Who's Still Building Structure?

Now that it seems like everyone has Livescope I was wondering how many still build structure to put in the lake. One thing about Livescope it sure is easy for people to find it nowadays. I still think that building structure, brushpiles, stakebeds, etc. is important as it gives the young crappie safe places to hide from predatory fish.
I, like everyone else, catch most of my fish roaming open water but you can sure get some numbers on a well-placed piece of habitat structure. I'm working on an idea that I think would be hard for the average fisherman to pick up on Livescope. After I try some testing we'll see how well it works.

I am planning on it after I figure out the rules Ohio Dept of Natural Resources has in place. Some great videos online of folks building though.

Seems like it would still help concentrate the fish so that they would be easier to scope

im planning on doing some since i moved near hurricane creek landing.

Side Scan is the bomb for finding structure - cruise along, scan 100 feet per side...

Just hope other guys are doing the same and then you can all share. For real.

Now thats an issue we didn't see coming. It used to be you needed to put your time in to find these goldmines with a rod in your hands.
Plenty of good materials out there to build some for yourself.

[QUOTE=Blue Tin;4435732]Side Scan is the bomb for finding structure - cruise along, scan 100 feet per side.../QUOTE] Exactly what i do when searching a new area. When moving from pile to pile while seated up front when livescoping i set my scope to 60 feet forward range & scan back & forth searching on the way between piles etc. for things i haven't marked. Works extremely well.

Leaves are back on the trees. Will likely start my covert operations again soon.

I still build cover for crappie and put it in spots that LS and side scan wont help ya
tight to a dock where you can't hit dock shooting or casting is the ticket ....:highfive
spend that money if ya want and then watch this ....:Rofl

I'll cut bamboo Monday for tomato stakes. Should have 24 tops to sink.

me this week , some cut and dried bamboo behind the garage needs to go get wet

I don’t need as much as I thought I did. Livescope finds so much.

The ultimate irony of building and then stealthily placing superbly crafted cover is that with the latest and admittedly very capable 3D sonars is that assuming that the cover is effective when placed ( often within hours ) is that those sought after fish’s’ air bladders stick out like a bunch of mouse turds in a bowl of white sugar. We need to create stealthier less detectable fish…

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I’m not sure who dropped this one in Ross Barnett Rez and when, but I found it with my Livescope on Thursday and didn’t really notice it or pay attention to realize what it was until last week.

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