Percentage Triangle 2025
Eric Buck reply :
Anyone on here have any experience locating fish using the Percentage Triangle method?
OntarioFishingGuy reply :
Not sure what that is.
Creekcrappie reply :
Never heard of it.
plumworm reply :
Only after I change the angle of the dangle.
Big Fish Rice reply :
You must be from the Pacific Northwest, or watched Seth's video, or maybe you're just some cool dude from Georgia that heard of this? 
The Percentage Triangle works simply becuase you're increasing your odds of finding fish in different seasonal movements in places that generally hold numbers of fish. Starting on a point and working your way into the cove works because you're covering several situations and taking the time to search for fish. It can work well or it may not give you an advantage at all.
If you're headed to a new body of water, it can be great to find fish and cover high percentage areas quickly. But don't forget that these are just odds - there will always be other places on the lake that hold numbers and quality of fish too. It all depends on forage and the season. Find the bait, find the bass.
But yeah, I've learned about the strategy too.
einscodek reply :
Sounds pretty fancy but you can learn lots about catchin fish here at bassresource and from tips from pros like KVD which dont cost you a dime and will boat you fish. Learn structure fishing.. Ill bet thats what this triangle methods is based on..when bass move into shallows from deeper water access areas.
RAMBLER reply :
This can answer two questions.
1. I didn't get a strike for 2 1/2 hours.
2. I tried five different places until I found out where the fish were moving to, to feed. I guess I fished a pentagon method?
geo g reply :
I like the theory that, "Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while". 
Eric Buck reply :
I haven't been able to put the theory into play yet because I have not fished a big body of water. I am moving close to Carlyle Lake in Illinois at the end of the month and that is how I plan on approaching the lake for the first time. The percentage triangle makes sense for locating fish.
Todd2 reply :
Never heard of it...what's the theory?
Catt reply :
Being doing it for 50+ years!
Youtube 
BassWhole! reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 10:06 PM, Todd2 said:Never heard of it...what's the theory?
The square of the sum of the nonsense is proportional to the square of the time spent on the InterWeb minus the square of the time not spent fishing...
deaknh03 reply :
Does this involve Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan?
Raul reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 10:35 PM, reason said:The square of the sum of the nonsense is proportional to the square of the time spent on the InterWeb minus the square of the time not spent fishing...
WHUT !?! 
Big Fish Rice reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 10:35 PM, reason said:The square of the sum of the nonsense is proportional to the square of the time spent on the InterWeb minus the square of the time not spent fishing...
This is probably one of the funniest I've seen in a LONG time, haha.
ClackerBuzz reply :
sound similar fishing a deep main lake point back to it's closest cove till you find fish on a spot. then relocating to similar spots on the lake..
Catt reply :
This is bass fishing at it's simplest, y'all should already be doing this.
If y'all aint doing it you don't understand bass, ya got to learn the creature you're hunting!
Eric Buck reply :
That video is a good tip.but the percentage triangle is supposed to put you on the right fish based off contour lines. You can dissect a body of water without ever fishing the lake. Then you fish your triangles and fine tune them.
Catt reply :
On 6/5/2014 at 5:26 AM, Eric Buck said:That video is a good tip.but the percentage triangle is supposed to put you on the right fish based off contour lines. You can dissect a body of water without ever fishing the lake. Then you fish your triangles and fine tune them.
Youtube search precentage triangle fishing, it aint Shaw Grisiby.
Nice_Bass reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 8:38 PM, Eric Buck said:I haven't been able to put the theory into play yet because I have not fished a big body of water. I am moving close to Carlyle Lake in Illinois at the end of the month and that is how I plan on approaching the lake for the first time.
The percentage triangle makes sense for locating fish.
Not the best lake...head to rend, clinton, kincaid, devils kitchen, and a few others if you are in the area. Carlyle is a windy bowl
TrapperJ reply :
I watched some of the videos and I'm interested but I really didn't follow the method to well? Can someone elaborate? I found 4 parts, or atleast which part has the best info?
Thanks!
RoLo reply :
After listening to the video, I'm left with the feeling that 'Percentage Triangle' is synonymous to 'Horse Sense'.
Roger
Catt reply :
On 6/5/2014 at 9:01 AM, RoLo said:After listening to the video, I'm left with the feeling that 'Percentage Triangle' is synonymous to 'Horse Sense'.
Roger
Yelp, it's basics
Bassguytom reply :
I tend to use my side scan, down scan and 2D sonar to fish high percentage areas to find bass. I try to stay away from triangles after that whole Bermuda thing.
aavery2 reply :
Interesting theory, seems a little more difficult than need be. I typically just go with find the baitfish, find the bass.
RoLo reply :
On 6/5/2014 at 9:52 AM, aavery2 said:Interesting theory, seems a little more difficult than need be. I typically just go with find the baitfish, find the bass.
Wherever we catch a bass, it seems that baitfish are never far away.
That is a fact, but largely because gamefish and baitfish both seek the same environment.
When we look at the shape of the food pyramid we see that prey fish which form the wider base of the pyramid
far outnumber the game fish that form the narrower point. Due to this vast difference in biomass,
it's not volumetrically possible for bass to accompany every school of baitfish.
A more accurate statement might be: "Wherever you find bass, you'll also find baitfish".
Therefore, it's always nice to find baitfish, but even nicer to find bass 
Roger
aavery2 reply :
RoLo I enjoy your posts. I can say this with almost complete confidence, if there are no baitfish present your chances of catching any number of bass in a certain area diminish greatly, Maybe I am just a lucky guy, when I find balls of baitfish in the correct depth of water, I almost always find bass nearby.
WRB reply :
Baitfish make up a % of the bass prey or food chain, crayfish, amphibians and terrestrial critters are other sources of prey.
I agree this triangle is just another term describing bass fishing 101, we sometimes forget not all bass anglers have basic bass fishing knowledge.
Tom
aavery2 reply :
On 6/5/2014 at 1:40 PM, WRB said:Baitfish make up a % of the bass prey or food chain, crayfish, amphibians and terrestrial critters are other sources of prey.
I agree this triangle is just another term describing bass fishing 101, we sometimes forget not all bass anglers have basic bass fishing knowledge.
Tom
No argument there, but wouldn't you agree that when the baitfish are balled up at least a certain percentage of the bass population are dialed in on that available food source.
Violinguy reply :
So is this, like, common core bass fishing? 
einscodek reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 6:13 PM, einscodek said:Sounds pretty fancy but you can learn lots about catchin fish here at bassresource and from tips from pros like KVD which dont cost you a dime and will boat you fish. Learn structure fishing.. Ill bet thats what this triangle methods is based on..when bass move into shallows from deeper water access areas.
Looks like triangle is about shallow-deep water access but theres more to it I'm sure.
The man and his crew are certainly knowledgeable..
Eric Buck reply :
The triangle is more about location and habitat more then anything. You build your triangles then go to work inside them based off a pattern or seasonal movements. In summer or winter you might fish closer to the top of your triangle where as in during the spawn your at the base. I have not used this and that's why I have created this post to see if anyone has used this specific post to locate bass.
WRB reply :
Yes bass are always near the food source, except when spawning, then the food source feeds on the bass eggs.On 6/5/2014 at 1:44 PM, aavery2 said:No argument there, but wouldn't you agree that when the baitfish are balled up at least a certain percentage of the bass population are dialed in on that available food source.
When someone ask for help to fish lake X and post a map, we all study the map quickly and make recommendations based on what is know; topography contours and can only guess at the food source and seasonal periods. Without being on the water it is impossible to know where the primary bait source is actually located, we can only make educated guesses. High percentage zones is the same as percentage triangle.
Breaking down a lake into smaller zones based on seasonal periods isn't new and discussed on this site several times. Don't get yourself lost in the triangle.
Tom
Catt reply :
Location, Food Source, Timing (covers every thing from seasonal to daily), & then lures/techniques
To successfully "hunt" for bass we must first understand its basic environmental & biological needs
There must be ample amounts of oxygen, there must be an available food source, there must be a sanitary (structure & cover) & there must be an adequate spawning grounds.
Knowing that basic information & having a contour map, we should be able to find that 10% of a body of water that holds bass.
Someone made a video & charged money for what we have given y'all for free!
RoLo reply :
On 6/6/2014 at 10:56 PM, WRB said:Yes bass are always near the food source, except when spawning, then the food source feeds on the bass eggs.
When someone ask for help to fish lake X and post a map, we all study the map quickly and make recommendations based on what is know; topography contours and can only guess at the food source and seasonal periods. Without being on the water it is impossible to know where the primary bait source is actually located, we can only make educated guesses. High percentage zones is the same as percentage triangle.
Breaking down a lake into smaller zones based on seasonal periods isn't new and discussed on this site several times. Don't get yourself lost in the triangle.
Tom
Not knowing the bait source is not a stumbling block.
With an accurate hydrographic chart, a knowledgeable fisherman can quickly and accurately
pinpoint onshore and offshore holding sites. Furthermore, the primary forage is subject to change
from year to year, and also from minute to minute based on the opportunity at hand.
Unlike oceanic game fish that chase pelagic forage for miles, largemouth bass are ambush feeders.
Regardless of the soup du jour, the same premium holding sites will host the festivities.
Roger
DTack reply :
I'm not sure about this triangle deal, haven't read into it. I heard Brandon Palaniuk talk about it in a seminar a couple years back but that's it.
I think some people get things confused sometimes when talking about finding fish versus finding quality or bigger fish.
Felix77 reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 10:38 PM, deaknh03 said:Does this involve Phil Jackson and Michael Jordan?
Made me laugh! 
RHuff reply :
It's a theory you can use to break down a new body of water that you haven't fished before. The theory basically states that you locate the spawning flat and back track the shoreline back out to make a triangle shape whereas the base of the triangle is the spawning flat and the tip is the ledge or deepest water available. You then fine tune it by using contour lines to locate bass migration routes as they go through the prespawn, spawn, and postspawn phases. Brandon Palaniuk uses it throughout his elite series schedule and he was a recent AOY winner so I trust that it's a good basis to start with.
dgkasper58 reply :
On 6/4/2014 at 8:38 PM, Eric Buck said:I haven't been able to put the theory into play yet because I have not fished a big body of water. I am moving close to Carlyle Lake in Illinois at the end of the month and that is how I plan on approaching the lake for the first time. The percentage triangle makes sense for locating fish.
That is where the state series for fishing is. I may touch base with you in the spring if that is OK?
haleywp reply :
Is this what you are referring to: https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/hope_chronicles.html
It's at the bottom of the article, although the hole article is a great read.
lo n slo reply :
dad burnit, i just liked a 4 year old post ????
Rip_lipz reply :
If anyone still has a interest in this. Brandon Polonick did a web seminar on this theory. Its on YouTube.
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