Most athletes practice and practice before they get on top of the game. It is all preparation.
Preparation also holds true for fishing.
Each winter the really successful fishermen spend a lot of time getting ready for the next season. Crappie likes brush and wood for cover. As crappie guides we use this knowledge to get ready for the next season. During the winter of 1999 and 2000, my son, and myself have put fifty brush piles in the lakes. First we find concrete block, heavy metal and rocks to hold the brush on the bottom.