Poll What's your favorite springtime structure??
What's your favorite springtime structure??
OptionResults
shorelines - shallow
weed edges
wood
shallow flats
shallow bays
depth contours (drop offs, humps, bars)
sand or gravel bottom
large rocks
river inlets
channels
Shallow weeds
flooded willows
open water
Rusty Bycyle Reefs
fish cribs
warmest water & best green weeds
windblown shorelines and points
Deep Open Water
Add your own option:

Willis
Posted 5/3/2007 3:30 PM (#254376)
Subject: What's your favorite springtime structure??




Posts: 227


Location: New Brighton, MN
Overall, what's your favorite springtime structure???? why?????
Dacron + Dip
Posted 5/4/2007 6:40 AM (#254496 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite springtime structure??


900 Views on what's your favorite lure, 100 views on where to cast it ha ha!
Steve Jonesi
Posted 5/4/2007 6:53 AM (#254503 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??




Posts: 2089


Kentucky- flats and wood
Wisconsin- weeds and open water
Mille Lacs-weeds and sand
Why? Not all systems are the same and experience tells me to do this. Steve
Donnie3737
Posted 5/4/2007 7:33 AM (#254514 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite springtime structure??


I'm with Jonesi...I fish Eagle Lakes West Arm, and we have 4 or 5 spots that are deep shorelines, with nothing but rock! BUT, there are only 5 or 6 spots that seemingly would hold big fish in weedbeds. So, we fish alot of structure not characteristic of early season!

So I'm going with:

West Arm...some steep/deep shorelines, shallow rock piles / shallow weedbeds
Vermilion Bay...shallow weedflats / reed edges / shallow rock piles
BIG Eagle...huge weed shorelines...some are 2-3 miles long
Boulder Bay to Osborne...any flats with weeds or wood

Donnie
muskymeyer
Posted 5/4/2007 8:26 AM (#254527 - in reply to #254514)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 691


Location: nationwide
I picked the shallow bays. Why are they my favorite? Because that's where I find the fish most years. Where ever the fish are . . . that is my favorite spot.


Corey Meyer
Pointerpride102
Posted 5/4/2007 11:42 AM (#254572 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 16632


Location: The desert
Only one Rusty Bicycle reef caster??
Dacron + Dip
Posted 5/4/2007 12:11 PM (#254586 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite springtime structure??


It's normally a couple days into July when I get out on the first wknd of our season. Weeds are normally good, rockpiles in or near the weeds and open water's always good. Last Opener the weeds were in great shape really early and there were good fish on them (huge smallies, a few nice walleyes and pike also). Staying over about forty feet of water in between spots was good when we trolled. God I hate the way a ten inch jerkbait hacks up a big bass.
Schuler
Posted 5/7/2007 9:23 AM (#254990 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 1462


Location: Davenport, IA
I love loooong weedbeds that form a wall in 8-12 feet of water.
MuskieMedic
Posted 5/9/2007 3:50 AM (#255318 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 2091


Location: Stevens Point, WI
I mostly fish the Wisconsin River in the early part of the season until the Northern Opener and I concentrate on high current areas with plenty of current breaks. I hammer the really shallow fast water with downed timber, rocks, points and islands. Most fish are taken in less than 2 feet of water right tight to structure, pretty much have to hit them in the head.
esox50
Posted 5/9/2007 6:20 AM (#255325 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 2024


My vote was for the windblown shorelines and points. Many times these spots will incorporate other cover such as wood, rocks, and weeds. However, I think the key is the "chaos and turmoil" created by the wind/waves.
sworrall
Posted 5/10/2007 7:44 PM (#255589 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 32886


Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin
By the time season opens here, the weeds are up pretty good. It all depends so much on th water fished...
Hammskie
Posted 5/12/2007 2:19 PM (#255811 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: Re: What's your favorite springtime structure??





Posts: 697


Location: Minnetonka
I voted open water... meaning not frozen.

"The whole lake's a hot spot."
Terry L
Posted 5/12/2007 7:01 PM (#255837 - in reply to #254376)
Subject: RE: What's your favorite springtime structure??


My fav springtime structure ?

WATER