Hello all,

Been using and learning a ton from this site for about a year or so but never posted anything yet.  Been fishing my whole life but only serious for bass for the last three years or so.  I'll try to make this short haha.

I love using cranks but don't know if I'm getting as much out of them as I could be.  I'm trying to fish points more often these days, but not sure exactly if I'm at the best spot on a point, if I should be casting right at it, parallel to it, etc.  Should I be at the very 'point' of the point, a little further in the cove that's formed by it, etc.

After studying maps of the lakes I go to most often and using my fishfinder to the best of my ability (not too great), I find some points that look optimal, but haven't had much luck.  Even with using a few different colors that should be working and different depths, I just don't seem to be reeling in many fish, much less lunker fish.  Seems like I've been catching more walleye on cranks than largemouths!  Haha

I research bass topics everyday it seems (when I'm not actually fishing/working) but can't really find the answers I need as most bass fishing forums are for the real tournament guys and pros!  I need things simplified a little more haha.

Btw, I mostly fish very muddy, soft-bottom man-made lakes in southeast Ohio at this time.  Senecaville Lake, Salt Fork Lake, etc.  I dunno if anyone is familiar with these but maybe you can get an idea of the waters I'm on most of the time.

Would really like to increase my success on the points!  What cranks I should consider, and better ways to use em, what I should look for on a map before heading out, what to look for on my sonar, etc.  Any help is appreciated guys!

No Pro here either, but what I would look for on points ( structure), is does it have any cover? ( such as standing trees, brushpile, laydowns, weedbeds etc. These are a plus to points or anywhere else. Also, your probably in the post spawn up there in the buckeye state, so points still near spawning area's but close to deeper water are a good bet. On your approach, I would lay off the point fan casting all area's before doing anything else. Naturally target the visible cover. If that doesn't work, try moving to the shallow end and fish deep to shallow, just some thoughts that have sometimes worked for me

Thanks for the advice garland.  The points near shallow, spawing areas, maybe secondary points?  It just confuses me sometimes when I watch fishing shows and they'll be "out on a point," but look to be in completely open water, you know?  Are they out all the way where the land juts out underwater for a good distance?  And using the cover that is completely submerged to retrieve their crankbaits through?  Haha I think I'm on the right track but a little unsure sometimes.

Sounds to me like you're on target 

I look at it like this...A big bass looking to eat is in most cases tucked away in brush, behind a rock, buried in weeds, slowly cruising ambush points like points etc...

When I see a point I try and imagine where a big bass would be hiding in hopes of ambushing an easy meal...then I try and present an easy meal.

So I might try casting over the point at different angles or a long side the contours of the point. I also look for rocks and brush in the equation to cast at or cast along side.

-Logan

Thanks for the guidance guys!  I'll start getting a little more selective with my point fishing and fan cast a little more as well to make sure I cover all the water I can in bass country!