Brush drops per spot

[TreednNC]

Something I've noticed since having live scope, and somewhat noticed prior to.... It doesn't take much cover to have and hold fish.

Let's give a scenario....

20-24FOW, Id like to put something at least 6-10ft tall. Lets say bamboo buckets, or similar sized woody, I'd put 2-3 to a spot, thinking that's what it took to attract fish.

Now after using live sonar, and actually dissecting brush that I find, it doesn't look like it takes much at all, when they're relating to cover, to attract and hold fish. In fact, I find myself liking the smaller brush piles I find, because it holds FEWER fish, and I can pick it apart better, and try to target more specific fish.

Anyone else noticing this? Just me lol. It seems like your efforts can be spread across a much larger area as well. Instead of loading the boat with say 2 or 3 "drops", and making one spot to fish, you can create 2 or 3 separate, productive spots.

[Roy]

Many a good spot has been ruined and turned into a nursery, small fish spot, by adding too much brush IMO.
Small brush for me usually holds less but bigger fish.

[TreednNC]

Many a good spot has been ruined and turned into a nursery, small fish spot, by adding too much brush IMO.
Small brush for me usually holds less but bigger fish.

I'm starting to see that as well. I found a spot on Veteran's Day that is in 50FOW, tree had been cut from the adjacent bank and drug out to the channel. Comes up 20ft from the bottom. 25ft long (the brushy part). It had hundreds of fish on it. Most were 6-8 inches long. I went back the other day, and they had moved to deep dock near by. It was ridiculous the amount of fish there. 99% sure this was the school that was on that brushpile before, as it was fairly void of fish, comparatively.

[SuperDave336]

SK Crappie Catching Adventures on YouTube has stated this for years. Those small piles hold better quality fish typically then the big piles or community holes. Might only pull one or two off each but usually they are nicer quality fish.

[BobC]

Makes sense. Maybe less is more…quality.
Bob

[keeferfish]

It's not the size of the brushpile.............

[DockShootinJack]

I have discovered one dock that has the bottom covered in Christmas Trees laid down. It is not very often that you dont find fish under this dock. Some days they are small, sometimes it is full of the big ones. And some days they are mixed. There are probably 20 trees down there.

[cva34]

I have discovered one dock that has the bottom covered in Christmas Trees laid down. It is not very often that you dont find fish under this dock. Some days they are small, sometimes it is full of the big ones. And some days they are mixed. There are probably 20 trees down there.

MERRY XMAS sounds appropriate thx

[BuckeyeCrappie]

Thanks for sharing your insight

[DockShootinJack]

MERRY XMAS sounds appropriate thx

Floating dock/ boat house. Even trees tied to the dock upside down with what I guess is a weight at the bottom holding it straight down.