A bit of retrospect here:

[weehooker]

I always like relearning things. It's what keeps the sport interesting (and me humble.)
Seems as I get older, I sometimes forget the methods I doggedly clung to as a pup, it gets easier to keep an open mind.

FWIW, I still prefer to catch bass (or most other species) on the surface. IMHO, a tug on the line is no substitute for a bass clobbering a big bait on the surface. Still, I have learned that their are combinations of conditions , locations and temprement of the fish that send me down deep. At these times, I do actually enjoy the process of figuriging out just what it is that turns them on.


p.s. If I had to feed myself on bass, I would no doubt go to a #10 black wolly bugger down low. Good Thread.