This past week I was catching more spotted bass on top water plugs when boats passed by then when the water was calm. There is a very good explanation for this. Boat traffic stirs up and scatters the baitfish schools and bass capitalize on this action.
Outdoors: Boat traffic affects anglers more than fish
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