your opinion please

What factors do you think contribute to a good dock as in cover that holds
LM's?

What would your defining features of a dock be that produce at least a
couple of two-and-a-halfers and a three-and-a-halfer?

Would you say there is a domain radius established by bigger bass?

I always try for a second bass if I get one from a dock, should I try for a
third or do you think the third one is just wasting time?
The first one I usually just hock it out green and swing it into the boat
without any play and go for a second one immediately.
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Steve


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Steve wrote:
What factors do you think contribute to a good dock as in cover that holds
LM's?


Wood, not metal. 5 points

No fresh pressure treated wood. 2 points

Platform low to water. 4 points

The more dilapidated the better. 3points

Dock resting on supports, not floating. 5 points

Supports set into concrete blocks (artificial rocks) rather than just stuck
in the bottom. 2 points

Multiple horizontal or angled braces. 1 point per non vertical member.

posts/braces larger than 4 by 4s. 2 points

Dock cross or abuts both a reasonably flat bottom and a depth change. 10
points

Dock abuts or houses a different type of cover (Rock/log/weeds/brush) 10
points

Dock comes off seawall rather than just off bank. 2 points

Wooden Ladder off front face of dock. 1 point

Complex shape (T or L instead of just a straight walk)5 points.

Lone dock on a bank. Jackpot.

Barking Dog on dock. negative 2 points

Jet ski ramps on dock. Negative 2 points



Just add up the points -- the higher the score, the longer I"m spending
casting at it.



RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

Steve wrote:
What factors do you think contribute to a good dock as in cover that holds
LM's?


Wood, not metal. 5 points

No fresh pressure treated wood. 2 points

Platform low to water. 4 points

The more dilapidated the better. 3points

Dock resting on supports, not floating. 5 points

Supports set into concrete blocks (artificial rocks) rather than just stuck
in the bottom. 2 points

Multiple horizontal or angled braces. 1 point per non vertical member.

posts/braces larger than 4 by 4s. 2 points

Dock cross or abuts both a reasonably flat bottom and a depth change. 10
points

Dock abuts or houses a different type of cover (Rock/log/weeds/brush) 10
points

Dock comes off seawall rather than just off bank. 2 points

Wooden Ladder off front face of dock. 1 point

Complex shape (T or L instead of just a straight walk)5 points.

Lone dock on a bank. Jackpot.

Barking Dog on dock. negative 2 points

Jet ski ramps on dock. Negative 2 points



Just add up the points -- the higher the score, the longer I"m spending
casting at it.



RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

You forgot "belligerent redneck landowner on dock with loaded shotgun..."
How many points?

Joe
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"RichZ" wrote in message
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Steve wrote:
What factors do you think contribute to a good dock as in cover that holds
LM's?


Wood, not metal. 5 points

No fresh pressure treated wood. 2 points

Platform low to water. 4 points

The more dilapidated the better. 3points

Dock resting on supports, not floating. 5 points

Supports set into concrete blocks (artificial rocks) rather than just stuck
in the bottom. 2 points

Multiple horizontal or angled braces. 1 point per non vertical member.

posts/braces larger than 4 by 4s. 2 points

Dock cross or abuts both a reasonably flat bottom and a depth change. 10
points

Dock abuts or houses a different type of cover (Rock/log/weeds/brush) 10
points

Dock comes off seawall rather than just off bank. 2 points

Wooden Ladder off front face of dock. 1 point

Complex shape (T or L instead of just a straight walk)5 points.

Lone dock on a bank. Jackpot.

Barking Dog on dock. negative 2 points

Jet ski ramps on dock. Negative 2 points



Just add up the points -- the higher the score, the longer I"m spending
casting at it.



RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

You forgot "belligerent redneck landowner on dock with loaded shotgun..."
How many points?

Joe
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"RichZ" wrote in message
...
Steve wrote:
What factors do you think contribute to a good dock as in cover that holds
LM's?


Wood, not metal. 5 points

No fresh pressure treated wood. 2 points

Platform low to water. 4 points

The more dilapidated the better. 3points

Dock resting on supports, not floating. 5 points

Supports set into concrete blocks (artificial rocks) rather than just stuck
in the bottom. 2 points

Multiple horizontal or angled braces. 1 point per non vertical member.

posts/braces larger than 4 by 4s. 2 points

Dock cross or abuts both a reasonably flat bottom and a depth change. 10
points

Dock abuts or houses a different type of cover (Rock/log/weeds/brush) 10
points

Dock comes off seawall rather than just off bank. 2 points

Wooden Ladder off front face of dock. 1 point

Complex shape (T or L instead of just a straight walk)5 points.

Lone dock on a bank. Jackpot.

Barking Dog on dock. negative 2 points

Jet ski ramps on dock. Negative 2 points



Just add up the points -- the higher the score, the longer I"m spending
casting at it.



RichZ©
www.richz.com/fishing

"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
You forgot "belligerent redneck landowner on dock with loaded shotgun..."
How many points?

Joe

I believe that reduces the total points back to zero....
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"Joe Haubenreich" rofbmail (at) secretweaponlures (dot) com wrote in
message ...
You forgot "belligerent redneck landowner on dock with loaded shotgun..."
How many points?

Joe

I believe that reduces the total points back to zero....
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http://www.amiasoft.com/ - Software for the rest of us!
http://www.rofb.net/ - ROFB Newsgroup Home

I'd add, to RichZ's excellent summary,

closed-decking (great) versus open-decking -( let's light through).... (
not so good).

At least that is how it works in the heat of the summer in Texas....
RichG

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RichG manager, Carolina Skiff Owners Group on MSN
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

I'd add, to RichZ's excellent summary,

closed-decking (great) versus open-decking -( let's light through).... (
not so good).

At least that is how it works in the heat of the summer in Texas....
RichG

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http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffOwners

Joe wrote:
You forgot "belligerent redneck landowner on dock with loaded shotgun..."
How many points?


Actually, I also forgot 'scantily clad sunbather of female persuasion' 50
points.

RichZ©
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