Usually when I buy freshly cut stakes, I put them out and let them season for a few months. I had always heard this made them more attractive to fish but lately I've heard of people doing well on fresh stakes they had put out just a couple of weeks before.

Do you think it is better to season stakes before using them? If so, why?

Do you think the smell of green stakes attracts or repels crappie when it is first put in?