oh i dont know Dan, maybe knowing the water, knowing how to read water, knowing where fish sit, rowing the boat under brush thats 3 feet above your head, expert maneuvering, all kinds of sh!t...

ive seen some pretty sh!tty plug fisherman, and some really good ones...

the good ones catch the fish...

same with spoons, same with eggs, same with twitching jigs, same with just about everything except boucing herring off the floor for bottom fish... my nephew was 2 when he caught his first fish doing that, so anyone can do it... even you..