I'm still a rookie Crappie fisherman and need to build some structure. We get a lot of Driftwood washed ashore and thought that might work well. I'd like to see some ideas.
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I'm still a rookie Crappie fisherman and need to build some structure. We get a lot of Driftwood washed ashore and thought that might work well. I'd like to see some ideas.
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I don't have pictures, but I will try to explain. I build them cheap and simply, but they are highly effective. I use Willow trees that you can find near water. In ditches, near ponds, etc. I put the base into the hole of a cinder block and wire it in. I use stainless steel wire for this. I wire a plastic bottle to the top for a float. This helps the structure stay upright. Then sink it where I think it will do the most good. Attachment 345484
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I like this idea simple and from looks of your graph effective. Are you taking about weeping willow?
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No. They are just a wild water willow. They grow wild in just about any low lying area where it stays moist. Look along road sides near ditches, and culverts. Look near pond edges. Once you see one, you will then begin to notice them everywhere. They have long thin branches like a weeping willow but dont drop to the ground like an umbrella.
What every you do just send me the gps cords....rotfl
SK I'll be sure to do that..... As soon as I get your numbers [emoji1787]
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These aren't very good pictures, but I just took them off of the side of the road to give you an idea of what they look like. You can also just use a couple of limbs off of the big ones if needed. I don't put very many out due to my lakes already having a lot of structure and I don't want to scatter the crappie any more than they already are. But if I find a place that is begging for it, I'll place one in a heartbeat. Btw, I keep my coordinates a secret in hopes of luring the mighty SK to East Texas and go fishing with me. LolAttachment 345502Attachment 345503Attachment 345505
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See quite a few around here. Time to trim a couple back I think.
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Bamboo also works well. We have a lot around here. It also does not need a float because it is hollow so automatically stays up. Fit it in a concrete block and fill with sackcrete.
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I've heard same thing about bamboo, and I'm sure it's around here too just need to find it.
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How long does Bamboo last once submerged? There's a forest of it in the neighbors back yard.
Sand bags work well also. Makes for easier transport, wire your branches together and put in boat then tie on sand bag then place on location.
Love me some cedars . Invasive and loads of them close to our lake. The bigger the better. For us they have seemed to hold fish for successive years better than willows.
Lake life, I think I have found some of your handy work
I agree that cedar will last longer, but I have found that i can unsnag a lure much easier on the willows and dont snag as often. As far as finding my piles, use them well my friend.
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Several years so far. Leaves are gone in 2 weeks, smaller branches thin out because we keep hanging our lures on them (smile), but the main poles last a long time.Quote:
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bamboo lasts longer and willows don't as far as a year or 2 goes , but willows and boo both bring fish in super super fast .
big hard wood stays a long time if you can get it to sink and to be sure less fish will be on it unless its really big .
BUT the few fish on a big hardwood are likely gunna be big crappie if its sank in the right spot .
I love willows myself for immediate turn around . I like boo for fast fish and some longevity .
but a good mess of hardwood is a spot to come back to for quite a few years .
my 2 cents
Where is best place to sink. Are you looking in back of Creeks, drop offs, points? Also is it best to sink several close together?
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put in the water on a sunday
ketchn crappie on it Monday
a brick or 2 and let it drop
easy to do
I happen to have an image of a huge brush pile and a ton of fish on it. I only saved it to consider the size of this pile. I don't know who's it is or even what lake.
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That is a beautiful sight. :ThumbsUp
I am building some artificial trees. I take some old reclaimed 4x4's, stick them upright in a 5 gal bucket and concrete them in. I also put 2 pieces of sucker rod in an "X" pattern on the bottom and a jug on top so it will stay upright. I drill 1' holes in the wood to stick 1" PVC pipe through to make the "limbs". They are about 10-12' tall. Gonna sink them along submerged creek channels in about 30' fow, and a couple in the deepest part of my lake along the creek/main channel for winter fishing. Also put brush tops in about 15 fow. Key is to put attractors along the travel routes they use to go back and forth from deep to shallow. I try to keep them isolated from existing standing timber. The willow tops referred to above work great, and are cheap and easy. Only downside is they don't last but maybe a couple years.