Quote Originally Posted by rockmike View Post
I don't think a good fisherman 50 yrs ago was any better, if as good, as a good fisherman today. There was a lot less pressure on fish populations 50 yrs ago.
This and typically older generations on crappie fished in the spring, and that made it seem easy. Looking back, and Im not that old, in the beginning that's how it was for me. I realize there is only a short window where I can take and old clip on plastic bobber with a minnow 2ft under it, and catch crappie after crappie. I think I got took fishing back then during that short window when it seemed easy *spawn*