This lake has limited cover for lakes around here. Found what appears to be a fully limbed-out tree in 16 ft of water. I can't see the tree top and visibility is probably about 2 feet. I was casting around it and caught a crappie there somehow. But just about every cast, I'd get hung on a limb. I sure had some good 5-lb braid line because it would bend the hook, it never broke. Anyway, I know there are crappie there, how do I fish it? What about casting a slip bobber rig? (Casting would give more length vs. a jig pole.) Not sure how deep the crappie are now. I see 'something' at about 4 feet but also at 12 feet. I would think they'd be the latter depth at this time. I prefer to cast or tightline jig but I'd have to have the boat close to right over the top of the tree. Anyway, I figure I gotta go vertical, casting seems out.

Lake is 70 years old; I can't imagine that tree being fully formed with all the limbs still there after that time. Wonder if somebody 'put' it there. Seems odd it would float there and sink like it's standing straight up just like it grew there, lol. Maybe it's a cypress tree, they last a long time.

Will crappie be about the same depth all over the lake? I am new to this lake.