These beds are soooo good!

**sixfin** · 03-06-2007, 04:31 PM

Fishnline,
I used to put these out by myself with a 14' jon boat. Only thing was, you had to make sure there was no wind. Found that out the hard way. It's a good thing they put flotation in those boats. I could only do three a day by myself but with the setup we have now we have put out up to 40 beds in one day but that was a full day with six guys working at a pretty good pace. Plus we use a generator with a compressor and pnuematic staple guns and nailers.

**HotRodChevy** · 03-07-2007, 02:44 PM

Awesome beds sixfin. I put a similar but smaller version in my pond and they work great.

**LepomisAngler** · 03-07-2007, 05:39 PM

Good looking bed. They look like they'll last awhile.

**catchin30** · 03-25-2007, 04:05 AM

We build similar matts. Ours are built with thinner lumber though. We have about 450 of them out. We use 8 used concrete blocks to sink them. We have a 20 ft alum boat with a conveyor on the front and push it off when we get it where we want it. These last a long time. We have some that are 12-15 years old and we have begun to restake them by driving stakes . These matts are fun to fish as everything is vertical. Very few hangups.36-48 " stakes are good.

**slabbandit** · 03-25-2007, 05:41 AM

NIMROD has access to a nearby cedar sawmill and has started building some out of cedar slabs. Anybody got any experience with how long the cedar boards will last out there?

**NIMROD** · 03-27-2007, 05:48 PM

Slabbandit , my guess is heart (red) cedar lumber should out last most wood. The fasteners is what I worry lasting. I priced SS nails and screws , the sticker price scared me off.

Galvenized nails ain't real cheap either . We need to get organized to build some more.:D

**blairarnold** · 03-27-2007, 08:40 PM

When Greer's Ferry first filled up in the early 60's the cedars were the crappie and bass hotspots. They lasted a lot of years.

**slabbandit** · 03-28-2007, 01:07 AM

Hey NIMROD, I'm in for building the stake beds. What do you think we should use for nailing them together?

**NIMROD** · 03-28-2007, 03:41 AM

Galvenized or stainless would definitely last longer. I can get all the wood we need. We can use blocks or buckets of rocks for weights. I have access to a bunch of 5 gallon buckets ,just need to clean out the oil.:D Now we just need time ,maybe we could build them in my shop in the evenings. Don't waste fishing time right now.

Your buddies that you keep taking out could help possiably ? Mine can furnish buckets and all the wood. We still need some type of fasteners (nails or screws).

**bttmline** · 03-28-2007, 07:57 AM

I can't believe it. The slabs are already hang in there

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