structure height

Is there a good height that structure needs to be? How deep should structure go? Thanks.

Here is some stick condos that I built that are 5' tall..... I put them in 18 - 25 ft of water.........

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c..._Condos001.jpg

Here is some condos that are 10 ft tall........ Water 22 - 25 ft deep

http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...n/109_0977.jpg


http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/c...n/108_0843.jpg

Just build it and they will come..........

A lot of people go by the rule of thumb: structure should be half as tall as the water is deep that it is going in. So if your putting your brushpile in 22 FOW, the structure should be 11 feet tall. Seems like stakebeds are the ones most common to NOT follow this rule.

If you are providing structures that promote spawning, 12 to 18 inches is the recommended heighth for most fish to comfortably be under for protection.
I realize this answer doesn't apply to your question, just have been reading lately about helping fish to recover in low number waters.

We're finding that our structures really don't need to be over 3 foot tall as the largest slabs seem to always be near the bottom. Why make them easier for people to snag them and possibly hit them during low water and damage the stakebed.
If we put any Bamboo out though I'll probably still go with the half the water column as a general rule. Seems to work pretty good.
Here's a few that I helped NIMROD build a while back. He has a lot of these out now. Expect him to posts some real nice slab pics this year.;):)

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...takebed2-1.jpg

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a1...dit/stake1.jpg