Wood floats, but the idea of a brush pile is get it on the bottom. What is the best way to do this?

Something heavy?

But really, cement, rocks, anything heavy that will not hurt the lake (batteries)

We cut the top off of empy milk jugs and fill them with cement. A coat hanger stuck in the cemet gives you something to wrap around the brush. A strategically placed water bottle will allow you to float one end of the pile if you wish a vertical presentation

Green wood sinks way easier than dry wood.

I have always heard that green wood let off gasses in the decomposing stages that made it take longer for fish to set up on the pile.

just use your si and find other peoples stuff. Alot easier.

I wish I had si to use. Thanks for the help. I really like the "strategically placed bottle" idea.

five gallon bucket full of concrete.

Bricks with holes or cinder blocks work. If you are trying to sink Christmas trees it will take A LOT MORE then normally!
Christmas trees are VERY HARD TO sink!
Hint: Sweetgum Trees work the best!
If you use willow trees they attract more crappie then hardwood trees. Also, if u use old Christmas trees they are so "tight limbed" that they don't allow the bigger fish to get into the middle so you just have a blob that bass don't like as much. Also the higher acid content from cedar/pines take longer to dissipate before the fish like to move in.

I notice your from Stamford if you are talking about lake Stamford I would not think there would be any fish deeper than 10 feet in that orange water anyway.

A cinder block weighS ~22 pounds, and cost about $2.50 EACH. 1 per tree usually works(provided it's not a tree the size of your whole boat!)

Have caught fish on green tops within a week. On river systems even next day

I use concrete blocks at both the top and bottom of each Christmas tree I sink under my dock. I don't have deep enough water to try and get the in a standing position.

Whatever you do, use plenty of weight. With 50-80# braided lines being used, you can pull a lightweight tree or pile with little problem.

We do this often and have found red cedars to be best. Use 6 to 10 foot cedars group 3 to 6 of them together and sink them with a cinder block. Red Cedars have lots of small dense branches and are easy to handle. Water acutally preserves the trees and they will last 3 to 5 years. Use only freshly cut, sink them the same day you cut them and don't waste your time with christmas trees. By the time you get them they had been cut 2 to 3 months and are brittle. They have a life expectancy under water of less than a year.

Here is a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPEV3Z4-YTo

Cedars last a long time but seems like it takes 3 to 6 month before the fish get on it good. Willows drawfish super fast, break down quicker. Sweetgums draw fish quick and last 3 years or so too. Swithcane or cane whatever u call it lasts bout two years and raws fish really fast. Also as far as weight a cinder block goes a long way. Sank a 30 ft tall sweetgum with only two blocks. Have easilly sank 12to 15 ft tall with 1block.

One thing with sweetgum DO NOT use the mature sweetgums with the balls. The balls are poisenous takes the oxygen out of the water. Will kill a hole fast as i found out with the 30fter i sank withtwo blocks