Marker Bouys

[Tony McCall]

Does anybody use marker buoys to mark underwater structure when you locate it on your graph?

I was looking at a set from Bass Pro that intrigued me and was just wondering how they work in 10-15 foot of water.

[Cmj]

I make my own out of lead weights and a swim noodle, works good for me.

[LMBarnett]

I take a pool noodle, cut it to 12", put 2 16 penny nails in the end, 2 on each end, so that when it sits in the water, all 4 nails are on the same down side. I tie about 25 feet of line to the noodle with a 3 oz bank sinker. The nails keep the noodle from unrooling the entire length of line.

Learned this trick from Jerry Blake on Lake Greeson, works great!

[LRJoe1]

Sure do

[JeremyDale]

I use the orange ones when spider rigging. If I find a pile i'll throw the marker in it and fish around it. Don showed me this technique and I quickly adopted it. Works good!

[Tony McCall]

LM Barnett -- I love DIY stuff! Thanks for the info.

[joe004]

I use them but I think theyre defective, they only mark piles without fish.

[Possum]

Yes, especially on deeper waters. Don't drop them directly on the fish or structure. The commercial markers don't have enough weight and sometimes don't go all the way to the bottom. I always add extra weights.

[Special K]

I've used marker buoys for years and years. I find them extremely effective at marking structure or various targets such as ledges, ditches, creek channels, brush piles and etc., and for those of us who aren't fortunate enough to have the high dollar navionics such as I-Pilot... 5 or 6 good buoy markers are really all you need. Some of the drawbacks however are: You tend to mark the structure for everyone else to see... and then it's not too hard for them to come back to the spot later and pick up where you left off. I've even seen people with a whole lot of nerve come along and volunteer to help fish a spot that I'd marked... using my buoys to stay on the fish. They'll always start out fishing in the general proximity... then engage you with some small talk... then magically... they'll work their way right into your marked area.

[Buckrub]

I carry a large can of bright pink spray paint, and paint a capital "B" on the water where the brushpile is. I used to paint an "X" but too many rednecks horned in on my good spots when they saw it.