Quote Originally Posted by stripernut1 View Post
thats pretty much what i was saying in a previous post, if youre not directly on the X you might miss them completely, but wow if you hit the X its a full cooler quick. it really pays off to spend some time graphing and systematically eliminating bad water. i like to think i can cover a lot more water in a lot less time with the graph than i can with planner boards at 0.6 mph, and i know that i stand a really good chance of completely missing the school with the boards also. i have nothing to lose if the fish arent there it doesnt matter how many boards i have in the water.
This is exactly right. It can be difficult when everything is close to the surface. I just have to make a best guess, put lines out, and change locations if I guessed wrong. It becomes much easier to find them once they are down a little bit and you don't have to waste bait in the process.