Brushpiles

I have been putting out brushpiles and they are attractng fish (see pics) however I've yet to catch..any advice Attachment 272701Attachment 272702

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My best advice would be to make sure you DON'T post pics with the gps cord,s showing, :Doh: if these turn out to be good piles Sofkahatchee Creek might get fished dry before you can get back there. No worries from me though I'm too far away! :)

I got plenty of em out there and if I get few tips then it's well worth it. Besides I like to think we are all family on here

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It's mostly not the members. It's the lurkers. You would be amazed at the number of people that never contribute but always look to see if there is a hot spot near them.

Mark the brush so you can stay on it with a buoy are spot lock if you have it. Then try Crappie pappy's vertical fishing.
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Great job ! Thanks for sharing ! Hard work pays great dividends!

I do not usually trust fish ID to tell me there are fish there, particularly in a brush pile. It would be interesting to see if you had a picture right after you put it in and compared it over time. I just never use the fish ID because I do not trust it to be right. I would rather see what the signal looks like. I also find I can see individual fish better on downscan.

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I do not usually trust fish ID to tell me there are fish there, particularly in a brush pile. It would be interesting to see if you had a picture right after you put it in and compared it over time. I just never use the fish ID because I do not trust it to be right. I would rather see what the signal looks like. I also find I can see individual fish better on downscan.

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I was also wondering that. I have a helix 5 and still learning how to use it. Not sure what fish look like on the DI or SI yet

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Originally Posted by smithbader

I was also wondering that. I have a helix 5 and still learning how to use it. Not sure what fish look like on the DI or SI yet

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I think it depends a lot on the distance from the transducer and/or the angle of the fish to the signal. Some will just show up as white dots, but every now & then you may get a shot like this :

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(Screenshot taken with Lowrance Elite 5 DSI ... bow mounted)

Plan on looking at it today

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