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	Name:	Old Crappie -
	Subject:	Food for thought
	Date:	6/3/2009 1:47:40 PM

Folks, Lake Martin is almost 100 years old and almost all the natural cover is gone. Since most fish relate to structure they will congregate around what's left - and that's piers and docks. By placing lights on your dock you are attracting all the fish in the area. You can't blame boat fisherman for fishing the lights - that's where the fish are. It's also their legal right to do so. If you don't want them there FOR ANY REASON, turn the lights off when you are back at the cabin. As someone who has fished LM for 50+ years (I once had a lot on Blue Creek) I'll also remind the dock owners that you will catch exponentially more fish if your pier light stays on every night instead of just turning it on during the weekends. I still fish the lights, but not on weekends. If I find a pier light on during the week , I know it's been calling the fish for supper everynight.