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Old 03-06-2012, 09:18 AM
Travis C. Travis C. is offline
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Originally Posted by TNtransplant08 View Post
That sounds like a brilliant idea. Could very well pay off for you.
I hope so...

As with all great ideas it originated in the "office" post morning coffee. I have a Hunting and Fishing Library book on largemouth bass. In there it breaks down on a reservoir where bass will relate in each season. I pulled out the Old Hickory map marked it all up from the Dam to the Steam Plant creeks and everything inbetween with a different color for each season.

Looking at it I thought I was crazy to have just ruined a map. Then I heard a podcast with Mike Iaconelli talking about how he looks for spawning bass on a new water. He said first thing he does before getting there is buy a paper map, circle the winter holding areas, circle the spawning areas and draw lines between the two. Next he fishes likely stopping points inbetween eliminating water as he goes.

After I heard that I figured heck, I will keep the map and see how it fishes this year.

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