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  1. 10-06-2010, 07:21 PM #1
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    I plan on doing some stake beds out of bamboo....This will be my first doing stake beds...How much height is a good line for a stake bed?...So if you have 10ft water...Would you want the stake bed around 4-5ft once in the bottom of the lake?....Also, how many stake beds do you put in one area?...I read where one guy puts at least 50-100 bamboo stakes in one area...

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    A good rule is 1/2 the water depth max on height for me. Most of mine are 2 to 3' in 5 to 10' water depth. Size depends on the lake you fish and how you like to fish. I pefer an area covered about the size of my 16' boat. I usually put several beds spaced about 100' apart and move spot to spot with my trolling motor. I may fish 30 or 40 beds on a slow day.
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    Nimrod, how hard is it to drive the stakes? I've seen a couple videos, and they made it look way easier than I imagine it really is. Also, how long does it take you to make one bed? Do you build out of a flat bottom boat?
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    Hi Agrihawg,

    I have the blueprints to make a good stake driver out of pvc...It is simple to make and you can drive into any depth...As long as whatever driving is long enough..


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    Hi Agrihawg,

    If you want the blueprints to the stake driver?...Just let me know and I will send you them via email..

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    I've seen the blueprints for the stake drivers before. I was just wondering how hard it is to actually build them. I know it takes quite a bit of work to make 'boo buckets.
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    Hi Agrihawg,

    How hard it is to build the stake driver or actually driving the stakes into the bottom of the lake?....I haven't actually used it yet..But, I watched a video on how to do it...Looks rather simple...But, will take time to drive a lot of them...The stake drive is simple to build..I will be using the stake driver this next Thurs. for the first time...I will let you know how it goes...

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    Sorry, I meant how hard is it to actually build the stake bed.
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    Hi,

    I let you know next week..After I do it...

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    Quote Originally Posted by AgriHawg View Post
    Nimrod, how hard is it to drive the stakes? I've seen a couple videos, and they made it look way easier than I imagine it really is. Also, how long does it take you to make one bed? Do you build out of a flat bottom boat?
    Here most of the bottom is soft and with the lake down ,we just push them in. If it hits a hard pan we hit them with a big hammer. Have seen some put in water out of a boat with a driver. I made one out of steel pipe but that is hard work. Much easier with lake drawndown. When lake is full I perfer sinking pallet stakebeds. I still put pallets down with stakes most of the time during the drawdown as we have mostly mud bottom. The fish seem to like a hard bottom of pallets.
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