Finding Brush Piles

mtrost · Lunker Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 46 Status: **Offline!**

Would anyone care to share strategies for finding bps? My thinking was to pick a depth and follow the shoreline at that depth.

Also, does the corp publish where they drop bps? I found a RR map that shows corp bps but I haven't found one for lavon.
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BigPoppa · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 12:38 pm Post subject:

I too would like some advice. I have never had any luck finding any.

FishingDad · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 01:22 pm Post subject:

As a bonafide member of the Brush Pile Inspection Industry, I need to have all GPS coordinates for the known brush piles given to me so I can personally inspect them as to the quality of their design and location.

Please submit forthwith.

fishin1 · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 01:27 pm Post subject:

yeh , keep on tryin . i see all that info just loadin down the computer wires now....

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chase · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 01:32 pm Post subject:

Try north of the dam and south of 380...

In all seriousness, look on points or drop offs close to the banks key depth lately is 17'-20'
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Brent Pasley · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 02:58 pm Post subject:

I'll tell one way to find them. I said this a long time ago on TFF and some people got mad at me.

Watch for other people fishing for crappie. When they leave go see what they were doing. Most the people fish brush piles didn't sink them, somebody told them about it or they found them.

A month I was at Lewisville at Sneaky Petes. I saw 3 different bass boats bass fishing this one spot in front of an appartment building. As I was pulling out of the marina I trolled over where they were and found a BP in 5' of water. I didn't have a bass pole but I did have a crappie pole, I jigged around there and caught a bass.

mtrost · Lunker Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 46 Status: **Offline!**

I kind of figured people would be tight lipped on this topic but it can't hurt to ask.

To contribute to my own question... I've only found one bp on lavon while I was trolling 50 yards off the shore line. Wasn't looking for it but stumbled across it.
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FishingDad · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 07:50 pm Post subject:

it was worth a try..............................................

dodgeman · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 09:29 pm Post subject:

Matt, I pm you.

Jerry · Posted: Thu, Jul 31 2008 10:00 pm Post subject:

I've got over 100 b/p's and submerged trees that I fish marked on Lavon.

Get in 15-22' water and cruise down a bank.

Obvious places are the ones that are protected from a south wind.

Some are big but most are fairly small. Maybe the size of a truck bed.

The submerged timber may only be one big stump sticking up 5-6' off the bottom.

I know of 12 around the island alone

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And no, I didn 't drop any of these

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Wylie Jeff · Posted: Fri, Aug 01 2008 01:33 pm Post subject:

I started fishing Lavon about 4 years ago. Most of my "fishing" trips the first two years were half fishing and half exploring, documenting and listening (Jerry and Pauls seminars)/reading the posts on here. It has really paid off for me. I have slow days but, seldom if ever skunked. Just keep cruising and watching the sonar - you will find them because, as Jerry said, they ARE there.
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Jerry · Posted: Fri, Aug 01 2008 10:33 pm Post subject:

If you don't like to jst "look". Troll a crank bait and watch the graph.
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Fish Hook · Posted: Sat, Aug 02 2008 09:13 am Post subject:

Thanks for the tips..I'd been wondering the same thing.

Another question...once a brush pile is found, what is the BEST way to STAY on top of it? Especially, if there is some wind to contend with?
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mtrost · Lunker Joined: 16 Dec 2007 Posts: 46 Status: **Offline!**

I bought one of those marker buoys at wally world for $5. You drop it and the line stops coming off once the weight hits the bottom.

Then, I just troll and jig around the buoy. There might be a better way but that's the best I can figure out.

I also have to agree with Wylie Jeff. I've learned a lot from this forum. I still get skunked now and again but it's not nearly as bad as it was a year and half ago.
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Jerry · Posted: Sat, Aug 02 2008 04:10 pm Post subject:

I keep a buoy close by. As soon as I see a b/p I throw the buoy up wind of the brush. I circle back around and see where the brush is in relation to the buoy. You don't want the buoy in the brush, just up wind is ideal.
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