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When I first heard of this technique years ago I thought it was insane! When I saw how well it worked, it really freaked me out! I've heard it called "Waking" and how it is done is pretty simple.
When i first saw this done it was on Lake Murray in SC and it was on a dead calm day in the middle of the summer.
If you know of a few close by banks or points you intend to fish, you race up to them and then turn sharply when you get close to them. This will cause your boats wake to grow and rock that shore with large waves. After you have done that, move away and go do it to another. After you have done it to the 2nd one, turn around and head back to the first shore you "waked" and this time, move in slower as you normally would, to fish it. About 15 minutes between waking the shore and then fishing the same shore is what seems to work best. After you fish the first area you waked (dont camp it unless they are REALLY tearing it up) then turn around and go to the second shore you waked. If you do this right you will be able to hop back and forth, waking, fishing, waking, fishing etc...
I'm not exactly sure makes this help the fishing but to the best of my guessing I would have to say it must be the churning of the water causing oxygenation, sending food for baitfish flying up off the bottom and generally the same benefits that a wind blown shore would have.
As I said, when i first heard of it, I thought it was insane. However, let me promise you that if done properly (and SAFELY) you will be shocked how by much it will turn the bite around on that shoreline that you "waked".
Tattered Thumbs n Bigguns, Jared
When i first saw this done it was on Lake Murray in SC and it was on a dead calm day in the middle of the summer.
If you know of a few close by banks or points you intend to fish, you race up to them and then turn sharply when you get close to them. This will cause your boats wake to grow and rock that shore with large waves. After you have done that, move away and go do it to another. After you have done it to the 2nd one, turn around and head back to the first shore you "waked" and this time, move in slower as you normally would, to fish it. About 15 minutes between waking the shore and then fishing the same shore is what seems to work best. After you fish the first area you waked (dont camp it unless they are REALLY tearing it up) then turn around and go to the second shore you waked. If you do this right you will be able to hop back and forth, waking, fishing, waking, fishing etc...
I'm not exactly sure makes this help the fishing but to the best of my guessing I would have to say it must be the churning of the water causing oxygenation, sending food for baitfish flying up off the bottom and generally the same benefits that a wind blown shore would have.
As I said, when i first heard of it, I thought it was insane. However, let me promise you that if done properly (and SAFELY) you will be shocked how by much it will turn the bite around on that shoreline that you "waked".
Tattered Thumbs n Bigguns, Jared