Time management

[mroyten]

What are your guys' routine/strategies for time allotted on fishing areas? I've found more success when I have a wrist watch on and keep track the amount of time I spend fishing my spots. Usually, I attempt to get a sampling of my most perceived productive spots throughout the coarse of my outing.

I recall listening to Jim Saric once and he said to work the best spots early and late in the day quickly, spend no more than 15 minutes each spot and cycle through them with different baits. This is generalization obviously but have find it difficult to fish a spot effectively in only 15 minutes.

How do you guys' approach the water and determine where to spend the time and when to keep moving? Time limits, gut feelings, etc?

[Esox_Magnum]

A spot to me may be a break or weed edge a mile long, I may make 3-4 passes before moving on if I see fish or have that feeling. On V fishing rockpiles ect -3 rounds tops and I move on that normaly only takes 15-30 minutes

[Jack Peterson]

A spot to me may be a break or weed edge a mile long, I may make 3-4 passes before moving on if I see fish or have that feeling. On V fishing rockpiles ect -3 rounds tops and I move on that normaly only takes 15-30 minutes

What he said. I'll spend hours on longer shorelines with structure, and hit the obvious points and humps every so often for a few minutes.

[10,000 Casts]

The more I fish, the less spots I fish and the less baits I throw. patients is a virture.

every spot is different. I would never put a time limit on a spot beacause every spot takes a different amout of time to fish. I know guys that go out on Leech and don't leave a rock pile the size of 2-3 football fields all day. And I know guys that will fish 30 different spots out there every time they fish. They are both really good fisherman and they both catch the same amount of skis.

I think time of year and lake vary too, On the lake where I have been fishing Suckers, I started out fishing 8 spots a month ago and I am down to 3 spots now. Back in June/July/August, I would cast 12 different spots. Each spot takes a different amount of time.

When I head out this weekend (depending on the weather), it will be 2 spots, one I will make a 30 minute run and the other I will be out there all day.

[Musky Buck]

I'm with 10,000 casts. I fished my favorite spot on a lake 9 times one night, totally avoided the other spots because of experience and maybe the 7th run boated a 39, 40, 54.5, and 44. What's the skinny on the first 6 runs and the last 2 ? As James Lindner would bark......timing issues. And I used 1 bait the whole time, but have mega confidence in that spot and time on the water has taught me a lot. I could've easily missed that feeding window like I likely did in the past by running around wondering what's up.

[Musky Buck]

Time of the year and seasonal changes can change the theories though.