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Newbie brush pile builder here. I have a lot of ~10-15’ long branches i am going to be trimming. I plan on wiring them to cinder blocks and sinking them. My question is how many branches per block(27 lb weight) should I tie, and how do I keep them upright? I’ve read about using a 20oz coke bottle. If I tied multiple branches to a block, would the best thing to do be to tie a coke bottle above each branch to keep each one standing?
Thanks.
Welcome to CDC !!!! Brush piles will attract and hold fish -- I read somewhere that sonar sees the Air Bladder and also marks it as fish.. The best thing I have seen is buckets with Cut sections of water hose inserted in the mortar -- they stand upright and Fish Hooks do not hang up on that structure
I’ve read to tie an mpty 20 oz sealed pop bottle to the top of the brush. Never tried this but typically the piles I’ve sunk stay the way I’ve sunk them. I tie them pretty good to a rock or cinder block. The ones that have fallen over still attrack fish.
I never worry about them standing up . If there is no current one block will hold a big brush pile in place . Most green trees will not take much to sink . Dry wood takes more weight of course .
A gallon milk jug and zip ties work real well to hold brush upright. If you think the gallon jug is to big just fill it half way with water now it's a half galon jug.
Gallon oil jugs and anti freeze jugs also!!!!
Stack them up for heights . Seem to draw more fish with crossing limbs and tree trunks . :twocents
Pool noodles work well also
wood will float a long time.we dont need any more plastic in water.please.
there are blocks and then there are BLOCKS... sank several hundred "BB"s (brush blocks ) by taking hardwood branches and gradually filling 1 hole all limbs cut ends together. then stuffed the opposite side the opposite direction then used light steel cable to tightly bind them in a figure 8 pattern tying off each side separately and clamping it. low, fairly dense and depending on the type wood long lasting. semi stealthy except for all those pesky unstealthy fish that use them.
When done correctly plastic in the water is NOT pollution it's habitat!Quote:
Originally Posted by Keith K
if you choose to use oil or antifreeze jugs please thoroughly rinse them out 1st... also keep in mind that water pressure increases with depth.
Attachment 330403I made 45 of these yesterday. I have a lake that has around 50 i put in. Has current and none have turned over.
Is this bamboo in the buckets? Thanks.
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bamboo has air pockets in the sections ….it will stand well on its own
Yes, I made several "" stumps"" that were only 2ft for shallow water. We have huge draw downs on one of our local lakes. I love fishing bamboo. It is extremely forgiving. I have put out almost 100 in one lake and 15 or so in another. I have around 30 more to put in then in and just freshen up every couple of years.
not sure how long the jug would last. not the jug itself but tying it off to the small part of tree brush with the force it will pull, it might get loose. but i would use laundry jugs. they are thick, seal good and have a solid handle to tie off to.
cedar limbs, trees last a long time if you have any to trim or cut down.
looks perfect to me whois looking to put some out. when i first looked it looked just like the nurserys down he road with plants in all their post. Did u just tie a rope to a limb to drop them upright?Quote:
Originally Posted by duckhunter3635
are those 10 gal buckets with only cement? wow
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