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By Darl Black
S the rise, depth of the crest or size to identify
ome anglers may call it a rise or a hump, you will know one when you see it.
submerged island. Regardless of the local Some humps may be no larger than a living
colloquialism, a hump is merely a substantial room, while others may cover more than an
elevation of the lake bottom that is surrounded acre – you can easily find them with sonar. On
by deeper water. the other hand, a “bump” is much smaller –
While no criteria exist in terms of height of let’s say not much larger than a bread box. A
Mid-lake humps are not equal. More
so than the size of the hump, the rise
must have cover on it to attract and hold
crappies as they wait for passing baitfish
schools. Cover may be natural – in the
form of vegetation, stumps or rocks.
Or cover may be man-added, such as
brushpiles or cribs.
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