Pretty interesting topic. From what I see on the water people fish brush piles in a bunch of different methods. I'll have to agree with all the comments the fellas made, there are some really good fishermen in this bunch. I'd add a suggestion to have a little more patience with fishing a promising pile. I've caught a bunch on piles where we didn't see very many fish, and piles where we saw a bunch. I've also seen many times where the fish didn't bite at daylight or 30 minutes later, but bit like crazy an hour later. I think the methods that people use to fish the piles is probably just as important or more important than learning to stand your ground, or run and gun. Bottom line, trust your gut instinct. It also doesn't hurt to put your own brush piles in. It sure is sweet when you load the boat on your own pile.