All about structure

摘要

Structure, whether man-made or natural, means different things to different fish. For some like leatherjackets and luderick it's a food source in the form of barnacles, weed, crustations and all the other critters that live on the structure itself. For predatory fish on the move, structure becomes the happy hunting ground for the baitfish that hang around this spot even if the structure itself holds no attraction. This is why you'll catch bonito, tailor and salmon around a buoy but they rarely stay long. King fish on the other hand will use a buoy to hunt food, as a reference point, also for shade while they're having a rest or for all of the above reasons. This is why you'll find kings hanging around structure even if there's no food supply. They are effectively using the structure as a 'base' from which to mount hunting trips to the nearby shallow kelp beds or other food supply.