help with structure location

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My main question is, I am planning on building my own structure piles from pvc, etc to drop down. Would you recommend putting my piles in a different spot so that nobody knows where they are or to add to the already pile since the fish are already used to coming there?

You need to map the bottom of the pond with a good depth finder. Then place the structure near the drop offs and other places where the depth of the water changes. These areas hold crappie.

This lake is semi private in that one side of the lake cannot be fished from the bank by the public but they can access this pile by boat. Not many people currently fish the lake in a boat.

NOTE: Once you place a piece of structure in a body of water that has public access it is no longer "yours". Using your map you may find it but rest assured the first person with a decent FF/DF will know where it is also, and if he/she has a GPS it will be marked.

The main kicker is myself and two other guys are planning on restocking the lake this fall so i want to provide the best habitat I can beforehand. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!

RED FLAG Unless you own the property this is fraught with dangers both legal and environmental. In many states it is illegal to introduce fish into any public body of water. Most think that a 6 acre pond is marginal for crappie. Crappie spawn before the bass and bluegill and will take over a small pond and then start to get smaller and smaller with each generation. There are lots of farm ponds around here with thousands of 3" to 4" crappie and that is as big as they will ever get. I suggest you contact your local Fish & Game folks to get some guidance on this.