IT’S A FACT: Sometimes, you have to do things the hard way. But if it means catching bass around natural wood targets, that’s not such a bad deal.
We could fairly include wooden docks in this conversation, but for tighter focus, we’ll stick with the locally grown stuff — specifically, laydowns, standing timber and stumps. There are lots of details among these bass magnets, so let’s go with the why, where and how, as explained by a trio of wood-savvy Bassmaster Elite Series pros.
For starters, Chris Zaldain bases his general affinity for wood targets on their foundational value. Bass generally think with their stomachs, so there you go.
“Wood provides a very good start to an ecosystem,” Zaldain said. “Wood provides cover for every living organism underneath the water’s…
