Thread: what kind tree do crappie prefer?

I am going to be making some piles soon and have always heard that native sycamore is what oklahoma crappie perfer. is this true? any input or advise would be appreciated. thanks.

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Originally Posted by gotcrappie?

I am going to be making some piles soon and have always heard that native sycamore is what oklahoma crappie perfer. is this true? any input or advise would be appreciated. thanks.

Gotcrappie?

The ODWC states the Sycamore is #1 my experience is the willow#1 - but if you dont get e'm deep enough the beavers like them too. Dried cedars will stay a long time. I have sank willows, then caught fish the next day!

Willows...but the dang burn beavers like them too!!

I have caught more crappie on willow roots and overhangs than any other wood while doodlesocking. I don't think it matters too much. If there is no structure in a particular area, it will produce fish eventually. When I drop structure, I try to run it from shallow to deep. This gives the fish a safe haven close by and when temps and pressure cause them to move deeper, or shallower, they stay where they are and just move with the pile. It takes a steady slope off a bank to create it, but they are out there to be found. I like starting at 10', go down to 20'.

Dead cedar for me some one threw 4 trees out behind my house they have been drying out since fall hope the clean up crews don't get them b 4 me.

Depends on the beaver population. If there are beaver getting the willows find the beaver dam. Crappie and beaver go together like french fries and catsup. I have caught a lot of Crappie off of the deep edges of beaver dams. When I fish an Strip pit or Ox Bowl or creek 1st thing I look for.

Thanks for all the advice from everyone.

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