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WINTER DOCKS
“Shooting gives you so much more Travis Bunting loads the rod to shoot a
accuracy and lets you get into spots you can’t floating dock. It takes timing and practice to
get by casting or flipping.” Travis Bunting, shoot but no other technique allows the jig to
2017 American Crappie Trail Classic Champ. be put in small openings at long distances.
Winter dock shooting may be foreign to
many crappie chasers. Some fishermen don’t imaging electronics.
have lakes with docks while others choose to
fish in warmer months or simply don’t know Docks
about the dock action. There are four major dock types: floating;
Docks are usually hit-and-miss any time floating with a roof; piling; and piling with a
of year. Fish are there or they’re not. It doesn’t roof.
take long to find out by fishing or with side Fishing can be different at each one.
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