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never gets that deep, surface lures are the best bet. Weedless plastics
are the second choice. The natural bank before the timber has a decent
drop off so we will always fish that with spinners or cranks. Very often
the bigger fish will remain at the bottom of the drop and only
occasionally venture into the flooded area to feed. Once again, different
conditions might cause the fish to react differently. For example, if the
flooded area were deeper it would be a good bet that the bigger fish might
spend more time in there. Heavy line and a rod with some backbone is a
must to haul fish out of this type of structure before they wrap your line
around something. Once they get tangled, you'll never pull them out.
Remember that flooded timber is different
from wood that is surrounded by water all year round.
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