Day 1 & 2 of putting in work for more crappie limits.

yesterday after $60 and prolly 4 hours of cutting and welding metal to make my contraption to pound slab wood down in the mud I finally got it built... then today I went to hurricane and put a load of wood out... it was tuff work BC the wood I had was way too thick but 4 hours later I finally got it all out... I picked out 2 trees about 300 yards apart and I put them out in a staggard pattern all in between the 2 and at 2 diff spots made a sort of a stump field... hands and arms are soar and cut up but hopefully it will b all worth it wen I haul those slab crappie in from my slab honey holes!!Attachment 141208

Hard work always pays off. Nice looking contraption you constructed.

Good job. I use a PVC pipe and two people can make short work quickly

Let's see some big ole slabs when them beds get right, thanks for the post!!

Yea I've jus always had luck with crappie bein on wide pieces of wood thts by itself... seems like the big slabs really like something wide... I like fishing stumps and logs tho and really despise fishing brush... but the PVC would b easier and u won't get hung up on it so I might try some of tht also jus don't know wer I could get sum w/out payin a pretty penny for it... but any advice from u I will gladly take and put it to use... every time u post u have a long and very well explained story and I always enjoy reading them

Pvc does not draw fish as good as wood !!!! TIP---EASY IS Not ALWAYS Best! !!!!

Meant pipe driver. I have drove wood slats and PVC pipe with it making stake beds. Jigs come off easy on these. I anchor my boat on front and back then drive stakes all around it. One person load and other person drive the stakes.

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Pvc does not draw fish as good as wood !!!! TIP---EASY IS Not ALWAYS Best! !!!!

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I have put out many PVC condos and I won't waste my time on em ever again wood only for me in the future, live and learn!!!!

Ever thing sounds great.

arkansasbowhunter, I was following you! Mainly because I was sitting here thinking that was an awfully heavy driver he was holding & that a PVC driver should be easier to handle.

How much trouble do you have finding good lake bottom for driving stakes?

Agri no prob finding good ground. That driver did look heavy and would wear me out lol

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That driver did look heavy and would wear me out lol

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I wouldn't have much of a stake bed if I used a metal driver like his. Been thinking of putting some out this winter.

Any idea how long bamboo stakes would last vs hardwood slats, vs softwood slats?

Good job. Having built a lot of structure, I know it's a lot of hard work. Hope it pays off for you.

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I have put out many PVC condos and I won't waste my time on em ever again wood only for me in the future, live and learn!!!!

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I agree if your going to build it build it with a quality hard wood. "PVC stands for (Poor Vacant Condo)" LMBO

Good job. They will come. I use a driver just like JW does. In our silt filled oxbows I use 7-8' bamboo and can easy drive it 2-3' deep.

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I don't get what the PVC pipes are for,,, marker poles?

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I don't get what the PVC pipes are for,,, marker poles?

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Stake drivers. Most people put a block of wood inside the hole to keep from busting the pvc while driving the stakes into the mud.

post driver :dono looks good Billy I must try that how long r they (drivers)?

Those look good BillyE that's the same style of attractor I make in the first pic.

Ok, stupid question......how do you get the bamboo to stand up like that until the concrete dries.....made some up out of scrap wood.....had a heck of a time getting it to stay still.......

My drivers are 8' long. Yes it has a wood block in the end. I put a anchor on both ends of boat. I can drive 200 in no time at all.

I like these around the Cypress on Conway. Always good for a slab or two.
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Chris, I like those hard wood ones. I think the last 2-3 times longer than bamboo. I wish I had a pile of slats but we only have 1 mill here in the Jonesboro area and he sells them now. 5 years ago he would pile them up and burn them.I can get some pallets but it is some work for what you get and I hate to pull nails. I have unlimited supply of big bamboo and 1 trailer load keeps me busy for the winter. I will also make some that are 10-12 foot tall that we sink in Poinsett. Around here that is our deepest water.I have used pvc before when I had some extra. Never buy it for buckets. If you do use some sandpaper to rough it up and take a chainsaw and run the blade edge down it. dont cut through. I think what ever you put in the water it will hold a fish one time or another during the year.

How long do you think the bamboo stakes last if they get exposed every year due to the lake level dropping?