willing to crunch the numbers, but I need to know what those facts are.
I'm also willing to bet, I'm not the only one looking for answers.

EasternOZ Loc: Kansas City Metro

I have no clue but welcome to the forum
tf1.

Hope you can get some located.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

Sir you are correct we are all looking for answers. If we knew exactly where they're at and exactly how big they were and what species and what they wanted to eat and how they want it presented, rather to reel slow or fast or just let it dangle - it wouldn't be much fun, now would it.

BILLBYRD1 Loc: Prattville Al

Welcome Fast and we are all looking for that same question. U Tube, Bass Resource, FLW, Bassmasters, etc give a lot of advice if your looking to catch bass. Alabama Bill

flyguy Loc: Lake Onalaska, Sunfish Capitol of the World!

Welcome, Fast. As you can see, you will get answers on the Forum but will they be the correct answer? Probably not!

Raw Dawg Ron Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

Not in the shallow cold water. Find some deeper holding spots. Take old x-mas trees out and securly sink for secrete spots.

Pappy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

When I lived in FL, I would fish for LM on Lake Okeechobee, often. The lake is large, bass boat with large 150 plus motors would take about 30 minutes to get from one end to the other. Never knew why, but one day all the big bass would be at the very South end of the lake, the next day they would be way up in the Northern area. I think it has to do with weather, barometric pressure, water temp, clarity, spawning, bait fish movement etc. Probably the best way to try to figure it all out, is to fish a lot, logging every detail. In a couple of years you might have some valid answers.

Raw Dawg Ron Loc: St. Petersburg, FL

The big O would be wind blowing all the bait to one side or the other. Roland Martin`s back yard tip!

spoonplugger Loc: goldsboro,nc

This has all the answers!

Pappy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

LOL .... I fished with Roland one time. I think I paid him $300 for the day, and I don't remember ever getting to fish. He was full of information, has a giant ego, and showed me a lot .... but he did all the fishin'? I then befriended a guide and Pro, Gary Stiefel, and fished with him maybe 6 or seven times. Wonder if he still guides there? My PB came at that time, 11lbs ... she's on my office wall.

Dennisjj Loc: Kinston N.C.

Your not the only one having that problem can be hard to catch this time of year.You got to be in the right place at the right time.