The Grapevine...

[Nebe]

Originally Posted by Krispy

Chasing reports rarely pans out for me, its usually to late or dont have enough specifics to make it happen. So I dont anymore.
I do share info freely (90%) with about half a dozen guys, and trust that they know how to keep it to themselves.
If find the best info usually comes around this time of year, about what happened where over the past season. Storing that info and following up on it the next season is the important part.
Ive found the best info is spots and when to fish them. Some guy fished spot X in July and took big bass for 3 weeks there, thats what I follow up on.
One caveat is, if one of my buds is knocking fish consistently, I will check out that new spot. Otherwise I stick to 5-6 places that I circulate through.

good points Krispy.

[Back Beach]

You guys all kind of surmised what I was getting at. There is no free lunch. Chasing reports, regardless of their authenticity and accuracy, usually results in disappointment or the “you should have been here yesterday” outcome. With the exception of Bart, I like to help guys out if it’s practical.