Citrus Slam on the Kissimmee Chain

1st place: VanDam credits his winning bag to his returning time and again to the same spot.

3rd place: Rook says. "I stayed there all four days.

2008 classic winner Alton Jones all 4 day in the same spot

Spot or Pattern Fishing?

They found a spot because of a pattern.The kind of spots that I am refering to are the ones like,this is where we caught them last year,last month or the (Quote) community holes.That is exactly my point about prefishing to establish patterns and not just fish spots that most guys do.When I start my day fishing I start with an open mind to establish a pattern and not worry about spots. Which would you rather fish a spot or a pattern? :

Excuse me but they found the spot because of the structure and then established a pattern on that structure. You're not going to find a bass until you find structure; you're not going to establish a pattern until first find the bass.

I fish some of the same structure I've fished for 35 years  

Excuse me but they found the spot because of the structure and then established a pattern on that structure. You're not going to find a bass until you find structure; you're not going to establish a pattern until first find the bass.

I fish some of the same structure I've fished for 35 years

Absoultely correct.

"I look for fisherman who seem to know what they are doing and mark their sopts" I really hope that's a joke.....

If not you'll, never learn anything doing those things. You will however manage to make a few guys mad.

No joke here. I once pre-fished a lake that I'd never fished before and while I was looking for my own spots I came upon a few boats who were tournament fishing and cluttered together in small area, so I pinged their spot.  I went back a week later during my tournament and caught some fish there.  Nothing wrong with that.  

Obviously that's not something you can rely on, but when it comes to fishing a totally new lake - I'll take all the help I can get.