There are guys that just bank on a fish report. I mean, when they hear the fish are on a kelp line or squid nest, that is it, set in stone. I am not that guy. Never have been, never will be. I do take mental notes of when and where, but not so I can go sit on the spot where someone else found the fish. I am speaking specifically about island seabass, Catalina Island seabass.
Back in the days when I worked for Mark Wisch, he would always talk about the 3 day bite. Meaning, that when the seabass moved into an area they would bite there for 3 days, and not normally more than that. Determining where they would move to and bite next, well, that was one of Marks specialties (that I think I learned from him). No doubt he learned that in some ways from Allyn Watson. The thing to think about here is, when a guy makes a score and word gets out, at what point in the 3 day rule did he find the fish?