Originally Posted by fowlguy
You hit the nail square on the head. Covering water and eliminating "dead" water is what fishing big or even new waters boils down to.
One problem I have and that I always try to work on is getting out of my preset mode. I think we all have lures/methods and structures we feel more comfortable/confident fishing. It's a neverending struggle sometimes but Washington and Union have helped me to learn that there are a million ways to catch fish and sometimes the best "looking" water holds the least amount of fish:D.