Ok so fine details (at least for me ) say the fish are on a certain location then they move how to the next breakline is what you hear many people say.

 

Well here's the deal I've never found the EXACT location of the bass just roughly they are here example a steep bank, do people really have it so dialed in they know the bass are on the flat then move to the 8 foot mark.

 

Any tips to figure this out if possible if your not fishing everyday and only fishing once or twice a week. I'm assuming you would just look at the map and take your best guess

Fish don’t live in boxes, and so they aren’t all magically transported from one location to another en masse. That said, with enough time on a waterbody, you will see the same routes taken in general, year after year, as fish move in and out during phases like pre-spawn/spawn/post-spawn. There will also be areas along this route that fish tend to congregate at/on. So you tend to learn where they’re coming from, and where they’re headed to. The trick is to then try and figure out at just what stage in that process the fish are during your day on the water. Everyone has their own system for doing this. Just know that generally, there will be fish all along these routes, constantly coming, going and pausing based on weather and water conditions. If you don’t find them biting in one area, move further in or out along that route and keep searching. If you’re not even certain of the routes the fish take, then your time would be better spent learning this via map study and spending a lot of time on the water fishing and eliminating locations and areas in an intelligent manner.

5 minutes ago, Team9nine said:

There will also be areas along this route that fish tend to congregate at/on.

 

When you find these locations, make sure you mark them on your GPS.  Smallmouth especially will return to these locations year after year during a specific time of year.  A big isolated boulder, a transition from rock to gravel, etc.  I have accumulated a fair amount of waypoints/icons on my GPS that mark these locations, both from visually spotting them on a clear, sunny day and/or catching fish off them.  I return to these spots every spring, maintain a healthy distance, and often catch fish there again.

1 hour ago, Team9nine said:

Fish don’t live in boxes, and so they aren’t all magically transported from one location to another en masse. That said, with enough time on a waterbody, you will see the same routes taken in general, year after year, as fish move in and out during phases like pre-spawn/spawn/post-spawn. There will also be areas along this route that fish tend to congregate at/on. So you tend to learn where they’re coming from, and where they’re headed to. The trick is to then try and figure out at just what stage in that process the fish are during your day on the water. Everyone has their own system for doing this. Just know that generally, there will be fish all along these routes, constantly coming, going and pausing based on weather and water conditions. If you don’t find them biting in one area, move further in or out along that route and keep searching. If you’re not even certain of the routes the fish take, then your time would be better spent learning this via map study and spending a lot of time on the water fishing and eliminating locations and areas in an intelligent manner.

Excellent response!

 

(can’t “like” it, system says I used them all up yesterday ?)

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

@Team9nine Right on! ?