kjackson Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Sooo-- what is the best brush to use in planting brush piles? I'm thinking of adding a few in the immediate area of our dock as well as rebuilding the one in the well. I've never done it before and figure that I might as well try. Any other suggestions about method, depth and location are appreciated. thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOPanfisher Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Build it and they will come. Best material is free stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroutRinger Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Check craiglist for pvc scrap. You can use some quickcrete and a bucket or 4” pvc to make a snag free “tree” that will last a LONG time. tho1mas 1 "Of all the liars among mankind, the fisherman is the most trustworthy." "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomolites Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I like to mix hardwood like oak with cedar; add some fresh each year and the fish will stay. I also like the cedars vertical which is accomplished by tying a 1 liter pop bottle to the top. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeekendWarrior Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I like using hardwood but not using any of the small branches which are bait stealers. In around the dock the pvc route would work good I would think, just roughing up the plastic to help make the algae hold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishinwrench Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Wait until they suck the lake down to 655 or below, put on some leather gloves and wading boots, then go for a shoreline stroll, building rock piles and cairn's along the way. A rock pile directly underneath a dock cable is MONEY. Did this one a LONG time ago, it has fallen completely apart but still produces a fish or two nearly everytime I visit it, Spring-Summer-Fall. And has for over 10 years. Lake level is at 653.8 in the pics dan hufferd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snagged in outlet 3 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 I had a buddy that hung wood pallets under his dock so the slats were horizontal. Thing was a stinking crappie magnet. We dove down and literally the crappie were lined up between the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old plug Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 Everyone has there favorites I love the garly tops oak. They are hard to find.mOak sinks by itself as well. I just finished hauling in 2 -10 ft trailor load of cedar for his dock. And for the life of me I cannot remember where his dock is .Inhave done iyt abouvt every way You can imagine. Inagree with everything said here. Inwill sayvone thing DO NOT BROADCAST WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. The crappoe roshermen will come and they will fish it to death. There is one other thing I shoould nebtionbabd that is position of thecbrush vpcan be crucial. I dochave sone plastic vrush. It will last forever. My buddy that has the tackle sells quite a few of them for about $300 or so each.. I was fortunate My daughter in law owns a Plumbing Co. I used scrap PVC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moguy1973 Posted November 10, 2017 Share Posted November 10, 2017 13 hours ago, fishinwrench said: Wait until they suck the lake down to 655 or below, put on some leather gloves and wading boots, then go for a shoreline stroll, building rock piles and cairn's along the way. A rock pile directly underneath a dock cable is MONEY. Well I guess that's why I've done well along there before when I used to drag my kayak out to LOZ. fishinwrench 1 -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrapnel Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 I hung 6 pallets under a dock last week, I really like the 6' and longer ones. I figure no use to have anything within 4' of the bottom of the floats so I hung the tops 4' down which means they have vertical slats to hang out in from 4' to about 11' I'll hang some out deeper when I find some more of the bigger pallets, or chain 2-3 together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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