Favorite Structure?

[jglassguy]

So,
When you think back on your favorite days catching bass, is there a common structure that comes to mind?
For instance guys that fish rip rap all the time, or flipping wood, or open water, or certain type of vegetation, or following the lake bottom stucture?
For me, most of my memories for some reason is catching a bass that is behind a log or near usually biting on a jig or craw or worm,
And I know certain conditions only exist in dif parts of the land, lily pads here, docks and boats there , etc

[mike0062466]

Sounds like you're using the word "structure" to mean "cover." Virtually everywhere I fish, the predominant cover is vegetation, so I guess that's my favorite. Within that category, I especially like lily pads and duckweed. When fishing over submerged vegetation, I'm sorry to say that I usually don't know one kind from the other.

[bassfisher14]

I have had my best luck around fallen timber. I have caught some around docks, but when the docks aren't producing it seems as if I can always depend on those logs that are around the banks.

[profishermenkid16]

Give me a milfoil patch in about 4- 10 ft. of water and you will see me camped out all day on it. ;D P N J

[don_P]

wood-wood-wood...Jb I guess I like the visable stuff
I dont know alot about the vegatation fishing ,weed lines are good, and I like to fish the docks.Alittle side arm pitch to the back were JAWS is Good Q JB
have a good weekend Jb .I might go fishing Sunday
e-me..well hook -up....no pun attended ;D

[Infisherman1]

DOWNED TREES!!! (Thank you very much Charley, Frances, and Jeanne.) I can catch good numbers of fish in almost any condition when I throw a senko or spinnerbait around them. I may not get that great of size by using this method, but I do get the numbers. Its a great way to catch a quick limit.

[windingriver]

I like downed trees, docks, lillypads for largemouth, but for the smallies I like downed trees, docks, and big rocks.

[ahlkajflakjj]

Cypress trees...nothing better especially if there is moss at the base, sure thing. Flip a worm or tube or spinnerbait works

[Rob Mak]

i aint picky most lake in this area are a tad shy on vegation right now there is no grass showing so for me right now trees and docks.


zooker

[fredhatch]

Nice covered shoreline of hydrilla, especially coming off the end of a deep canal into the main lake. 8)

[bassbum]

I agree with flfireman. I catch alot of bass throwing right up to the hydrilla line.

Sandra

[Bassin_Dude]

any cover or structure, i love it all from submerged stumps to hydrilla to lillies and grass lines, its all good.

[jglassguy]

so true,
nothing like a downed tree to work over for a good confidence booster

[macgyver]

If I had to say 1 piece of cover, it would have to be timber of any sort. I actually would prefer to fish any HEAVY, and I mean HEAVY vegetation. However during the ice out, and late fall, there isn't much vegetation, so the fish are attracted to the other availble cover, which is timber. Now for structure I prefer to fish either old creekbeds or roads

Lizards

[bassmaster1983]

Throwing a buzzbait in and around pads.

Bob

[bearpaw]

In LA/TX I fished alot of hydrilla which was my favorite but there is none up here in NC. Therefore, I think that I have the best success on rocks. Not the rocks that are placed, but the natural stuff that extends out into the water. Ths all can change season by season, depending on how I do and in what conditions. Next year it might be timber, or ledges, or points etc....

[jglassguy]

When I was learning all the basics of fishing I had days and days that turned into years upon years of practise fishing at my neighbors pond that was full of bluegills an yellowbelly catfish. Over the following years I was able to weed out the cats, and replaced them with cats from paylakes , or bass from anywhere we fished that day , and then got some crappie in there.
All that time there were willow trees around the place but all vegetation everywhere. Lucky for me hydrilia regenerated there and it really taught me something about bass and their ambush tactics through out the day, almost always taking advantage of shade.
the only downfall was that I was so used to fishing grass beds a crankbait freaked me out , cus all you'd ever get on a retrieve was a worn with a afro.
After hitting the big lakes I learned to adapt to the pond somewhat.

[randerson52]

i like sunken trees, sticks, logs, bushes, i like to run a spinnerbait or a worm through them

[n2b]

Whatever the pattern is telling me to do. I follow the fish not my favorite cover. Wherever they are, thats where you will find me. ;D