Main Lake Vs. Secondary Points

[mrcold]

Do you guys have a tendency to fish mostly main lake points, or more secondary points (or both)? We have always ended up moving up into creek arms and fishing secondary points, even though I feel like main lake points should be better locations and provide better fish. Obviously wind and weather will have an effect on where you can hold the boat, but given the option, what's your preference?

I'm trying to have set areas and some sort of plan of attack, since I get overwhelmed when I show up and have miles and miles of shoreline that, quite frankly, all looks great to my untrained eyes.

Thanks!

[patfish]

I'm going to bump this just because I too am curious. Plus it was a good post. Polite and to the point, or maybe to the secondary point. Never the less, let's hear what y'all think.

[Bill Babler]

Main lake for the most part on the Rock will have the majority of the bites.. You see, I have not said the biggest bites, just total bites. On the main lake you are dealing with all 3 species of the Black Bass family. As you edge up into the creeks or bigger cuts and coves and river channels, you tend to not really eliminate the K's and Jaw's, but cut the numbers, so as to be fishing for LM.

As the LM population, is only about 25 percent of the resource, you have cut your opportunities significently.

Most all the guides and I cannot speak for all, are main lake fisherman. We for the most part are after bites, weather big or small, just pullers.

Hope this helps.

[FRENZEL]

MrCold, Bill is right... Although certain times of the year I find myself frequenting the secondaries more. The #'s bites come on the main lake.(If that makes sense?) Through the meat of the day and the majority of the season it will get you bit. It really depends on what you are looking for species wise.

[mrcold]

What species am I after? Well, we have an informal tournament that includes SMB, LMB, and spots...so I'd love to catch those. But first and foremost, I want to catch fish. If the real bass aren't biting and I catch a bunch of 5 lb. cats, great! Walleye, saugeye, whites, more than welcome! But mostly I'm after the "good" bass species.

Bill, outstanding info, that's exactly what I wanted to hear! So you theoretically have a higher percentage chance of a bigger bite in the coves since you're targetting LMB a bit more, but your numbers come on main lake points since you're targetting all 3 species more, huh? Very good info.

Thanks guys!

(on a side note, I learned at about 8:00 last night that my buddy may have screwed up his schedule, so this trip that I've been anticipating for 2 years, since I missed last year's outing, may get cancelled for me...lame)