Where do you tie up/anchor/hover while fishing your brush piles?

I have heard different opinions on where to tie up in ragards to your brush pile. I personally have always tied up to a tree/stump and had the boat positioned directly over the brush (in about 15-20' of water) and have had success. We just drop our rods straight down on the side of the boat.

Do you guys tie up so the boat is directly over the brush (so your bait is being dropped straight down just to the side of the brush, or tie up just to the side of the brush so your bait is dropped directly above the brush, or 5-8' off the brush?

I will be dropping most my bust piles in 15-25' of water.

Thanks

Here we seldom anchor or tie up. I use the trolling motor to hold close. We mostly fish open water and it is usually 5 to 10' deep. We may have to change this spring a little as the drawdown allowed grass to grow. The water may be too clear till the grass decays.
We have about 250 or so condos and brushpiles. Not unusual for us to hit 40 or more in a 1/2 day. Catch 1 or 2 good ones a spot and staying mobile produces a better average size for us. Here the biggest on each spot usually bites first, once the dinks start we move on.

I never anchor.... Locate the pile with my big graph, then throw out a bouy just up wind of the pile...I have a graph on my TM and I hover right over the condo or brush..... locate the crappie and let the fun begin....

I never tie up, Just move around with the trolling motor. I try to stay a little off the brush pile or condo so I don't spook the fish.Thumbs Up

If you guys were going to be night fishing and had to tie up, where would you like the boat located in regards to the brush piles?

Tend to jig or slip bobber fish, ideally want to be just off it on the deeper side.

Same here

john b.