Finding good milfoil beds/hard bottom areas

[MN Slick]

After many years of concentrating on muskies I've been bitten by the bass bug again. How do you go about finding good beds of milfoil to fish that have adequate pockets to flip a jig into? I was on Tonka last night and looked on the map to find areas with rocks thinking there would be some pockets there but found mats of . Are these small 1 ft diameter pockets what you guys concetrate on? Any tips?

How about finding hard bottom areas in deeper water outside the milfoil beds? Anything special to look for on maps before checking them out on the graph or is it just a matter of cruising and looking at one's electronics?

Tonka seems overwhelming at this point. I often wonder how much self discovery happens vs. word of mouth on spots. I have limited fishing time and still spend much of it fishing muskies so knowing what to look for would help. Not looking for spots just tips on what to look for. Any input would be great. Thanks.

[Trailblazin]

Actually, my biggest bass on this lake come from rocky/weed points or docks. I do fish the milfoil pockets and have faired OK.

My preference are these point areas running into bays. I'll work anywhere from 1ft to 15 ft of water.

Good Luck.