Quote Originally Posted by CatchumDeep
Sometimes I have trouble re-locating submerged tops. (I mainly jig for crappie in structure rather than troll, etc.) My preferred method is to follow my GPS to coordinates for a known top. I drop a marker buoy at the spot indicated by GPS and then search for the structure with my fishfinder…moving in circle around that marker buoy. Once I see the structure on my fishfinder, I drop a second marker buoy to identify the spot. When I try to find tops without dropping that first marker buoy, I often find myself wandering 30-40 feet away from the spot I’m searching for. My GPS usually shows accuracy to 14 feet on the lake where I usually fish so the search area isn’t real large…. but I’d still like to shorten the search time.

How does everyone else locate known structure?

Thanks,
Dan
Thats pretty much how i do it,i have found it is alot easier to get on spots if you get within 100' or so with the big motor then drop the trolling motor and go to your spot drop the buoy and most of the time you'll be so close you wont need to drop a second buoy just use the first one for reference.This method works well for me with a handheld gps and a finder on the trolling motor.