5 hours ago, Swamp Girl said:

Heck, yeah. Because my pond is five minutes away and my canoe is sitting in the water, it's easy-peasy for me to fish for an hour. Time and again, even though the weather was pert near the same, I'd paddle straight to where I'd caught them 12 or 24 hours ago and they'd be gone.

It's a game of hide and seek where the hiding bass are constantly moving.

Joe, a little advice: Keep exploring new ponds. I've quit fishing half a dozen ponds in my area because I now prefer other ponds I'd found.

I plan to! I’ll still fish my bones real close To the house they are convenient and produce. But I wana explore some more this year. And see what I can find

I got into this hobby at the end of last summer and have been fishing my local pond. Being in Southern California, our body's of waters here are extremely pressured, and despite starting in one of the slowest seasons I have caught quite a few and gained experienced.

It's been tough at this pond and doubts filled my mind that maybe there aren't any fish here but Jjst today I caught a PB of 5lb. I'm looking forward to seeing if I can top it, or maybe even catch 3-5 fish here. I'm definitely looking forward finding these fish in the spring.