Yep, your right Kelly. I saw those episodes.

I think there may be some laws about putting stuff like that in the lake. Better check first.

Larry, not everything in life is fair. This is one of them and I feel your pain but the reasons given are the reality. I do remember one pro fisherman (J Houston) that I fished with had your best in mind.
I was fishing as an amateur with him at a Megabucks at Richland Chambers. We were on fish(he was in 2nd) and were fishing new territory after the wind had changed to the north and was howling.

We were fishing some boat docks and he caught a fish that culled his limit. By the time he had done the exchange we were maybe 30 yards from the dock but he put the trolling motor on high and released the culled fish back under the same dock he had just pulled one out of. Said that fish might be there the next day.

When I was reading this thread that came back to me.

dude says, have some respect for the property of others, and gets slammed for it? you guys aren't really arguing against showing respect for other peoples' property, are you? cause that's what it sounds like. get a grip!

good stuff

Simple solution...hook a grapple anchor up to a heavy rope and remove your brush the night before a tournament : ) I've relocated numerous brushpiles after people figured out where they were. You gotta keep em guessing.

I've done similar things. Its a blast when I see someone flip to my dock set the hook on a rope, stick it, fight it, and break off. Ain't figured out how to pull it all back up, to stock my box. Don't get me wrong I fish docks too. As long as there are docks they will be fished its the most obvious fish cover.