WeekendWarrior Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 For those who have sunk Christmas trees, is it better to leave the green needles or burn the needles off? I burned some needles and left needles on others but am not sure which is best. Was thinking the black fire smoke may deter but maybe algae will take care of that?
MOPanfisher Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 Between work and personal (mostly work) wouldn't even guess how many trees I have been involved in sinking to some degree. I have yet to burn the needles off of one.
fishinwrench Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 I never bothered with getting the needles off. They stay intact for a long time too, so I think it's best to leave them as is. The old saw about how fresh green trees won't hold fish is a crock of bull. I know for a fact that a bundle of Green sycamore sprouts (leaves and all) sunk today can have fish on them tomorrow. The only down side is that it takes a LOT of weight to hold down alot of leaves. dtrs5kprs 1
Mitch f Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 Man I would go around with a 90 degree cone sonar and spend a few days discovering all those brush piles the good people put out for me before every tournament ? "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
WeekendWarrior Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 28 minutes ago, Mitch f said: Man I would go around with a 90 degree cone sonar and spend a few days discovering all those brush piles the good people put out for me before every tournament ? I do that as well as putting in my own, it is a lot of work but when they pan out it is fun to have your own pile for at least a little while. I think when I was pushing in my waypoints yesterday I was up to 700+ waypoints Mitch f and MOsmallies 2
fishinwrench Posted January 30, 2016 Posted January 30, 2016 Being mostly a shallow water guy I do more rock piles and stake beds. Everyone wants to sink brush 10-25', and I prefer stuff in 2-7'.
WeekendWarrior Posted January 30, 2016 Author Posted January 30, 2016 1 hour ago, fishinwrench said: Being mostly a shallow water guy I do more rock piles and stake beds. Everyone wants to sink brush 10-25', and I prefer stuff in 2-7'. I had 3 sets of piles that where short with thick branches we were going to put out shallow but the places where I had in mind was frozen, next round ?. Went back in gravois yesterday and boats were everywhere, never got a bite yesterday throwing jig, a-rig, rogue. Had about foot to foot and a half visibility with 38-40 degree water temps
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