White Lake has very little bottom structure to attract or hold concentrations of fish concentrations. The lake is also so shallow that a depth finder cone is extremely small in diameter. Even side-scan sonar can have difficulty in making out fish signals in shallow, vegetation-filled water. Therefore, Butch Foster resorts to old-school technology when trying to locate fish.
When he gets a strike, Foster tosses out a marker float. By circling an area while trolling or casting, the locations of the various strikes can be marked using floats in different colors, which make it easier to duplicate the trolling or casting direction that was most productive.
Schooling fish at White Lake can move on a whim when chasing baitfish. Anglers must move constantly to stay on top of the fish and the different-colored markers make it easier to keep track of the direction the school is moving, while at the same time, providing a visible target for casting or trolling.
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