whats the best kind of structure to build and how do you sink it.
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whats the best kind of structure to build and how do you sink it.
mines 4' stakes in a bucket and cent in the bottom for weight, and bamboo in in buckets free standing and with all the leaves and limbs on it.
To be honest...I think brush piles are the best...Plus they are cheap and easy to drop...If allowed in your state?.....But, we drop a little of everything....Bamboo, wood stake concrete condos, and wood stake pallets....But, a good old brushpile is tough to beat...Just my own opinion...
Jeremy
Anything wood!!!
Read through some of the other posts also....when you start thinking about doing a project, just make sure you think about it so you don't waste time and can do it right! :)
In OHIO, we have to have authorization from the COE, ODNR, and Park or Local Management....if not and you get caught, they can ticket or JAIL you for multiple State and FEDERAL offenses.
First, it is best to determine what locations are best for each species, drop-offs, feeding flats, humps, etc.
Then, do you feel like continually replacing natural cover like Christmas trees or smaller brush piles every year or two, or do you want to use longer lasting wood that may last 5-10 years, or never have to replace the same area again with hardwood and PVC mixed.
You need to make sure the base holding things together is heavy enough that it cannot be pulled up or moved by trollers, catfish guys, etc, if snagged! You also need to make sure the base is stable (big square, rectangle, X) when you sink it so it doesn't fall over if snagged etc. I also believe in using screws in the bottom of the Wood, PVC, Tree limbs, etc, before I put them in concrete, and screwing the bucket or form to the concrete as it dries, so they will not pull out after it has hardened and so the base will not degrade. We also believe in sanding the PVC with 60 grit sandpaper to give algae, etc, something to really grab onto!
We take the extra precautions because we are not just trying to make a "Honey-Hole" but trying to improve the entire Fishery...and it has worked out extremely well! :):):)
Most of the time, our stuff takes 2 men to drop it from a boat! You find your area, position the boat with the electronics, gently lower it over the side, set it in the water, and let it go straight down!
And GPS AS it goes in...otherwise you TOO will be utterly AMAZED how hard PVC and on some bottom types even brush piles can be to relocate and fish. (Unless you`re doing it out of the "goodness" of your heart...I AIN`T !)
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VERY, VERY, Nice! Congrats on a fine job and having alot of fun doing it!:)
Well I've always fished ceter trees but I've also just started d
Dumping bamboo condos in my lake...to earl to see results
But im sure they will produce...i use five gallon buckets
And quick cement to sink um..marked with gps.
I've been told NEVER to use pine, fir, or any of the "needle " trees because they make the water acidic and unfriendly for use as habitat. I suppose it's the pine oil/resin that's responsible.
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It's weird and somehow you would think that, but as Lowell will testify...after we have dropped Christmas Trees, Cedar, Etc...the fish are using them almost immediately. Once the needles absorb water they begin to fall off and you just have branches, then after fishermen tear off the small branches or they decay, you just have the main trunk within a year!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hepotter
Once the algae starts...I don't know for sure, but I think the resin is either gone by then or somehow neutralized by the water??
Keep in mind, depth, water fertility and type of pine or cedar and diameter of the trunk ALL "factor in" as to the durability of said tree. Some cedars will last 15+ yrs, most common "C" trees will last 3-5 yrs, "peaking" their 2cnd yr underwater after the needles fall off. About the only "BAD" woods are walnut (poisonous and ILLEGAL to use in a few states) and very "soft" woods like poplar, honeysuckle shrubs, ect.. if you want the BEST longest lasting attractors, use osage orange (hedge apple) and locust, then ash, hackberry, hickory, scrub oak and of course cedar. Osage WILL last 20+ yrs...tough to work with, but HOW LONG did you wanna fish `em?