Excellent Info. I try to do as much Pre-fishing as possible from home prior to even hitting the water. I have started using the lakemaster software to log all my fishing Info. it gives you a chance to add all kinds of Info at each waypoint entered. You will not believe how much old log Info. helps from one year to the next. I find that I can cut my Pre-fishing time in half just by doing some of the things you mention in your article. Best of luck to you this upcomming tourney season.