dock fishing

[friendlyfisher]

I do a lot of dock fishing this time of year. I do most of my fishing from waders and have had a lot of success fishin docks. Since I am standing right by the dock I think i am able to fish it a lot beter than you can from a boat. I usually throw worms or senkos under the docks but i want to try some new techniques. What are you two most effective thing to throw?

[Bassmaster]

My most effective baits when fishing docks are senkos and I also like a weightless tube rigged weedless. Sometimes when I use weight for my tubes I will insert an
1/16 oz. E-Z tube weight.

With my senkos I will cast to my target and leave it sit for a while and watch my line for a strike.

[friendlyfisher]

bassmaster, thats the same technique i use. I am also wondering if bass are under docks all day long, or if they are there only in the middle of the day when its sunny? any info would be great.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Its going to depend on a lot of things... But docks are great cover, and bass will use them all day long. But as conditions change so will the location of the fish on the docks... and also remember, not all docks are created equal!

[CASTnBLAST]

Go with a jig n pig,easier to pitch than plastics and the hordes of panfish under the docks won't be tearin the snot out of your spendy Senko's!

[friendlyfisher]

c n b
What size jig and what color do you sugest?

[CASTnBLAST]

Black/Blue is always a good standby as far as weight goes you generally don't have to punch through much cover around docks so I'll let the wind dictate how heavy I go.If it's awfully windy I'll go with a heavier jig than I would on a calm day so I can keep in better contact with my lure.Another plus is you can free yourself from some unbeleivable predicaments(most times)with a jigs protected hook design.

[muskybuck]

friendlyfisher, do you then walk out around the dock to get to the next one or how does that work? Is it an isolated dock? Do the dock owners come out and give you grief?

[friendlyfisher]

I'm 6'6" so about 90% of the docks I can walk around, the other 10% I go up on shore and hop over them. I dock fish on the same 5 to 10 lakes every year so the land owners are pretty use to me. Most of them stop and watch while I fish there dock. They like to see a big bass cought on there dock. I release 100% of my bass and this pleases them also. Once and a while the owner will send their kids out to run on the dock or throw rocks, this makes me mad but what can you do, so I just move to the next. The ability to fish a dock thoroughly from your waders is awsome. You can get right in there and sneek up on all those big bass.

[st.crioxfishin]

I like to use a ribbon tail tail worm for fishing docks, I will also throw tubes as well. I texas rig both of them usually on a light bullet wieght if the wind isn't to strong. My fav. colors for the worm would be red shad, other colors may work, but i have a lot of confidence in this color and it seems to work for me. For the color of the tube I usually will go with black blue, or I will pitch brown tubes with an orange tail under the docks. These two baits have worked great for me when it comes to fishing docks. Also skipping the senkos under the docks, as you have stated already is always a good technique as well.

b. downey