This past spring was slower then usual for me, but they seemed to stay shallow a little longer then usual also, I mostly targeted Bass in the local Reservoirs and ponds. I had to work a little harder for the better size fish, seemed like there were more people fishing then normal, I think that may have had something to do with it. Plus I also think there are just more good Bass fishermen today. I remember in the early 1980s going to Loch Raven with a friend of mine, I walked to the shoreline and pointed to a log sticking out of the water from a distance, then I told him to watch, there is a big Bass there, first cast I hooked up with a monster, it did get off after jumping out of the water, but still to this day he will remind me about that. I still catch plenty of Bass that way but its not as much of a sure thing anymore, mostly because so many more fishermen know about structure fishing. One method I do today that works good is to look for places to cast where other fishermen may be less likely to. there are lots of areas to cast that aren't very obvious...
