Boulders: Exact fish holding positions

Check current seam, shade, and bottom cracks separately

With current, first check the side seam and the slack water behind the rock; in still water, check the shaded side and bottom edges. Fish can also intercept in front, so don’t treat “back eddy” as the only rule. If one side consistently draws followers, extend the pause on that side next round.

Example: rock top at 4 ft, surrounding 7 ft. With a Ned, first land on the far-side open patch, lightly drag to the rock’s edge, then pause; don’t smack the crown and rebound. If fish are off bottom alongside the rock, a drop shot lifted to present above bottom is more targeted than repeatedly ticking bottom.

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