10-16-2006, 08:30 PM
The previously mentioned advice couldn't be any better. No matter how big or small the structure is, and no matter what it is, it's always worth a cast. I've seen so many people float by small pieces of structure to get to the obvious stuff, never giving the smaller structure a second look. Rest assure, if you can see it, so can other anglers; and it's probably very heavily fished. I've caught soooooo many fish off of the small stuff that no one thinks will be holding fish. Boy, they couldn't be more wrong.
I spiral search new areas and of course I mark the larger obvious structure on my GPS, but as I roll around, I also mark the smaller stuff that no one pay attention to. I use this tactic in fresh and saltwater, and it pays off. Just the other week I was at a near shore reef and I watched as all the boats around me scrounged to catch a keeper black sea bass. I drifted out about 200 yards from the main reef and marked a very small rock on the bottom. I circled back around, anchored above it and started a chum bag. I nearly caught my limit on that tiny little rock. Trust, everything is worth a look.[cool]
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I spiral search new areas and of course I mark the larger obvious structure on my GPS, but as I roll around, I also mark the smaller stuff that no one pay attention to. I use this tactic in fresh and saltwater, and it pays off. Just the other week I was at a near shore reef and I watched as all the boats around me scrounged to catch a keeper black sea bass. I drifted out about 200 yards from the main reef and marked a very small rock on the bottom. I circled back around, anchored above it and started a chum bag. I nearly caught my limit on that tiny little rock. Trust, everything is worth a look.[cool]
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