Originally Posted by
CrappiePappy
Guntersville sounds like Watts Bar, as far as the stationary docks. That's where I was first introduced to "shooting docks" (& under pontoon boats), back around 2000-2001 when I first started the Spring Fling / Fall Brawl tourneys. I was already using weedless jigs, so the crossmembers & trees & brushpiles under the docks were not a "big" deal ... just a bit of an annoyance, at times.
All the docks/marinas at my local lakes are "floaters", but I still can't resist shooting a jig under them. But, my favorite target is a pontoon moored in a slip (esp. one that is dirt/web/bird droppings coated, because then I know it hasn't moved in a long time & the fish are accustomed to hanging around it).
I saw a large cruiser/ live aboard yesterday that had a couple of inches of bird poop across the bow section. It was a shame to see such a sight. But there was a crappie hanging out just under her waterline. I need to head up to Watts Bar and learn it. It is not that far away.
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