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To windy to fish, so played around at making some beds. Which way do you think I should point the limbs on these beds, up, down or a combination of the two? Probably will depend on how deep the water is where I place them. Trimmed trees around the yard and along the drive, so made some more wooden beds too.
Steve
I really like that second pic. Less chance of hanging up on the ends of the tubes. But they all look great. Good job.
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I like the upside down ones. just my opion.
I like both! Don't think you will go wrong either way!
Both should work...the mix of both natural and PVC is a winner !
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I see alot of finished cover in the background...Man, you guys have been busy and the Fish are gonna love it!
Congrats on having a permanent place to fish throughout your lives. Even if you don't fish the cover...it will benefit the fishery and make it better overall!
I can see using the PVC going DOWN, in Shallow areas, so it is not "Seen" with the tentacles floating on the surface if there is a drawdown or low water condition!
I've been taking full advantage of all the telephone construction in my area for material to build these beds. We've put out over 50 this year in clusters of 2 to 6 beds, depending on size. Some of the bigger beds are 14' to 16' across and a challenge to get to the lake, but most average 8' or 9'. I 've got a row of nine beds along a creek channel just off of a good spawning bank that should be a real hotspot about late March thru early June. Try to take a boat load everytime I go out. I've about run out of places close to home, so plan to hit the other end of the lake with some beds this Winter.
Great Job : ) Send some this way.
Send me a few and I will try them. :biggrinQuote:
Originally Posted by pomme guy
Very nice!! I need a few hundred of these!!:biggrin
both are great in my opinion but up might make u hang up less. good job
I'm gonna borrow UR Idea if you don't mind??? I've got some 3/4 and 2" polyethelyne pipe left over from a job that should work quite well. How are you mouting the smaller pipes? I was thinking I could use my fusion tool and tac it.....
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My duct fits fairly tight, so if I let them hang down, I don't have to do anything else. If I point the limbs up, I either glue them or put a screw through them. The fusion tool sounds like it should work. I haven't built very many of these so far, usually just branch them out of a bucket of concrete like the bed above. Just thought I'd try something different.
The smaller duct is 1.75" & the bigger is around 5" in diameter.
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Here's another design I've tried for shallow water, it's 30" high and 10' by 10'.
Well done! I like the combination.
My little lake is max 30ft deep and averages 15 to 20 feet, shore depth is 5 feet dropping to 10 feet.
No real creeks or natural points sticking out into the lake, so I'm wondering where and how deep to put my structures and pots .
Lake is about 20 acres.
Any suggestions greatly appreciated. I'm the only person trying to improve this manmade lake. The bottom is pool table flat.
You first have to determine where the fish are in different periods of their cycle, where do they go after the spawn, during summer, then in the Fall and Winter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hepotter
You can put spawn beds, stake beds, laydown trees, etc along the shorelines to protect fry, minnows, and smaller fish.
Then if you find that the thermocline sets up at 20 feet in the summer and that is the only time you fish, then don't put any cover below that unless fish use the deeper depths in the Winter. If you fish all year long, you can start adding cover shallow, then add to the deeper depths as you go!
Also, if may suggest, in a "bowl' type body of water without any significant structure (creek beds, steep or gradual drop offs, ect) determine the WINDWARD shoreline. Fish will normally face into the wind if there is no other prominant features. Place the cover in lines, shallow to deep, 8-15 per line with about 50- 80` between lines. If possible put natural denser cover shallower and PVC deeper...good luck!
BTW, is it a natural lake? Is weet cover present? ARE THERE underwater SPRINGS PRESENT? (HINT! HINT! HINT!)**** As you fish the lake tie a thermometer to the anchor line about 2` from the eyelet. When you up anchor retrieve it quickly and check it. If it reads 56-60F degrees GPS that spot IMMEDIATELY. JACKPOT!
BUT REMEMBER...you have springs that are VOID of oxygen, so fish will stay on the outer edges...and, you have Springs that are Oxygen RICH, and the fish will all be having a party right in the middle of it!!:):):)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowellhturner