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“You never know as I didn’t have binos (weirdo) or talk to anybody but didn’t seem like enough to stick around for me that day.”
I’m sure you intuitively discerned that they weren’t catching. If they’re sitting down or look bored, they are not catching. lol
In the realm of bass fishing, they call fisherman who fish stuff they can see “bank beaters”. A lot of the best fishing is done “offshore”, not meaning blue water fishing, but fishing structure in open water. A bass angler who can’t do this cannot possibly expect to be competitive. Well, that edge certainly cuts in the realm of inshore fishing.
I’ll tell you that, when I am fishing, I am visualizing the structure of the water around me. Sonar goes a long way to aid in this, but so does understanding the structure of different bodies of water: I’m not going to expect a flat in the middle of a pass. Looking at depth charts helps, too.
Quick note: structure is how a body of water is shaped. It is not bridge pilings, oysters or timber. Those are cover, or items on structure.
The best way I can describe this visualization is how an airplane pilot sees the land beneath him. The water isn’t there, and he can see the contours and shape of the ground. Well, in our case, the water blocks our vision, so we rely on mentally visualizing where the bottom structure is. This may seem alien or difficult, but consider that you already do this when driving your truck/car: even though you are not looking directly at other vehicles in traffic, you can “sense” where they are by using your mirrors and remembering/visualizing their location in relation to you so you don’t hit them. Same thing with walking through a crowd of people or finding what you need at the store.
