Structure and Cover?

Chris Love · February 27th, 2012, 01:51 AM

do you know what structure is?

Scott S. · February 27th, 2012, 04:27 AM

You forgot a boat sitting on a sand bar.

J1mbo · February 27th, 2012, 04:57 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure

NC Bassfinatic · February 27th, 2012, 05:12 AM

Always learned that Structure when related to fishing anyways was anything contour related such as a ledge, hump, point etc....

Cover was something like brush, weeds, docks, tules, etc....

fredo · February 27th, 2012, 05:13 AM

something i lack in life.

spnplgr · February 27th, 2012, 06:15 AM

Structure......as defined by the man that coined the term first, E. L. Buck Perry, is:

"the bottom of the lake, that has some unusual features that distinguish it from the surrounding bottom area".

Hence, a point, a hump, a ledge is considered structure.
All other things such as stumps, bushes, trees, wood, weedbeds, brushpiles, a boat sitting on the bottom, etc are what we call "breaks" ON the structure.
A quick drop in depth is considered a break if it occurs at one spot, unless the quick drop goes completely around the structure. Then it is called a "breakline".
The most noted structure situation is a "bar". There are actually 17 structure situations in total. Not every lake has them all, but some will. Natural lakes will only a 3 structure situations.
Of the 17, several of them are manmade. Dams, roadbeds, and causeways would be considered manmade structure.

All these terms and more are in Bucks book, Spoonplugging Your Guide To Lunker Catches, copyrighted 1965.
Buck was teaching this stuff all the way back in the 1940's.
I was trained by him and many of his instructors. He passed in 2005. One of his best students lives right there in Tempe.
FWIW

BassTrix · February 27th, 2012, 06:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Love

do you know what structure is?

I read a post the other day and was thinking this same thing....

Garrettt · February 27th, 2012, 10:15 AM

Who cares just fan cast morning dawn anything.

spnplgr · February 27th, 2012, 01:57 PM

Another statement from Buck......

"you can have structure without fish, but you will not have fish without structure".

"Structure that is void of "breaks" will also be void of fish".

So breaks, breaklines, go hand in hand with structure.

This is why some bars(points) never produce, while some do.

Buck was also the one who said "that 90% of the water in any lake contains no fish".

"we have to spend our time where we have the best chance to catch a fish"

JUST1BITE · February 27th, 2012, 04:18 PM

What would you say all the beer cans in the lakes are? Structure or cover?

View Poll Results: which of these options is Structure
hump, point, ledge	72	42.11%
isolated stump, or a brush pile	3	1.75%
weed bed on a flat	0	0%
Wood	4	2.34%
All of these are considered Structure	92	53.80%
Voters: 171. You may not vote on this poll

February 27th, 2012, 01:51 AM	#1
Chris Love Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Caseville Michigan Posts: 6,635 Images: 23	Structure and Cover? do you know what structure is? __________________ AKA..... lowclass lowlife **** sucker (Delw 2011)

February 27th, 2012, 04:27 AM	#2
Scott S. Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 841 W. Fairmont #7, Tempe Az Posts: 3,449	You forgot a boat sitting on a sand bar. __________________

February 27th, 2012, 05:13 AM	#5
fredo Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: phx Posts: 4,830	something i lack in life. __________________ Fredo Every time I put my line in the water I said a Hail Mary, and every time I said a Hail Mary I caught a fish....

February 27th, 2012, 06:15 AM	#6
spnplgr Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Az Posts: 91	Structure......as defined by the man that coined the term first, E. L. Buck Perry, is: "the bottom of the lake, that has some unusual features that distinguish it from the surrounding bottom area". Hence, a point, a hump, a ledge is considered structure. All other things such as stumps, bushes, trees, wood, weedbeds, brushpiles, a boat sitting on the bottom, etc are what we call "breaks" ON the structure. A quick drop in depth is considered a break if it occurs at one spot, unless the quick drop goes completely around the structure. Then it is called a "breakline". The most noted structure situation is a "bar". There are actually 17 structure situations in total. Not every lake has them all, but some will. Natural lakes will only a 3 structure situations. Of the 17, several of them are manmade. Dams, roadbeds, and causeways would be considered manmade structure. All these terms and more are in Bucks book, Spoonplugging Your Guide To Lunker Catches, copyrighted 1965. Buck was teaching this stuff all the way back in the 1940's. I was trained by him and many of his instructors. He passed in 2005. One of his best students lives right there in Tempe. FWIW __________________ Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. - Thomas Jefferson

February 27th, 2012, 04:57 AM	#3
J1mbo Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 494 Images: 6	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structure

February 27th, 2012, 05:12 AM	#4
NC Bassfinatic Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Sierra Vista Posts: 340 Images: 4	Always learned that Structure when related to fishing anyways was anything contour related such as a ledge, hump, point etc.... Cover was something like brush, weeds, docks, tules, etc....

February 27th, 2012, 10:15 AM	#8
Garrettt Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Diamond Valley/Perris/Silverwood Posts: 2,821 Images: 119	Who cares just fan cast morning dawn anything. __________________ 07 Z21 Getsome..

February 27th, 2012, 01:57 PM	#9
spnplgr Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Az Posts: 91	Another statement from Buck...... "you can have structure without fish, but you will not have fish without structure". "Structure that is void of "breaks" will also be void of fish". So breaks, breaklines, go hand in hand with structure. This is why some bars(points) never produce, while some do. Buck was also the one who said "that 90% of the water in any lake contains no fish". "we have to spend our time where we have the best chance to catch a fish" __________________ Yes, we did produce a near-perfect republic. But will they keep it? Or will they, in the enjoyment of plenty, lose the memory of freedom? Material abundance without character is the path of destruction. - Thomas Jefferson

February 27th, 2012, 04:18 PM	#10
JUST1BITE Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mesa Posts: 602 Images: 35	What would you say all the beer cans in the lakes are? Structure or cover? __________________