Secondary Point
A smaller point inside a creek arm, pocket, or spawning bay. It serves as a staging and transition spot for fish traveling between the main lake and the back of the bay.
Also known as: Secondary Point · inside point · cove point · pocket point · secondary point structure · staging point
The depths and on-the-water scenarios below are for practical drills; tackle specs are adjustable starting points. Interviews and tournament examples with sources are noted separately. First confirm fish level, travel routes, and control, then change bait style.
- How fish use this structure — A mid-bay staging spot still needs a reason to stop A secondary point sits inside a side bay, often segmenting the connection between the back-bay flat and a deeper…
- Where fish specifically set up — Don’t only check the side facing the main lake Check the bay-side shoulder that meets the trough, the hard tip, and isolated cover near the bank. With rising water…
- Approach, rigs, and casting — Outside-to-inside to preserve shallow fish Stop the boat on the deeper outside first, cover the outside shoulder, then cast to the tip, and finish with shoreline wood…
- Using it across seasons and conditions — Bay “deep vs. shallow” is a comparative outcome Early in the open season, start at the first staging spot near the shallows; postspawn fish don’t necessarily jump…
- Common mistakes and fixes — Treating every inside-bay nub the same First verify the presence of a trough, hard bottom, and underwater length. A point that only changes shoreline angle without a…