Condos standing at the 'ready.'

[Arkie John]

Well folks, the winter's not been totally unproductive. Myself and brother Tom have constructed crappie condos from the normal 5-gallon buckets, rocks and a little concrete, with 10-15 sticks of pvc-like stuff, and it's all bout to pay off.

I checked on a few last week and as you can see, these three are in good shape.



I 'plant' them three to a pod and put them in transitional waters. The lake is down 6-7 feet right now, so this should be pretty good at full pool.

The 'pvc' is more rubber than plastic. It is actually the outer shell or casing of discarded fiber-optic cable. I just slid the fiber-optic stuff out of the casing and cut to length. So it bends without breaking--great news for boaters if the lake gets any lower. When I put 'em in, the lake was a couple feet higher.

Nevertheless, they stand ready and I have every confidence that they will produce when called upon.

Y'all have a great Spring.

aj