So, after seeing the brushpiles on ray roberts today on the structure scan I have a question.

If those size piles were in Lewisville and werent known to every man and child that can hold a fishing rod do you think they would produce or would it be a huge waste of time making one huge pile?

This is just something to discuss.

Me and a buddy are planning to drop a few in this week if the weather holds out after work and I was just curious if it would be worth the effort to start making a huge pile.

If your gonna make a brush pile. Don't put it near another brush pile. Make it like an oasis in the desert. If you build it they will come....

this is true but adding a few fresh limbs to a corp pile can be the reward of a lifetime.

feel free to put piles as big/small anywhere you want. I've got brushpiles that are all by themselves in some areas, and then I've got 8 new piles all within a 50 yard stretch that have been producing ever since I put them out.

Have fun!

I have put out two since taking up crappie fishing last year ,both being far size at RR.
What is the average size too place or minimum to place in one location. Planning to set one at the Vine in the morning.
Also would it be wrong for me to add to what is possibly someone elses location but has deteriated since last year or been anchored on ( not me). Do not want to be wrong by doing so but I came across it last year and produced well but it seems to be disappearing.

I prefer several smaller piles. Sometimes the fish will be on one small area of a big pile and you will miss them. On a smaller pile you will usually find them.

By small I mean a tree that is 20'-30' tall. 6" trunk. two or three blocks will get them down OK. Pick trees with at least 3 big branches. That way some part will stick up pretty far no matter how the tree lands on the bottom.

Plus, with several piles you will have a better chance of having it available when you get there. If you put all your eggs in on basket and I happen to be sitting on it when you get there, you are out of luck.

You can do it only if you give me your GPS coordinate!

I stand corrected, my two piles on RR are fairly small 15-18'!
Thanks for your advice Ernest, I'll just have to add some to existing piles in the morning. Those 15' trees were tough enough with two of us setting them out. Unless my daughter decides to go I will be alone in the morning.

how do you guys lower them into the water to ensure they stand upright? or does that not matter?

As Ernest suggested we found our trees they were old drift wood with 4-5' branches knowing there would be enough standing upwards and outwards even with a muddy bottom.

I don't worry about standing it upright. I tie a cinder block in the middle of the tree and let it sink.

Bud,

It's always good to drop bush - exactly where you want it - there is nothing more rewarding than to do just that and catching fish on your pile.

Drop it and just enjoy you creating the perfect habitat in the perfect spot,

Do any of you guys use cedar trees to make your brush piles? I dont mean Christmas trees but wild cedar trees. These seem to be the tree of choice on our lake. The deepest water on our lake is about 25ft deep so it is relatively shallow compared to the big lakes.