Always fish a wood pile on the outside area first. The most activefish will hang to the outside, and so use spinnerbaits or crankbaitsfirst. Then fish it with soft plastics or jig combos, using aflipping/pitching technique, and work towards the middle and shoreside areas. In this way more fish can be caught on one area,without catching the middle, less active fish first, and risk spookingthe others.
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