My black friday

My boys helped me load my bed, that I learned how to build at the shindig thanks to buffalo13, on my boat on Thanksgiving day. I left my house so I'd be at the ramp and ready to launch at sunrise. Made my way to the site where the predetermined spot will hold my crappie condo, ran over the channel edge with the Helix, thru out two buoys, got up wind and at the perfect moment, condo over-board! Ran over and spotted it, marked the way-point, picked up the buoys and headed for another bed to fish. Best bed was in 6 1/2' of water and yielded some dandies. Set the hook on one and it headed for parts unknown, along with the rod tip......it broke. :( With tears in my eyes, I related the news to my wife. Today she bought me 2 new jig rods. :biggrin Which is why she's my KEEPER.Attachment 221097

You have inspired me to do the same. Did you screw the vertical boards in or use a brad nailer?

TG

From what I hear, most are using 1/2" crown staples. I used 5 #4 sinkers per board and then screwed the frame together.

Prime example of how the KY Lake "Pay it Forward" shindig sharing format has helped someone with crappie knowledge ideas ...

Way to go Russ ...

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Rickie

I must advise you Russ that putting these beds out can become an addiction.. I not only like the planning and logistics of where the bed is going along with the sinking but the first time you go back to fish the bed and get to "RIP SOME LIPS" it all seems to come full circle. Great looking structure and I hope it produces lots of good fillets and memories for you. I can promise you if you continue to put them out you will appreciate how easy this style of bed is to fish for any age young and old.

Thanks for sharing.. How are you weighing it down ?

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Thanks for sharing.. How are you weighing it down ?

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Most are using block or core sample!

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Thanks for sharing.. How are you weighing it down ?

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Someone who had worked for me, years ago, now owns a granite counter top business. One day I'd stopped to see him and noticed there were skids of pieces that were 3 -8" wide and 1 - 4' long and they're all a little over 1" thick. He'd told me it weighed 40 lb per square foot and that he'd help me load them as long as I'd bring him some fish. They lay nice and flat on the floor of the boat on the way to the ramp. Once in the parking lot, use duct tape and tape them to the horizontal pieces you see at the bottom.

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Someone who had worked for me, years ago, now owns a granite counter top business. One day I'd stopped to see him and noticed there were skids of pieces that were 3 -8" wide and 1 - 4' long and they're all a little over 1" thick. He'd told me it weighed 40 lb per square foot and that he'd help me load them as long as I'd bring him some fish. They lay nice and flat on the floor of the boat on the way to the ramp. Once in the parking lot, use duct tape and tape them to the horizontal pieces you see at the bottom.

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Good idea. I was wondering how you got it off the boat with all the weight and kept everything in place. I amazes me how much cover will move in these lakes with the currents of rising and falling. I don't know myself, but some of the guys have told me things tend to move more when the pull the lake down hard rather than when it rises fast ???? Any thoughts ?

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Good idea. I was wondering how you got it off the boat with all the weight and kept everything in place. I amazes me how much cover will move in these lakes with the currents of rising and falling. I don't know myself, but some of the guys have told me things tend to move more when the pull the lake down hard rather than when it rises fast ???? Any thoughts ?

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I have an aluminium boat and strapped it down to the gunnels, 82" wide, to haul it to the lake. Once at the ramp and before I leave, I skootch it over to the side before I leaving the ramp to make it easier to dump in the lake. As far as moving due to currents, I remember buffalo13 saying dropping the bed so the current flows thru the boards and not against them. I'm new to this and don't have any experience of beds moving on the lake. Maybe someone else has a thought on bed shifting with currents.

Nice beds. Do they always stay upright when you dump them?

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Nice beds. Do they always stay upright when you dump them?

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Its almost like the upright pieces act like rudders.