Never give up on a day....

[ERNEST PATY]

Last Friday I was fishing alone and the bite was slow so I put the top up and spent a couple of hours just riding in the shade and looking.

We get in such a habit of going back to favorite spots and ignoring 80% of the lake that we miss so much. In an area that I thought was completely bare I found the brushpile in the screen shot below. It looks like some big logs that fell over in a pile and sunk. I didn't fish there yet but I know it will hold Crappie. I also found four other good looking spots.
Time well spent.

[jaxsprat]

Always enjoy your post that looks to be some pretty good sized logs, great picture. In the 455Hz pict looks like quite a few fish hanging around.

[Nettinyahoo]

I get more exited finding new spots than catching fish sometimes. Nice one.

[xXBurnUnitXx]

I have got to upgrade my electronics.....

[NIMROD]

Good advice, i spend loys of time on trolling motor watching depthfinder. I don't have high end electronics but still find lots of stuff . Not unusual for me to zig zag across new areas after limiting out some days. I have several hand held gps to log it all in and a book at home to back up record it.

[shipahoy41]

Last Friday I was fishing alone and the bite was slow so I put the top up and spent a couple of hours just riding in the shade and looking.

We get in such a habit of going back to favorite spots and ignoring 80% of the lake that we miss so much. In an area that I thought was completely bare I found the brushpile in the screen shot below. It looks like some big logs that fell over in a pile and sunk. I didn't fish there yet but I know it will hold Crappie. I also found four other good looking spots.
Time well spent.

Good report my friend. I also enjoy reading your reports and seeing your DVD's.

[Treeline]

Cool screen shot! I also love to find new spots but am guilty of hitting the old favorites first...Thanks for the post and pic.

[BoarBuster]

Last Friday I was fishing alone and the bite was slow so I put the top up and spent a couple of hours just riding in the shade and looking.

We get in such a habit of going back to favorite spots and ignoring 80% of the lake that we miss so much. In an area that I thought was completely bare I found the brushpile in the screen shot below. It looks like some big logs that fell over in a pile and sunk. I didn't fish there yet but I know it will hold Crappie. I also found four other good looking spots.
Time well spent.

Great shot. What brand and model of electronics are you using?

[Cane Pole]

Hiddy Earnest. Still got your Taco.

[Luvfatslabs]

Thank you Mr. Paty for sharing