Whether you are fishing inshore and offshore waters, fish will be associated with some sort of structure. Whether it’s a pier post, a bridge piling, oyster rock or livebottom, fish like structure, because it provides them with ambush points to pick off shrimp or baitfish passing by.
A second reason fish love structure is that structure is tough on tackle, and a fish can often secure its freedom by rubbing your line against something sharp and unseen.
A third reason is that baitfish and shrimp will attempt to cuddle up next to structures to avoid being eaten.
Structure can cost anglers plenty of terminal tackle, and the last thing you need in the middle of a hot bite is to waste several minutes re-tying after your line is broken.
Speckled trout, especially, are bad for biting in spurts. They will bite every cast for five minutes and then turn off for 20 minutes. There is nothing more frustrating than knowing the fish are biting and having to tie on a new rig.
Anglers can overcome downtime by having several rods rigged up with the same slip-cork rigs or other rigs they’re using.
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