Fishing docks for summer docks by Glenn Walker

dock fishing in the summertime to target bass

W

hether it is a lake or river, there is a common piece of fish

holding cover that lines the shorelines… boat

docks. These man-

made creations offer bass many things, which

is why bass will hold on them

throughout the year. Most bass anglers already target bass un- derneath or around these struc- tures, but I have a few myths and

My go to dock fishing set up, a Witch Doctor Shaman 6’10” rod, spooled with 20 lb Seaguar TATSU and a 3/8 or 1/2 oz jig with a Zoom chunk.

tricks to share that you may not

know.

Many times a bass angler that

is fishing boat docks will cruise

by the front side of the docks and

make casts to the openings most

accessible, sometimes they will slow

down and fish the sides of that dock.

But, one dock locations that can be

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