Chris Rennert wrote:
I just want to get your opinions on my approach to bass fishing (or any
fishing I do). The approach I use is to not only study the biology of
the fish I am fishing for, but also the biology of the forage that the
prey upon. I just ordered 2 books on crayfish biology from Amazon. Am
I getting to crazy with all of this. I figure if I understand the prey,
and their movements, I will understand the fish and their movements better.

I have started to read about wetlands, and different types of aquatic
vegetation as well, and what types of bottoms certain aquatic plants
require to flourish, and what temps they start to grow. This is the
same info i found about Crayfish, when they come out of their winter
haunts, and start to molt, and then reproduce. I figure every little
bit helps.

Chris

I love your approach. I have long maintained that in order to really
understand bass, we need to understand who the fit into the complex web
of an aquatic environment. everything in that environment relates to,
and affects everything else in it, either directly or indirectly. That
why I spent so much time with my head buried in limnology texts 30 years
ago, and its why I make it a point to learn about the other species --
both fish and non fish -- that compete with, coexist with, or provide
forage for the bass I'm after.