The how vs. why of bass fishing

[CCbass]

I post this because I usually see alot of new bass fisherman being focused on the how and as I've found there are alot of new fisherman here. The " how " is of course the bait you use, this has probably lead to the term " bait chasers " in our world. The reality is the " why " is so many times more important, many bass pros keep journals. The first line is the " how " the rest of the log is the " why " water temp, clarity, wind direction, cloudy, sunny, time of year, water high or low, amount of weeds ect. I think even line size, speed of retrieve, stop and go or even, all fall in the " why " over the " how ". Yes most could argue the " how " in fact covers all the " why ", yes but some don't think this way and thinking that way might help. To me the more you know the " why " the easier the " how " becomes. This came to me while thinking about little kids when they reach that age, suddenly everyting is " why ", they are open for knowledge and they always ask " why ".