I've grown up fishing either ponds or the BIG lake (saltwater), so I wouldn't have the first clue how to target fish on big lakes. What you're saying makes a lot of sense to me, though.
"Only after sorrow's hand has bowed your head will life become truly real to you; then you will acquire the noble spirituality which intensifies the reality of life. I go to an all-powerful God. Beyond that I have no knowledge--no fear--only faith."