Stake bed materials - FREE

The post about stake beds vs. mega mats got me to thinking. I'm not opposed to any type of cover and I certainly didn't want you to think I was dogging other stuff. Our lake is old and completely devoid of natural cover. That is why we build the way we build. Stake beds are GREAT cover for crappie in the right waters. I know this to be so because, walking the banks, I've found spawning beds next to a single 12" long buckbrush stick. They just can't stop themselves from relating to cover, even if it's just a stick.

Anyway, we have cut over 6,000 stalks of bamboo this year. We only use the bushy 12-20' top. That leaves the butt ends. Some of these ends are as long as 30 or more feet. Anyone who wants to come and get a trailer load of them is more than welcome to do so. Just call me and let me know when you're coming and I'll get you to the bamboo patch. You can cut them into shorter pieces for shallow stake beds or leave them long for beds in deeper water. Plus, it's bamboo and it will last a long time.

Here's some pictures of just how much is available, free for the taking.

http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/Boo001.jpg

http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/images/Boo002.jpg

It is going to be dangerous to fall into the lake. I hope everyone cuts the ends of the bamboo blunt.

That bambo is bigger than any I've seen growing around Muskogee Ok. Average big ones are 1". The kind I see wild here doesn't seem to have the smaller horizontal side branches rather they have just single shoots. Wonder if that type of bambo youve got there could be transplanted and grow here. Must be many types of wild bambo. Would like to come up and get some, would middle of January be good? (can't predict the weather but...)
Thanx for you detailed shared information-you guys are great.

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Originally Posted by redneckradtech

That bambo is bigger than any I've seen growing around Muskogee Ok. Average big ones are 1". The kind I see wild here doesn't seem to have the smaller horizontal side branches rather they have just single shoots. Wonder if that type of bambo youve got there could be transplanted and grow here. Must be many types of wild bambo. Would like to come up and get some, would middle of January be good? (can't predict the weather but...)
Thanx for you detailed shared information-you guys are great.

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My uncle transplanted some to his back yard for looks one year and that stuff took off like a wild fire. Hahaha he was always getting cussed out by his neighbors because they were getting Bamboo shoots all over in their yards too. It's amazing how fast that stuff grows.

How about some tips on transplanting boo.

I'm not much of a dirt farmer, so what am I transplanting? Shoots? roots?

Titleman

You don't know how bad I wish I lived closer to you. That would be the best stake bed material for driving in the lake you could get. I use stakes that I get from a saw mill and they work great also but bamboo stake beds would be very good and cheap also. Those are the perfect size to use big and strong enough to drive in the lake bottom in shallow water.

Hey Darryl do you deliver???? LOL.
CX.

Darryl you know I never paid much attention to the size of the Bamboo in your Pic but looking at it now. Man are you sure thats not Douglas fir or Californian Redwood? hahaha

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Originally Posted by SMITTY 58D

Darryl you know I never paid much attention to the size of the Bamboo in your Pic but looking at it now. Man are you sure thats not Douglas fir or Californian Redwood? hahaha

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LOL, Well, when we said GIANT bamboo. . . LOL

Yall outa bamboo yet? ha ha
Say I got out about 20 condos now so alot better shape than before, Thanx

That is mighty nice of you guys to offer up the left overs, as those will surely draw the fish.

You guys continue to reaffirm what I already knew about you and that is that you know crappie, know people, and appreciate both.

I wish I was nearby.

Wish you guys all the best.

Hey Darryl and Jerry, how you guys doin? Hope ya been catchn lots,. Say, yall outa bamboo yet?
I sure would like to get up there and load up some stakes, wanna make some fields.
Still want to try some boo starts to get em going around here.

Do you know what variety of bamboo that is? It appears to be a timber type but I'm curious as to which variety. What grow zone are you in? Looks like the boo is about 50 ft tall and maybe 2-3 inches in diameter at the butt? I'm asking cause I'd like to establish a grove for my own use here in TN. Our native bamboo only grows to about 16ft max and doesn't achieve a large enough diameter to use for stake beds. Thanks.

Darryl,

The pictures of the cane you are cutting looks just like that cane patch I had in the Black River bottoms before the farmer bush hogged it down. He told me he had to really work to get it down, and I still can't believe he was able to do it. It has been nearly 2 years, and it hasn't grown back yet, but maybe it will.