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DOCK SHOOTING – THE MYTH AND THE MAGIC

How to Dock Shoot Sometimes being a contortionist helps.

An important element of dock Johnathan Phillips knows the importance
shooting is choosing the right pole. “I of shooting docks from every angle before
like the B’n’M sharpshooter,” offered moving on.
Scott. “It’s got the perfect spine for
bringing the big fish out from under a
dock and a soft enough tip to detect archery in the sense that you are
the slightest of bites. More importantly developing a method of shooting that
it gives you the control you need to fire can be repeated over and over again.
precise shots with a very small jig.” Practice makes perfect and time on the
A good rule of thumb is to fit the rod to water will teach you the proper load on
your height. Taller folks probably want your rod to achieve the shot you want.
a little longer rod. The Sharpshooter Scott says it is mostly about
comes in 5 lengths, ranging from 4.5 to getting the feel for it. “I like to have the
5.5 feet. rod parallel to the water and load it just
Just like using your electronics enough to get the jig to where I want it.
properly, dock shooting takes a little A little practice will help you decide just
practice. It could be compared to how much load to put on the rod.”

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