Jake, welcome to the site, as you have already mentioned there is a wealth of knowledge here. Be patient as I am sure you will have many respond to your questions. All of the things that you mention will work well for structure. In my opinion you will want to keep 75% of your structure in the 4 to 8 foot depth and very little in the 10 foot and below range. The reason is that most of your fish will stay in water shallower than 10 foot due to poor oxygen levels below the 10 foot mark.Branches tied togeather with large wire ties work well with cement blocks tied to them to keep them in place. Pallets are also fine placed at variouse depths down to 10 foot. Tires also work well. If you want your CC to spawn they will require something to spawn in. Thats not to say that they wont spawn at all as some will spawn in holes in the bank etc. Some just restock CC after they are caught out for future fishing.
Now is the time to stock your BG as they will be the primary forage for you Bass that will follow in a couple months. BG will spawn once they reach about 2 inches which will only take a few weeks. Adding the FH will certainly help as your bass will go thru them quickly and get them off to a good start. It is also important to get on a good fertilization program at some point based on what your goals are. Make sure you stock the correct amounts of each species to start with as understocking and overstocking can get your lake off to a bad start.
Continue to look around on this site and you will find most of your questions have been asked and answered, it a great site. Dont hesitate to post additional questions as the folks on here are great and will help answer all your questions.

Big Jake


Big Jake