Deep Weed Edge

[Craigums]

For most of the state spawning is either done or ending. The fish are starting to move to their summer haunts and that typically means the deep weed edge. When locating and fishing a deep weed edge do you typically fish a long edge (A), inside turns (, or points ©?

Or do you look instead for changes in bottom composition or changes in weeds?

[Cecil]

For me it's bottom, which usually means different weeds. Deitz and I were fishing a lake last weekend and it was a curly leaf pond weed edge and we caught a bunch of 12" fish, looked at the locator and the bottom started to get harder and then the weeds turned to coontail and we promptly caught a 3.5 and 5 pound fish

[FutbolGuru]

Personally, I'd go C, B, then A. Only because, assuming there are fish along all of them, they'd be most concentrated on C, more spread out on B, and further spread out along A... in theory anyways. If bottom consistency changes along certain areas, as Cecil mentioned, it seems like a whole 'nother ball game.

[Craigums]

I'll add a 2nd question to the original. Would you guys start on a shoreline that has a sharper dropoff, such as the west side of the lake pictured. Or a more gradual dropoff, such as the east side of the map. Keeping in mind the sharper dropoff most likely has a sharper/more defined weededge..?

[RK]

I'd start on the points, and go from there. Conditions might push them off the tips of the points into the inside turns, as can things like pressure, other large predators (pike especially), etc., but a good point is a good point.

On the longer weed edges, I try to find little irregularities like little points or pockets, bottom transitions like Cecil mentioned, etc. Rarely are weed edges completely uniform even on a fairly straight bank. If you can find those irregularities you can really be in business. Good electronics help, but paralleling the edge with a deep diving crank is still about as good a way to find that stuff as anything. On the lake my cabin is on my most consistent weedline spot is a little finger of coontail that sticks out from a fairly uniform weedline. It's close to automatic for most of the summer, and I've never seen another boat fishing it. Cool thing about spots like that is they can produce year after year once you find them.

Oh - as to steep or gradual... Which break has the best year round habitat nearby? I mean, shallow cover, spawning habitat, deep water access? The more 'stuff' there is nearby the better. Complex spots are good spots...

[Igor Drackenwolf]

Wind intensity and direction would have an effect on my choice as well. If the wind has been pounding the baitfish into an area for a couple days, that'd give me an indication.

[EBass]

Per my last outing on Sat at a lake I've never been to I caught them next to the reeds and lily pads and out on the weededge. The ones in the pads were in a protected cove but on the windy shoreline we got the two biggest of the day on the outside weed edge. Not really an edge just sparse weed clumps.

[Aaron Carrell]

Craigums, I was planning on fishing that lake this evening. You in the area? It will only be my 2nd time, but I did quite well my first time out there about 4 weeks ago (prespawn/spawning). Any interest in hopping in the boat with me? Always fun to fish with someone new.

And the spot I'd hit right now you have cut off just on the north tip of your picture. :-p Just sayin...

[Deitz Dittrich]

as other have stated, Points(and inside turns of said points) and bottom content changes... But on that lake.. fish it all..LOL