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The COE only plans a drawdown here for every 4 to 5 years. This was the first one they attempted since the plan was implemented. Here are a few stakebeds built during this drawdown. All are pretty much oak slabs and should outlast brushpiles for a long time.
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AS SLOW AS I FISH IT'LL TAKE ME ALL DAY TO JUST FISH ONE OF THOSE. tHEY REALLY LOOK GREAT. BUT MY QUESTION IS BIG BETTER THAN SMALLER BUT MORE OF THEM??? I DON'T MAKE ANY OF MINE MORE THAN 10 STAKES OR SO.. RIGHT OR WRONG. COMMENTS WELCOME
Thats a good question RR, NIMROD and I differ on that point. He likes short stakes and not too many spaced wide. He's usually by himself and and wants to grab a few slabs and move on to the next one.
I usually have someone with me in my sticksteer and want to have enough area for both of us to fish. Mine will probably be found easier but that's why we build as many as we do. Just move on to the next one.:)
How long will they have the lake down? I would be worried about how many people find the stakes.
I plan on making some stakebeds out out bamboo stalks...The boo stalks may not last as long as oak or wood?..But, I can get unlimited amout of boo for free...
Jeremy
The end of the drawdown was Oct 1. Just waiting for rain to fill 'er up!:)
If there is a local sawmill like here you proably can get scrap boards for free. We furnish the owners with fish and get all we need. These hardwood boards or slabs should last longer than we will be able to fish them as long as they are under water. Rememberr that spaced too close they hold more small fish, slabs need less cover and room to move. I've seen a single stick hold a crappie at times.Quote:
Originally Posted by jcd
Hi Nimrod,
I have checked a few sawmills in my area...None of them have any scrap...Sort of hard to believe...We no scrap that is long enough to take..I will keep looking for some where to get some..
Jeremy
How many stakes to put down depends a lot of how you plan on fishing. If you are going to tightline, I've talked to one guide who believes you should put 25-35 stakes in a tight group and put several groups in the same area. This way you can move quickly from one to another. Not likely to catch over a few off any group but it seems the quality is much better.
I tend to put out 50 in a group for tightlining but like to put out 75 or more for casting. When I set them out for casting, I try to make a fencerow of them of 4 or 5 deep and about 30 feet long. I also let to have a few denser clumps spread out among it.
Good crappie seem to be attracted to stakes where they can move up and down and still have cover. I like to set these out where they stick up 2-3 off the bottom in 5-7 foot of water when the lake comes up.
It's also a good idea to set them where you can fish them from either side if you have a little wind. I always try to fish them going into the wind because they will spook if you go over them in water this shallow.
I plan on working on some stake beds later this month...Just need to get the boo cut down to the right size and scout some areas..
Jeremy
A lot of the saw mills chip their slats into mulch. Hard to find them in some areas.
or paper.
Thats what i'm talkin about bandit.......any stakebed built around something big like a log or better yet a rootball will always produce bigger fish,great work,you my friend have some super slab honeyholes!!!
The very best place is a depth change next to a flat with no cover at all. It will be even better if it's a muck bottom to place pallets on the bottom before building stake beds. Nimrod lake is largely silted in except for a few sandy or rock points
LOVE the pics. Wish we had a drawdown so I could put stuff out. Ross Barnett never changes more than 2 feet form summer to wonter
you can build pallet stakebeds and sink with rock for the cost of nails and a little gas to haul the stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by dondon
Thanks for the comments Bugman and Bronson. I tried to find isolated hollowed out stumps near deep water to build on. Hope it pays off.:)
Fished a few of my stakebeds yesterday and as usual the 2 biggest fish came from the beds with rootballs,as soon as the water covers those back up and you need a partner for a day give the ole bugman a holler;)those things will produce some bone-fide thumpers!!!
we got some rain today in greenbrier hope you got some up your way!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by slabbandit
We got a little , not anything signifigant.:(
Thanks for all the information. I know what I will be doing this winter......