Gold Creek project 1-15-11 project.

Gentleman, I am trying to get a good idea of how many people are wanting to work over at Gold Creek saturday night. I am trying to find out Who is bringing structure the more the better, who is going to have boats and who is bringing blocks and rocks for sinking structures with, I have three people in my boat and we are all bringing some structure with us. If you have structure but no boat we will find you a ride if we have enuff boats. So if you are a no boater/fishing partner that wants to contribute but has no boat, we will try to getcha in a boat some where. I have been impressed with the interest in this little project it seems everyone, as well as me, wants to make it better fishing up in the pool. Dano said that we could use his ramp and parking area as a gathering point and staging area. I am thinking we need to try and start @ or between 6 and 6:30.

i can bring boat.
working on getting rocks/weight

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Originally Posted by tholley

i can bring boat.
working on getting rocks/weight

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tholley, See you there. Hope its not in the teens or single digits for tempuratures that night. Field rocks or rocks off of a hill are good, and cheap to, kinda hard on the ole back picking them up, but free is the best when you are just throwing them in the water to never be seen again.

Hey slabs,im going to have my boat and another friend of mine is going to bring his boat as well..

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Originally Posted by SoreLipsNoFish

Hey slabs,im going to have my boat and another friend of mine is going to bring his boat as well..

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See you there sorelipsnofish.

Im still looking for something to sink stake beds..anyone have an abundance of blocks or boulders

My boat is a 1542 with the middle wide open so I can volunteer my floatin trailer if needed. Wish I had time to make up some boo :(

Yeah my friend who will be out there with midnight_f150 and I has a bunch of blocks just send me a pm and let me know how many you need and I can make sure we bring them. That goes for anyone else too. I can bring as many as the truck will hold just try to give me a little notice. Thanks

See you there Hotrod.

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Originally Posted by worldsworstfisherman

Yeah my friend who will be out there with midnight_f150 and I has a bunch of blocks just send me a pm and let me know how many you need and I can make sure we bring them. That goes for anyone else too. I can bring as many as the truck will hold just try to give me a little notice. Thanks

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Worldsworst, See you there, I sent you a pm.

Im thinking it will take atleast 10 if you have them...

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Originally Posted by SoreLipsNoFish

Im thinking it will take atleast 10 if you have them...

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Sorelipsnofish, I am thinking it will take two blocks per stake bed to get it to bottom minimun. If you have 9 stakebeds thats 18 blocks minimun.:confused:

we have a mutual friend that says he has the rest of the blocks.:D

My buddy & I will be there in an open 1448 to haul whatever.

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Originally Posted by baldeagle

My buddy & I will be there in an open 1448 to haul whatever.

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See you there baldeagle. I hope we have more people bring some structure to sink. We need alot, so if you have a place to cut brush, gather it up and bring it with you. Any hard wood branches bundled loosely will work.

wish i was closer.i'd love to help even though i'll never fish the place. i even have some concrete blocks but it's too far and snakey. i think you are going to luck out on the weather. they were predicting rain at the beginning of the week but now no rain and warmer.

Gentleman the Help is greatly appreciated in this effort, however if we dont have some more structure come with all the people, we will have people showing up with nothing to do, and depending on the value of your time and peoples busy schedules, I dont want anybody to drive over and feel like they wasted thier time. We need brush piles and brush is easy to come up with, any hardwood limbs bundle loosely will work great, so if you can bring structure, please do.

looks like the pallets with the boards sticking up would be the easiest, fastest things to make. then screw some pvc cross ways of the boards for extra cover. but then again i got no vote since i'm not fishing it.

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Originally Posted by olduckhunter

looks like the pallets with the boards sticking up would be the easiest, fastest things to make. then screw some pvc cross ways of the boards for extra cover. but then again i got no vote since i'm not fishing it.

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Cross members are not needed.

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Originally Posted by slabsntaters

Sorelipsnofish, I am thinking it will take two blocks per stake bed to get it to bottom minimun. If you have 9 stakebeds thats 18 blocks minimun.:confused:

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Have you ever used blocks on a pallet stakebed? If you place on top of pallet they tend to flip upside down. We use rocks cause you can find ones to insert between top and bottom boards of pallets. A neighbor was having that problem. Good luck with your build guys.

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Cross members are not needed.

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i know that nim. just a little extra stuff.

I can get ahold of six wooden pallets. I've never used them for stake beds so if someone thinks it won't take long to build em onsite we can go that route. I've got some 1.5in coated deck screws, cordless drill, hammers, saw etc. I'd also need someone to commit to some blocks to sink em. Someone say the word and I'll be there. :)

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Have you ever used blocks on a pallet stakebed? If you place on top of pallet they tend to flip upside down. We use rocks cause you can find ones to insert between top and bottom boards of pallets. A neighbor was having that problem. Good luck with your build guys.

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I put out some plastic pallets with bamboo pulled through them, we used sand bags stuffed in the openings like Nimrod does with the rocks, worked great. I usually just find a big pile of sand and gravel along a gravel road where the grader left a nice pile or where a major spring or drainage runs down the ditch and piles up sand and gravel when it floods. Some areas I just get double fist sized rocks to put in the sand bags. A lot less trouble than most other methods I have used.

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Originally Posted by hotrod98

I can get ahold of six wooden pallets. I've never used them for stake beds so if someone thinks it won't take long to build em onsite we can go that route. I've got some 1.5in coated deck screws, cordless drill, hammers, saw etc. I'd also need someone to commit to some blocks to sink em. Someone say the word and I'll be there. :)

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We would gladly welcome you and your materials, come join the fun, it would not take long to build.

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Originally Posted by slabsntaters

We would gladly welcome you and your materials, come join the fun, it would not take long to build.

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Hotrod98. Pm worldsworstfisherman, he said he had block, just let him know and he will bring them.

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Originally Posted by slabsntaters

Hotrod98. Pm worldsworstfisherman, he said he had block, just let him know and he will bring them.

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I'll definitely be there if I'm NOT sick! I've felt pretty crummy all day but I hope it passes. I enjoy fishing the pool this time of year and would definitely like to lend a hand if I can. Give me a day or two.

everyone send me your gps coordinates so I can check all of your structures for crappie. (never hurts to ask)

I will be sinking christmas trees this weekend at Lake Conway. I have always used center blocks, anyone have any suggestions of other ways to sink trees??
Dano, I will even sink a few in Gold Creek Saturday under the bridge. Thanks everyone

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Originally Posted by McCrappie

everyone send me your gps coordinates so I can check all of your structures for crappie. (never hurts to ask)

I will be sinking christmas trees this weekend at Lake Conway. I have always used center blocks, anyone have any suggestions of other ways to sink trees??
Dano, I will even sink a few in Gold Creek Saturday under the bridge. Thanks everyone

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McCrappie, Christmas trees are easy cover to put out, They do hold a fish or two when sunk as a whole, however if you want them to hold alot of fish, thinning the limbs out some will increase the number of fish that will hold to them. CHristmas trees are usually real thick and the fish can only get around them, when you thin out the limbs it allows the fish to get inside of the tree as well as around it. Just my two cents worth.

There will be alot of lost tackle up in the pool after this weekend, until people figure out how to fish the newly installed crappie structure, but it will greatly increase the number of fish caught when they figure out how deep to fish with out getting hung up and busting off thier lines. If everything works out there will be enuff structure in the pool to support several boats with out having to all huddle around a single peice of structure, and taking turns to cast at structure. my plan is to really scatter it all around the pool, to get a evenly space out coverage. I will be using my graph and flasher to locate the most likely spots, spots that are irregular that looks like likly holding areas for crappie. I plan to install structures at varied depths of water. There are certain areas in the pool that just naturally hold crappie, but have no structure for them, I hope to change that this weekend.

Hey Tater - Ive sunk trees my whole life and thats the first time someone has mentioned cutting out some of the tree. It makes perfect since. Thanks for the info. I wish I could make it down there to Conway For the habitat for humanity party its just a little far. I plan on making some crappie condos like Jerry"s for Lake Poinsett (small northeast ark lake). Keep up the good work and everybody have a safe trip.
BillyE

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Originally Posted by Billy E

Hey Tater - Ive sunk trees my whole life and thats the first time someone has mentioned cutting out some of the tree. It makes perfect since. Thanks for the info. I wish I could make it down there to Conway For the habitat for humanity party its just a little far. I plan on making some crappie condos like Jerry"s for Lake Poinsett (small northeast ark lake). Keep up the good work and everybody have a safe trip.
BillyE

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Hey Billy E, no problem on the info, thats what this board is for, glad some of my pointers and tips can be of help. I to have sunk alot of trees, and it was thru trial and error that I discovered that tid bit of info many years ago. And something else to consider, it that, the larger the fish, the more room they need, Its like going to the public restroom and having a choice between one of the small stalls or the handicap stall, 9 out of 10 people choose the handicap stall because it is bigger and less cramped, lets you spread out a little more. Sorry, thats the only analogy that I could come up with, that makes sense.

I have really been paying attention to this post about what all makes a good crappie bed and ive learned alot about things that arent worth a flip can make good crappie beds..I wonder if ex- wives will make a good one ...;)

I have about 8 pallets and some bocks to sink some of them, but no 2 x 4's to make stake beds with. Do you all want me to bring my boat as well? 501-519-0045 Brett

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Originally Posted by walker733

I have about 8 pallets and some bocks to sink some of them, but no 2 x 4's to make stake beds with. Do you all want me to bring my boat as well? 501-519-0045 Brett

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If I may make a suggestion, you were saying you have no lumber to create stakes, you could break down one pallet to make stakes out of, If you have 8 pallets maybe you could make 4 stake beds by using 2 pallets to make one stake bed.
You know what I mean.

I don't have any materials, but I'm gonna come up w/ some. I can't be there for the group effort b/c of kid's activities tomorrow night, but I'm gonna do my part and sink some stuff next time I'm there! I've gotten some great ideas on how/what to build from yall.

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Originally Posted by TAV2

I don't have any materials, but I'm gonna come up w/ some. I can't be there for the group effort b/c of kid's activities tomorrow night, but I'm gonna do my part and sink some stuff next time I'm there! I've gotten some great ideas on how/what to build from yall.

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wish you could be there, but I believe family comes first. Maybe next time, Glad that you are going to install some structure when you get the chance, we need as much as we can get.

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Originally Posted by SoreLipsNoFish

I have really been paying attention to this post about what all makes a good crappie bed and ive learned alot about things that arent worth a flip can make good crappie beds..I wonder if ex- wives will make a good one ...;)

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I have heard that in Louisiana, they work great for blue crabs. Dont know about crappie??

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Originally Posted by slabsntaters

If I may make a suggestion, you were saying you have no lumber to create stakes, you could break down one pallet to make stakes out of, If you have 8 pallets maybe you could make 4 stake beds by using 2 pallets to make one stake bed.
You know what I mean.

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You could pull off 1/2 the boards and use for stakes, stop by a sawmill or constuction site and ask for scraps, or just nail on one board and make leaners out of pallets.

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Originally Posted by SoreLipsNoFish

I have really been paying attention to this post about what all makes a good crappie bed and ive learned alot about things that arent worth a flip can make good crappie beds..I wonder if ex- wives will make a good one ...;)

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Catfish bait.

If you want to bring the pallets i will have plenty of 1xs for your stakes