Thread: Building structure

Sand bags work well also. Makes for easier transport, wire your branches together and put in boat then tie on sand bag then place on location.

Love me some cedars . Invasive and loads of them close to our lake. The bigger the better. For us they have seemed to hold fish for successive years better than willows.

Lake life, I think I have found some of your handy work

I agree that cedar will last longer, but I have found that i can unsnag a lure much easier on the willows and dont snag as often. As far as finding my piles, use them well my friend.

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Originally Posted by NCkenner

How long does Bamboo last once submerged? There's a forest of it in the neighbors back yard.

Several years so far. Leaves are gone in 2 weeks, smaller branches thin out because we keep hanging our lures on them (smile), but the main poles last a long time.


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bamboo lasts longer and willows don't as far as a year or 2 goes , but willows and boo both bring fish in super super fast .
big hard wood stays a long time if you can get it to sink and to be sure less fish will be on it unless its really big .
BUT the few fish on a big hardwood are likely gunna be big crappie if its sank in the right spot .
I love willows myself for immediate turn around . I like boo for fast fish and some longevity .
but a good mess of hardwood is a spot to come back to for quite a few years .
my 2 cents

Where is best place to sink. Are you looking in back of Creeks, drop offs, points? Also is it best to sink several close together?


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put in the water on a sunday
ketchn crappie on it Monday
a brick or 2 and let it drop
easy to do

I happen to have an image of a huge brush pile and a ton of fish on it. I only saved it to consider the size of this pile. I don't know who's it is or even what lake.

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