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When dock shooting what do I need to look for...does any dock hold fish or is it just ones with brush...what size jig works best

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Lately they've been on deeper docks. A 1/16 or 1/23 jig. What lake you fishing

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I can tell you that all docks r not created equal. There r a lot of different reasons crappie will hold under docks, structure, shade, drop offs , bait, current, spawn. This time of year I fish docks that have structure with a drop off , ledge, under it or just in front of the dock. I use 1/32, 1/24,1/16 ounce jig heads depending on the situation at hand, mostly the wind will determine what size I’m shooting. I use mostly 2pound test when shooting but will shoot with 4 if the wind is catching my 2 lb line and has it blowing sideways. My main key tip is to always keep an eye on your line on the fall, this is when most of your hits will come and you won’t always fell the thump but you can see the tick of the line or the stop of the fall, game on.


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Do you have side image?

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The docks that are hardest to shoot under seem to hold the best fish. Shot one a few years ago that was skirted with cattle panels.

Will 10/2 braid work or is this a mono only technique?
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I've just got the itch to get out there now.

Originally Posted by jay the baptist

Will 10/2 braid work or is this a mono only technique?
Not trying to hijack thread at all.
I've just got the itch to get out there now.

I use Power Pro Super 8 slick V2 10/2 braid. I can bend out the hook most of the time. That allows me to bend the hook back and be fishing again quickly. That way I spend more time fishing and less time retying

I have use fireline before. It's not bad

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Thank y'all for the info yes I have side imaging but I am not the best at reading it ..and I am fishing lake Tuscaloosa I get off at 2 today and gonna try them this evening

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That lake is pretty good for dock fishing. Scan the docks first, ride really close to them and you should see the fish on deeper docks

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