Thread: crappie cover

Originally Posted by MaggiesMaster

If you have the time, materials and permission, I'd suggest the bamboo or hardwood 'trees' in concrete buckets. Problem with pallets, etc. is hangups. I'd do it right the first time, so you won't need to do it again!

Just curious how you do your pallets? I knock some of the slats off, split them length wise and screw them to the pallet so that they are sticking straight up. I then add a few more hard wood slats to fill it out a bit, but it is still pretty sparse as far as brush piles go. When done this way it is virtually snag free and the big fish love it!

Originally Posted by Cmj

Just curious how you do your pallets? I knock some of the slats off, split them length wise and screw them to the pallet so that they are sticking straight up. I then add a few more hard wood slats to fill it out a bit, but it is still pretty sparse as far as brush piles go. When done this way it is virtually snag free and the big fish love it!

CJ, when you do those that way will they sink on their own or do you have to add some type of weight to em ? If you do have to add weight, how do you do that ? Or should I say what are you using ?

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Pallet stake beds are the best to use for few hang ups and easy to get loose if you hang . Only PVC hang less but also hold less fish for us too . bamboo hangs worse and don't last as long .
Jerry I probably catch more big fish off pallet stake beds than anything else I fish . Would you like to guess how many we have caught from them in the last decade on Nimrod Lake ?

Can't count that high! You know I was just trying to be funny, don't you?

Originally Posted by Minners N Jigs

CJ, when you do those that way will they sink on their own or do you have to add some type of weight to em ? If you do have to add weight, how do you do that ? Or should I say what are you using ?

Pallets are buoyant, they definitely will NOT sink on their own!!! I use concrete blocks in each corner to sink em, but you can use large rocks if you have access to them. Just stick them between the slats, or tie them onto one of the corners.

Originally Posted by hawgdog

Hey clayton... U selling ur old place?

Yes, we bought a home on the other side of the lake from where we are now. Closing next week

Have you sold it? Or is it for sale?

I want to guess! in the last decade, hummmm, you said "we" which must mean other crappie gurus, im guessing you're talking about 2 other guys maybe 3 that thrive on ole nimrod's leadership. 27 fish per trip average. 45 trips per year. We'll call it 1,200 fish per year so my guestimate is 12,000 fish.

45 trips !!! ain't even close he fishes that many days in 2 months, Lol !!!!!