Furthermore, docks which lie adjacent to weed flats or weed lines tend to be more productive. The ideal dock. A valid question and one not easily answered since even docks with similar characteristics do not always attract and hold bass. Fixed docks are better than floating docks in that they provide both vertical and horizontal structure. Docks which are low to the water offer better overhead cover than docks which are high off the water.
Big docks are better than small docks.
Docks with tight decking are better than those with wide cracks or openings in-between the decking. Lastly, docks located near weeds are usually better than those located in clear areas, sand, or shallow vegetation. Although the above characteristics hold true more often than not, there are times when the least likely looking dock will attract and hold good quantities of bass. Make no mistake about it, dock fishing is a special technique which takes time, lots of patience, experience, and practice to perfect. Sure anyone can casually throw a bait next to a dock and occasionally catch a bass.