Has anyone tried cutting down 3" or so saplings and dragging them out to where you want to put a brushpile, tie on a block of concrete or rock and let her go?

I've made all the normal pvc, bamboo and just about everything else but I'm thinking it would be simpler just to cut down a small tree.

What do ya'll think?

I hung six trees from my dock this spring and they were a combination of dead trees and a few (4-5 inch trunk) that I cut down myself. Five of the six were hardwoods and the sixth was a nice-sized cedar that was dead. I haven't noticed a difference between the cedar and hardwoods -- they're all producing fish.

As I've stated in other threads, I've had much better luck from these trees than I have from PVC structure I've used. I hung the trees in late March and have been catching nice crappie on them already.

I did as you said, as well. Drilled a hole through the trunk and ran some heavy poly rop through that hole to tie off to the dock about 7 feet down. I then tied on a medium-sized concrete block about half-way down the tree and let 'er drop.

The trees were 15 feet tall or less, so I have a fishing depth of around 7-22 feet covered by the suspended brush. I'll probably do that again this winter or next spring because it's worked so well.

Good luck, Earl.

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Earl - I wanted to do that this past spring at TB, but time got away from me and wasn't able to get up there. I will plan a trip probably in early Feb. and sink some willow, cypress and cedars in 4-5 locations when I come back up in May. I want to do it when there's very few folks on the water and preferably during the week. I know we have holidays during the week or at least on a Monday where I can pull this one off.

Yes, it will work....do it!

Good luck too!

I have done that quite a bit, and have learned a few tricks to help spead it up. If you can find a 10' - 15' tall sycamore, they make great brushpiles, and the sycamore will sink by itself, it does not require cinder blocks. If you are taking it to a cove or area away from any current, they will sink and usually stay in that area until they rot away in a few years.

With an abundance of trees in my backyard I always need some of them trimmed. So a couple times a year, usually when its a weekday, I will trim some limbs , put em in a little concrete and place em. Been doing this for a couple of years and have had good success. I say go for it!!