Too much structure

[Bronson]

I'd heard there was a time when there weren't nearly as many brushpiles on KY Lake as there is now. As a result, crappie tended to reload after being hit hard. You used to see more fishermen sitting in the same spot all day waiting for crappie to move in. I don't see this as much anymore unless it's a honeyhole.

[river scum]

Ljones, i would agree with you. too much of a good thing in some of those bays.

[NIMROD]

I put out tons of small structures here. Favor rows of spots spaced every 75 to 100' and when it is 6 or more in a row I call them a milk run. Use trolling motor to move from first to last spot on a milk run. At times I catch 1 to 6 Crappie per top and other times none. Run and gun , hit each spot quicky and move on.

[genec]

I have fish many good bp to go back and find none and search and found other piles near and usually one has the most,they will move from pile to piles as needed like wind direction,depth ,height of piles per season. I find if i am, fishing what looks like a good pile for that season and not seeing any ,then usually it is another one nearby.with my 998 now can tell if i need to stop or keep going. The more the piles the better the future fishing but the more flustration,but in the long run it is better,also help keep those that stay on a piles from cleaning out the fish,have to keep moving if you want to keep on fish and i like that

[Cane Pole]

I put out some huge brushpiles. I catch a lot of spider riggers with them piles.

[rocket rich]

I'm one of the few that puts out BP in my area but they get fished heavy. I try to hide them but people find them and fish them to death. To the guys that do nothing to help, shame on you for taking another man's fish.

[CrappiePappy]

I don't know as there's such a thing as "too much" cover ... but, there certainly IS such a thing as cover that's "too heavy/thick", at least for fish of any size to utilize.

Seems like the really heavy/thick stuff draws in fish that can hide within, whereas the larger fish cannot ... and while this situation may prove productive on certain occasions, when conditions dictate that the bigger fish need cover to hide themselves in .... they're not going to be found here.

... cp

[MO' MONEY]

Any brush/cover is a plus. Fish will have a seasonal and sometimes weekly preference for cover/depth they want to hold in. Not all cover is good for fishing depending on time of year and depth fish are holding. Fish a few, paying attention to what type structure it is and what depth, that will help you rule out a lot of piles that will not produce.

[Cane Pole]

I remember fishing in my area (Big Sandy) back in the 1940's. Standing timber was everywhere. Not too much left, but there are lots of stumps still left even today. If you using a Garmin and its says timber or stumps. You can count on it being there.

[genec]

CP IN THE 40 I WAS IN DAPERS BUT IN 50S I STARTED LEARING.STILL LEARNING,GET DON HELP NOW IN THEN,WE NEET AND OLD TIMERS GET TOGETHER ,WE COULD AT LEASE TELL HOW IT USE TO BE,IF WE CAN REMEMBER,HAVE A TENDECIE TO STRECT THINGS NOW IN THIN,JUST BLAM IT ON OLD AGE