The grass is always greener on the other side!

Human nature to seek new territory?

People want to get away from the crowd.

Fish around the ramp may be spooked if there is a lot of activity. Boat's launching and recovering. There may be more oil in the water near the ramp.

And the need for speed is always present. Doesn't matter if you are on a bike or a boat people will want to push the throttle to the floor.

Not all the best spots are next to the ramp. Now there may be some exceptions.

And we want to keep our fishing spots a secret. If we are fishing by the launch ramp anyone can see where we are fishing and catching fish. Soon everyone would be fishing there too.

Interesting thread.



Quote Originally Posted by Danny View Post
As I was reading the thread about the water level at Nolin and the danger of which ramps one could use and run pretty easily and safely, something I have always wondered about resurfaced.

We all blast off in a tournament and run up or down the lake, looking for our favorite spot. As we are leaving, it is not unusual to see folks coming into the same area to fish. This is the area we are all leaving.

So my question is, and it applies to me too, why do we feel the need to always make a run? Is it just to run our big motors wide open?

I know it is because we are going to fish somewhere we have more confidence in, but why don't we practice fishing area where we are going to launch, and build our confidence there? This would definitely give us all more fishing time, and less running time.

I'd love to read everyone's opinion, and I know that many of us make that run because we may be looking for grass or certain deep water spots we already know, but I still question why we don't just practice and build that confidence in the launch area?

BTW, as I said, I'm just as guilty of this as anyone, maybe even more so.

Danny