01-25-2023, 12:07 AM
Alot of times, if I'm not catching fish, a move is in order. Moving kinda sucks...especially if you have a tent up, but that movement is often the key. Can't catch them where they are not, and a lot of people just don't want to deal with moving and stick to pounding the same area where the tent was initially set up. I've been one of those people plenty often! Effort is usually rewarded...not always, but usually.
One of my best days last year required ALOT of moving, but they were relatively short moves. There were people everywhere catching fish early, then action died down. I started "ice trolling" and was able to figure out the general direction of the school. I'd catch 6-8 fish out of a hole, then it would die. I'd drill another hole 10-15 feet away, and I'd catch another 6-8. This process repeated 5 or 6 times until I had to leave. Ended up with 40+ perch that day. I probably would have had one quarter of that if I'd stayed put and just hoped the fish would show up in numbers.
One of my best days last year required ALOT of moving, but they were relatively short moves. There were people everywhere catching fish early, then action died down. I started "ice trolling" and was able to figure out the general direction of the school. I'd catch 6-8 fish out of a hole, then it would die. I'd drill another hole 10-15 feet away, and I'd catch another 6-8. This process repeated 5 or 6 times until I had to leave. Ended up with 40+ perch that day. I probably would have had one quarter of that if I'd stayed put and just hoped the fish would show up in numbers.