I agree with you, Jim. Finding forage is important. One thing that I like to look for when fishing for bass is where two or more types of cover collide with one another. If I can find a log laying off a rip-rap dam, then I feel certain that I can get a fish. And if you add deep water close to where those cover types collide, then you have a setup that can produce a good # of fish during the day.
I also like to find little sublities that other anglers do not notice. I have a BASS Master magazine where Mark Davis describes how he won an Elite 50 tourney. He focused on small indintations in the bank, that other anglers has missed. He dubbed those places "duck holes", and he won the tournament fishing those spots.
Finding the difference in what areas that you are fishing will lead to catching bass, but as I said, if bait is not present, you will not find many predator fish. Jim nailed that on the head.
I also like to find little sublities that other anglers do not notice. I have a BASS Master magazine where Mark Davis describes how he won an Elite 50 tourney. He focused on small indintations in the bank, that other anglers has missed. He dubbed those places "duck holes", and he won the tournament fishing those spots.
Finding the difference in what areas that you are fishing will lead to catching bass, but as I said, if bait is not present, you will not find many predator fish. Jim nailed that on the head.