I'm pretty fast too. Never spend more than a few minutes in each spot. If anything, I can always come back later

When I was bank fishing the lagoons where I lived in SC I fished them like I was in a boat and using a trolling motor. I'd start with the likely or proven spots and if nothing hit I'd cover the less likely spots then move on to the next lagoon. I had 100+ fishable lagoons in my area and I saw no reason to stick around if nothing was biting. I would walk for miles covering lagoons.

 

But now I live on a lake and my new pedal kayak gets delivered this week. I have no idea of what kind of angler I'm going to be in a watercraft. But it will be an interesting learning experience.

11 hours ago, scaleface said:

So slowing down can be spending more time in  unproductive water .

 

Or you can spend your time running over fish trying to find fish.

 

I'm neither fast nor slow ?

 

Efficient: achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort.

11 hours ago, scaleface said:

So slowing down can be spending more time in  unproductive water .

 

Or you can spend your time running over fish trying to find fish.

 

I'm neither fast nor slow ?

 

Efficient: achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort.

25 minutes ago, Catt said:

Or you can spend your time running over fish trying to find fish.

You certainly could .

I fish way too slow, unlike @Way2slow behind the wheel of a 200 horse Johnson venom 

21 hours ago, WRB said:

The guy anchored down on a good spot using live crawdads will outfish everyone else regardless of the equipment.

Tom 

 

I’m usually that guy but the drum always eat up the the crawdads . I do outfish most people when it comes to drum haha

I’m slow. 
 

if fish are not biting in an area I tend to think it’s me, not the fish.  I’ll switch up things. Retrieve cadences, presentation.  Swap baits.  I’m always looking for “the pattern”. Once found easily repeated - in general. 
 

plus I’m in a kayak and I’m lazy.  I have friends that troll all the time.  I hate trolling, it’s boring to me.  

I am comfortable fishing a lure at whatever speed I feel is needed to catch bass. 

If I see fish on the bottom I'll fish very slow usually with a worm or spoon.  If I'm fishing a moving bait I'll speed up.  Right now I'm in my living room not fishing but will be later on.

I was always told the biggest bass could swim 50 mph so you had to have a 70 mph boat to get in front of them to catch them. 

I like to spend my time fishing, not moving from one spot to another, so when I need to move, I don't putter around.  

As for how fast I fish, the lure and fish dictate that.  If they want to hit a spinner burning through the water, I burn a spinner bait.  If they want it slow rolled, I slow roll it.  

To me there are two huge factors 1. Size of the body of water 2. Electronics 

 

If your fishing a tiny pond you can take your time because there are definitely fish in there looking at you bait. Number 2 if you use electronics to find fish you can also fish as slow as you want because you know the fish are there. If neither of the above apply then your time may be better spent covering as much water and targets as you can with a moving bait which could be called fishing fast.

Since I kayak fish, I guess I'm really a slow fisherman. It's not that I use a lot of slow presentations as much as I just can't paddle that fast and fish at the same time. I think I cover the area a little more effectively than I would if I stayed on the motor all day.

I have two friends that I've fished with a lot over the years, Jeff and Ray. One day, those two got together for the first time to go fishing and they did it on a cypress tree lake. So, you are maneuvering among a forest of cypress trees in the lake, casting to the base of the trees. In those days, it was common to sit in the seats on each deck, the front guy operating the motor with his foot.

 

The day was pretty typical until Ray, operating the troll motor from the bow, said he was suddenly startled by the sound of the big motor cranking and revving up wildly. He stood up and looked back to see what was going on and through the fog of the smoke from the motor, found Jeff standing at the console with one hand on the wheel and the other holding his rod n reel. Ray shouted, "What the heck are you doing!" Jeff said, "Well, now that I've fished with you this first hour, every time I cast to my target tree off either side, by time I'm ready to reel it in and throw again, I'm facing backwards. Thank goodness for swivel chairs. I figure these are some super fast bass in this lake and I doubt that troll motor can go fast enough. I want to catch 'em, so, I got the big 'un cranked up. Sit down, let's fish."

 

Yep, it's a bit frustrating fishing with Ray in a cypress tree lake.