Sinking Christmas trees

[Tenntodd]

After Christmas, I will have quite a few trees to sink in area lakes. I know points and river ledges are the prime areas but at what depth should I sink them? Two of the lakes are at winter pool level; down about 10' or so. Any advice would be helpful. thanks....

[Tenntodd]

Thanks for the wonderful advice..............

[S10CHEVY]

Wherever you think would make good honeyholes. They won't last as long as hardwoods though. Keep in mind that they need to be deep enough under the water, so that they won't cause problems for boats. Here the corp puts them close enough to shore to help bank anglers catch fish. Would suggest that you do a topic search here for xmas trees, and read those posts. Hope this helps you.

[Danny Davenport]

I have sunk brushpiles in Sam Rayburn for many years. Christmas trees are not my favorite. It takes a lot of weight to sink them for one thing. Also, it is very hard to get your hook free when you hang up. You will break off 8 times out of 10.

I have used willow trees for years with great success. It is important to tie 4-5 two-litre bottles in the top of the brush piles to keep them standing up straight for a long time.

I put out some bamboo last fall but the jury is still out on them. They should be very productive from the reports I read.

Good Luck !

[GoneCrappieFishing]

Throw dem Christmas trees in a grinder and get you some mulch.Then go down to a creek somewhere out in the country and get you some bamboo, or creek cane so you can have a real good crappie condo that wont hang you up.Cane is easy sunk, easy to handle and dont take too much weight to sink.I have my doubts that Crappie like the cedar trees too much for cover anyway. I wont debate it, but have read alot of other posts that said other types of cover was much more favorable to a crappie than cedar trees where.Also, when crappie fishing, I think, you will hang way too much on christmas trees to make you happy.

[fish55]

I'll agree with GCF on them trees. Put in close to 90 trees last winter,lot of hard work,hard to sink,don't hold many fish.Got 9 piles of boo 3 buckets each pile,easy to make,easy to sink,holding lots of fish! Just my 2 cents.

[Tenntodd]

Sounds good guys. I have never sank any structure and was interested in the trees because of easy supply. Guess I need some bamboo now.....

[FishnFed]

Sounds good guys. I have never sank any structure and was interested in the trees because of easy supply. Guess I need some bamboo now.....

I thought bamboo would be difficult to get, but when I started to look around it is everywhere. One neighbor's mom has a huge stand. I'm digging up some and re-planting it where I deer hunt. Planning ahead to have my own private stand of bamboo in a few years. Plastic buckets are tough to come by. I've resorted to going to the liqour store and getting several of the boxes that they throw out. All but the concrete is free and it keeps me out of my wife's hair.....she appreciates my crappie structure for that reason.

[blairarnold]

Back when Greers Ferry was filling up and when it was a new lake, we looked for cedars and nearly always caught crappie aroung them. The lake is so old now that the cedars have lost all their limbs and are not nearly as good. I think your Christmas trees will work, but not until the needles fall off which will take a while.

[sunset_sc]

The only negative to sinking trees from what ive found is if you get your line caught in them you will break off over 90% of the time.