![]() If I don’t know if anything’s there or I don’t get a bite or don’t see a fish, I’m probably going to be gone.” Or if I see a fish or something like that I may pitch back in there, or pick up another bait and pitch back in there. “Typically if I catch one I’m going to pitch back in there. I’m not looking for the fish I have to work for. I’m looking for the fish that are eating. I’m going to cover it as quickly as I can and as efficiently as I can. If there’s a hole underneath the middle, I’m going to hit the middle of it. “Most of the time I’m going to make pretty much one cast to each side,” Williams says. It’s fun to think a fish lives on every dock post or under every float, but Williams isn’t concerned about picking apart every corner. Slipping a jig through an opening at an angle runs the risk of clanging off an adjacent post or cable.Įfficiency rules again. “I want to get perfectly straight in line where I want to cast.” “Most of the time I fish off the side of my boat, but I try to line it up directly at 90 degrees,” he says. Hence, once Williams picks out a casting lane, he uses the boat to get into the perfect spot to cast far under or along the dock. Williams preaches efficiency when dock fishing because the more ground he can cover, the more fish he’ll find. A few extra seconds spent on the front end leads to more casts and more docks fished throughout the day. It’s better to spend a bit more time on a deliberate approach and concentrate on each cast than to rush and screw it up. Likewise, a cast that comes up short of the target does no good. At the least, reeling in and resetting for another cast costs you time. Pinging a jig off a corner post will probably spook some bass or might result in a backlash. “Maybe they hit the dock or don’t fish it thorough enough.” “Sometimes I think people probably get in too big of a hurry and make a mistake,” he says. Fishing quickly is good, but being out of control or in a rush can actually cost you time. One of the most common mistakes Williams sees inexperienced dock fishermen make is rushing. The North Carolina angler is the dock-fishing expert who cruised to victory at the 2018 FLW Tour event on Smith Lake by skipping docks with a jig. If you don’t, or if you flat out stink at fishing docks, it’s probably because you’re making simple mistakes that are easily corrected with some helpful advice from FLW Tour pro David Williams. Docks, docks, they’re everywhere, and bass love them.
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