Positioning

This lesson will show you the easiest ways to position yourself to make sure you’ll be getting into some fun fish catching action even if you’re a complete beginner.

Topics Discussed

  • 1:41 – Easiest Strategy – Boat
  • 3:06 – Easiest Strategy – From Bridge
  • 3:48 – Biggest Mistake
  • 3:56 – Situational Examples
  • 4:28 – Strategy for lures
  • 5:36 – Cross current lure trick
  • 6:15 – Worst time to fish bridges
  • 7:13 – Positioning around docks

On The Water Example

Here’s a helpful video that shows these positioning strategies in action on the water:

If you’d like to see some fun fishing reports of this type of fishing, here are some links to posts we believe you’ll enjoy watching:

Please use the Comments section below to let us know of any positioning related questions you have. We’ll gladly make more lessons for you as needed.

Tight Lines!

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Emilio Gonzales
13 days ago

Just joined last night and the few videos I have watched have me wanting to get back out on the water. I can’t wait to try the techniques.

Darren Woodruff
14 days ago

Thanks for the video. What was the type of weedless sinker/setup you were mentioning?

John
29 days ago

If you could just slow down, a little bit, your talking speed I could understand
more of what you are saying.

Danny LeBlanc
2 months ago

In certain areas where we fish, there are locks that provide an excellent environment to use both artificial and live bait for fishing. While I have been primarily focused on the marsh, it is time that we revisit the bridges, locks, and docks. Once more, it important to revisit the fundamental fishing techniques!

Richard Boyd
3 months ago

Does the newest trolling motors keep the bow and stern in place or just the bow with the current positioning the boat otherwise?

Donald Belair
4 months ago

If fishing from a kayak, can you tie off to the fender itself in Florida? Thanks, great video!

Michael Jarrett
6 months ago

These videos are super helpful. Thank you for all the work y’all put into these. Curious if there is a post/video on A) how to know when to leave and when to stay (ie how long of not getting any strikes even if you see some of the “Bs” (birds, bait)); and B) what is a reasonable expectation of time to catch a fish (y’all catch like 35 fish in a 10 minute video, which I know is edited but I have no idea whether it took you an hour or 6 hours to catch them).

Michael Jarrett
6 months ago
Reply to  Luke Simonds

Thanks Luke. Been raining all day today but I’m excited to get back out there and put these lessons into practice.

Nathan Hardt
6 months ago

I am not sure how you can tell about current. Can you visually see the the current, or do you rely on tides, etc.?

Janet Hazlewood
6 months ago
Reply to  Luke Simonds

How fast is too fast for current? I find most of the time I’ve fished under a bridge even a 1oz gets carried away. Half oz would seem to only work just after the tide is changing…?

Perry Love
8 months ago

I’m curious why you have to cast up current with lures. Why can’t you do the drop and drift same as you do with live shrimp on a knocker rig, letting the current sweep it away from you?

Edwin Willhite
8 months ago

Enjoying the basic lessons. It is good to have reinforcement on what you think you know.