Thread: shooting docks

hello all.....member since 2006, sold the boat a few years back because I was burnt out. going to get back into it this year. what is shooting docks?

This
https://youtu.be/o8BYXMJuKBo

Welcome back, I am guessing that you fish LOZ if you are planning on shooting dock?

thanks for the link......no my home lake is Mark Twain.....(get the name DinkMaster now?).......my buddy and I are going to be fishing the LOZ tho this weekend.....be my first time fishing there....all I have ever done at the LOZ is drink beer and pleasure boat....so it will be a new experience for me......at mark twain I just jig brush....with a single jigging rod.....and never more than 12 feet deep with pink and chartruese

Great time to expand your horizons have fun.

If you get into shooting docks and want to buy a rod n reel setup get something that works good the first time you buy. I went through a few setups and wasted money. I recommend a 6' 6" med light action rod with good backbone and sensitive tip. I like to shoot with hi vis mono and a weedless jig head so I don't get caught up under the dock. My set up is a BPS carbon light rod and Pflueger President 6930 reel. Good luck it can be frustrating at first.

Just toss the jig head in the back of the boat slip, give it a five count and slowly reel it back and watch for the line twich when they hit it. I would use blue ice or something with chartruse in it. Keep an eye on your line because they hit it right when it hits the water. If no bites you may have to let it go deeper. Best docks have fish cleaning stations on them usually.

After watching the video, it doesn't seem like it's something I want to try. Is there coves with cedar trees and brush you can jig? Or is dock fishing the ticket?

Originally Posted by DinkMaster

After watching the video, it doesn't seem like it's something I want to try. Is there coves with cedar trees and brush you can jig? Or is dock fishing the ticket?

Its not hard, my 63 year old dad does it. Just takes practice, if I didn't shoot docks I wouldn't even unload the boat in LOZ. Its one of the best, if not THE best way to catch big crappie at LOZ. Especially in the comming weeks when the females start suspending when the males are making nests. Flip under a dark shady boat and get ready, they'll hit it about a foot or two down.

New rod on the market is the B&M Sharpshooter 6 (6' Med/light) pair that with a Shimano Sienna and you've got a great dock shooting rig for about $80.

You will catch more fish and bigger fish than you've ever caught. We probably averaged 100 a day. Get you a coffee can shut your garage door on it ,get all the way back and try to skip it in the jar.