I took the time to read the post and can only say some people put there mouth in gear without reading the post. Kit said that a long time ago he has followed a few guides and fished there brush he does not do it now. Furthermore there is not a fisherman on crappie.com that hasn't fished somebody else's brush piles or followed guides and took note to where they are fishing if you say different then you are lying. When someone puts brush in a lake you do it for everyone fishing so they have the opportunity to catch some fish. Not all fishermen are physically able to put out brush. You can bet the farm that if I am fishing any lake in America and I come across a brush pile that is loaded with fish I am going to fish it I don't care who put in or who claims it once it goes in the water it becomes the property of the lake and not the person who put it in. MY TWO CENTS WORTH