ive been sinking alot of cedar trees in bledsoe so if anyone sees them or catches anything off of them let me know.i just hope the heavy rains this winter doesnt move them

Hey Mud! It's been awhile. Glad to hear you are trying to improve the fishing close to home. We have been talking about trying to start fishing for crappie again this fall. After eating them and crackers I really don't want anything else. We haven't done much fishing lately it is just to hot and Gloria doesn't want to be on the water at night. Good to hear from ya.

Hey there Mud and Ron and tipping the hat to Mrs.Gloria!!!!!!

Aint seen yall around on here lately was just wondering what yall been into lately.I think I may try and fish Old Hickory during Labor Day weekend.Both my brothers are wanting to get out and do some fishing.Going to do the night stalking up there more than likely.

Mudbug is the cedar you sinking dead or green?I know once I was out with Harold Morgan fishing a crappie guide on Priest and he was telling me that cedar throws off and acid and fish wont hold to them as good.He said make sure to sink dead ones.But sounds like you been busy.Did you get a duckblind up on OH?I may not do any hunting till around Jan. unless our work slows down some.Matter fact setting in the living room looking at 75+- geese setting on our pond.Well gotta run to the dr but good seeing you two.

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nice to hear from u guys.ive sank about 12 cedars so far that is green maybe i will cut some and let them lay awhile so they turn brown.planning on sinking about 70 or so more.as far as the duckblind goes the guys i go with got a couple on the lower unit so i should be in decent shape there .and by the way i must be crazy cause its way to hot to be on the water

Mud - Consider the fact that Cedars are very dense. They don't offer too many openings in the branches for the crappies to get in to. They also "flatten" out pretty bad after a few years under water. Algae seems to pile up on them pretty bad after a year or two and they squash down. I have actaully done a little diving with a snorkel and mask to look at some of my crappie holes in Kerr Lake. Sounds crazy but I have been accused of being a crappie nut - so who cares. And the hard woods have stood the test of time while ever greens have not. The cedars I put in (most about 30 feet tall) were hard as hell to sink and layed flat on the bottom. The branches layed down and they looked like a big torpedo laying there. Some fish were around them but they could only hang around on the sides or above the tree. The hardwoods with a lot of branches seemed to hold a lot more fish. Crappies were tucked back in and under the branches. It is all about shade and protection from preditors. When I got close they just eased back deeper into the tree. They didn't run like a bass. The bait fish were all huddled in the shade under the branches as well. I also checked my stake beds and my pallet beds. They both held a lot of fish as well. So in my opinion, I would put more effort into hardwoods than cedars, Xmas trees or evergreens. But if you don't have any of those I guess cedars are what you will have to use. If you can get some hardwood pallets, they work pretty darn good in water up to about 18 feet deep. Cut all the slats off and leave the frame in tact. Now stand the slats vertical and screw them back in to the frame. Sink about 6 or 8 of these in a good location and you will have a great crappie spot that will last a long time. I think most people have seen how to make a stake driver out of pipe. You need a soft bottom to hammer them in, but they work great if you can get 50 or so in a spot.

Hope that helps.

Killer