Catching Largemouth Bass on Man-made Features

Most waters that have bass also have signs of human activity.  Man-
made features can be located above the surface and below.  Finding
docks and boat houses is very easy.  You can see them all along the
shoreline throughout many bass waters.  Bass will stay close to these
areas throughout much of the day.  

While bass may be more active and likely to chase a
spinnerbait,
crankbait, or topwater during the morning and evening, they are less
likely to chase a bait during the middle of the day.  Fishing docks and
boat houses can be most productive throughout the day because the
sun dictates where the fish will be.  Fish will be located on the shady
side of the dock around 99% of the time.  Locate the shady side of the
dock and flip or pitch
jigs and soft plastics to these precise targets and
hold on.  You can catch bass in the middle of the day with this
technique.  Some anglers will flip
live bait into these areas to help coax
a sluggish bass into feeding.

Other man-made features may not be as easy to find.  Attractors will
vary from christmas trees, clumps of brush, and crib shelters to cars,
railroad tracks, roadbeds and other various man-made features.  
Almost anything you can think of can end up under water and most of
it attracts bass.  When fishing flooded reservoirs, you can find all
types of things such as the railroad tracks and roadbeds.  Finding
these man-made features are not easy.  Using under water cameras
can help.  When you find a unique piece of structure holding fish on
our fish finder, drop down an
under water camera, like an Aqua-Vu,
and you will find some interesting things down there.  Most of the time
it won't be anything unique, but sometimes it can be a man-made
feature that will hold fish all year long.  The best part about these man-
made features is that most people don't know about them.

If you fish a lake that offers scuba-diving, finding some information
from a local scuba diving class can be extremely beneficial to you.  
Sometimes, they have their own maps of the underwater structure and
you can find some hot spots that most anglers don't know about.
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