Is this normal???

[stoner]

"Fished with a guy a few times who would make a cast or two to a spot, and then hit the trolling motor on top speed to hit the next spot. You were lucky to get 1/2 cast to a spot before your line was well away from the target. Only took a couple of trips to decide I never wanted to fish with him again."
I have fished with several people during draw tournaments that pulled that technique on me. When your fishing for money that gets really frustrating.

I prefer the slow approach to fishing and this helps me be curtious to the guy in the back of the boat. With that being said I like to "Van Dam" from time to time, but only under certain Cond.
I also have had my butt whipped from the back seat on more than one ocassion and I've done a little whoopin from the same spot a time or two. It's the very small subtle differences that separate the front and back. I have thrown the same worm, weight,Loomis rod, and reel from the front of the boat and still been out fished from the back. The lines may have been different or his retrieve may have been the difference. Other than that there is no rhyme or reason other than seat time.
Stoner

[18'stratos]

I believe it's mostly experience. Being comfortable in the front or back of the boat. My son-in-law cant fish out of the front. Lack of experience on the trolling motor makes it hard for him to concentrate on what he's doing. I still put him up there from time to time so he will eventually get the hang of it. We catch about the same, however I leave some good targets and tell him where to cast. Some people hog the targets and throw everything there is to throw before the person in the back is even close enough th hit the spot.
There was one guy that quit fishing with because he was a trash talker all day. He would hit every possible target, poor boat positioning, and haul A$$ from spot to spot. Then brag how good he was at fishing. The worst was the ride home from Ky/Barkley when he caught the biggest fish by using the pattern that "I" figured out. Man! Was he good! or what?

[publican57]

I fish with a buddy that likes to fish faster than me. I have learned to adapt knowing that is his style. I prefer not fulling with the trolling motor; but am learning. I got no complaints with my buddy's style.

We have had some experiences where I catch more fish at a certain time or spot and he may have more luck later?

Who really knows why? I think experience is a big factor to some degree; but if both of you have fairly equal experience and all things being the same, sometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you.