ifish,
We looked at using SS staples but they were very expensive. We are using galvanized right now and we are going to see how they hold up.

Crappietexan,
We have went back after a week and caught fish out of them. They seem to produce better the first year that we put them out. You can still catch fish after a year but that first year produces so much better. I guess they like having something new around.

slabbandit,
The frame is made out of rough cut sawmill oak and the uprights are poplar. The bed is 4'x8' and the stakes are 40" tall. We put about 175 lbs on them when we sink them. We've had them float before and thats no fun.