Pointing to Ledges

MAIN-LAKE POINTS AND river-channel ledges: Both provide everything bass need to survive the summer doldrums. Shallow and deep water, ambush points and cooler water come to mind. For a bass, there is no better place to be during the lazy days of summer.

Does your lake have more points than you can count? Do river-channel ledges run from end to end of your favorite impoundment? If so, there are systematic approaches for eliminating unproductive water while maximizing the odds of catching bass during the hottest days of the year.

Brandon Lester grew up where ledge fishing was born — the Tennessee River — and specifically near Lake Guntersville. Carl Jocumsen thrives on learning