Naw Birdy, it's more fun to snitch a spot. I've had someone with the new lowrance units tell me that there are standing trees sticking straight up all over the lake. Like I say I know of about 7 and they can be productive most of the year, but it is difficult to know how deep to fish, unless you can see them suspended in the branches. You also loose a lot of jigs in them. Birdy--don't worry about fishing a private spot, cause once you get off a spot, it is no longer private. I will also fish a spot after I see a boat leave, because just because there was a boat there doesn't mean that he got all the fish or any of the fish.