Secondary Point, explanation ?

[raincheck]

I think every main point on a lake and then the 1st point as you go into the creek is the 2nd.But even on the main lake you have 2nd like when you come out of the creek and then the 2nd point could be on the main lake.Good question but your guess is as good as any.lol

[offdtop]

I had to be taught this, HiDef has hit it on the nose although you could have a little cut on the main lake and the points on each side are not main lake points they are mainlake secondary points, it all has to do with the 2-points at the mouth of bays anything further into the bay is considered "secondary". So when you read fishing reports you will know exactly what they are talking about

[Dave Stewart]

Primary points are where you have two major bodies of water joining..ie..the first points on your left or right as you are entering the creek or bay...all others are secondary points whether on the main lake or back in the creek or bay.

[raincheck]

Thanks Dave thats what i was thinking.Terry Adolph

[Todd2]

I saw a Bill Dance show recently where he referred to the underwater points out on a main lake point as secondary points also.

[Fntsyfbgod]

I saw a Bill Dance show recently where he referred to the underwater points out on a main lake point as secondary points also.

If thats what Bill Dance wants to call them fine but thats not what 99% of the population will be refering to when they say secondary point. To me that is an underwater knob or ridge.

There are two types of points main lake and secondary. The main lake points are the ones close to the main channel. Secondary points are the ones off the main channel up creek arms. The only reason it matters is so you can put patterns together and know what people are talking about when they tell you fish are on a type of point. For example in the summer winter fish may be on main lake points and in the spring and fall secondary points.

But use a little logic when designating points a point way up the lake may be on the main channel but it may be more like a secondary point. Or a point up a major creek arm that holds fish year round may be more like a main lake point. Points are spots where fish like to hang out the whole main lake/secondary thing just shows you what part of the lake the fish are in and using these great structures. The simple way to look at it is if the channel out from a point holds fish year round then consider it a main lake point if it doesnt then its more of a secondary point.

[mhall]

Primary points are where you have two major bodies of water joining..ie..the first points on your left or right as you are entering the creek or bay...all others are secondary points whether on the main lake or back in the creek or bay.

That's as clean and simple as I've ever heard anybody put it, and dead on too.

[Duayne]

I add my own third category into "points". It's key to understand why there is a difference in points and why they need different names.

A main point is any point that has two channels of different sizes that meet at some point in front of it without any other points in between. An example would be an old river channel that meets an old creek channel.

A major point is any point that has two channels of similar sizes that meet at some point in front of it without any other points in between. Examples would be where either two old creek or two old river channels meet.

The last category is a seconday point which has only one channel in front of it and "bays" on either side.