starting to make some to put out .making them out of pallets and tobacco sticks what do u thinkAttachment 23174
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starting to make some to put out .making them out of pallets and tobacco sticks what do u thinkAttachment 23174
That looks good to me.I just called my father yesterday and asked him for his old tobbacco stick but he said he still uses his for tomatoes.I had the same idea you got there.I have gotten cabin fever and ready to get back at the water.
ok....what exactly is a tobacco stick ?
That's a mighty good looking stake bed you've got there. How do you intend on sinking it?
Looks good, just needs rocks wedged in to sink. I fish water 3 to 8' most of the time and make mine shorter. Deeper water may call for taller stakes. The problem I had with taller stakes was they are harder to handle without breaking them while placing pallet. Again they look fishy.:DQuote:
Originally Posted by 78mudbug
to sink them i will put 6 to 8 bricks between the slats on the pallet.a tobacco stick is a 1.5 inch by 1.5 inch stick 4.5 feet long usually made from oak or hickory.made for hanging tobacco in a barn.tobacco farmers use these sticks to spike it on,u put a metal spike that fits over one end of the stick on and shove the stalk of tobacco plant down onto the spike and onto the stick,u get 5 to 8 plants on the stick .then hang up into a barn
Ive seen it hung ,never new that was how, thanks for clearing that up.
I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for explaining. Since those are made from oak or hickory they should last for a while. Better than the softwoods at least.
I wish I could find pallets like my dad used to bring home. They were made from nothing but oak. Heavy as could be....but they would make great stake beds now.
Will the bricks be heavy enough? We use creek rocks as they are heavy and most of all free.:D;):):cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by 78mudbug
i can get bricks and blocks free from my work,thats also where the pallets come from
They will hold fish. Anything free is always better.
LOL
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Ahhhh...memories of haulin tobackie!! most of them not good!!!!!!!!!!!
well took a couple out last sunday the bricks worked with a little help from some more rocksAttachment 23784
mudbug. How many bricks or rocks did it take to sink those? I been thinking about trying it but concerned about how many blocks it would take to get them down.
i put 5 big rocks on one probably the size of a football and 4 bricks and 3 rocks on the other went straight down. i would say 10 bricks will do it if u used blocks 3 will work
Great looking stakebeds. If I make a suggestion. I would take more slats off the pallet itself, like the ones on top except the end ones. It will sink that much easier. Or at least take them off and nail them in the upright position for more verticle structure.
Tim
Looks great, just heavy. Get the boys to help launch them!
We have built some of those stake beds with pallets....They are simple to build...But, they can be a pain to sink...Takes a lot of weight and have to balance it out...We now build condos with concrete and wood slabs....We use 10 in by 10in wood frames and are able to re use them...
Jeremy
Attachment 66976 This is what we are now using for stakebeds. Made from pvc, they will last forever and can be sunk in either soft or hard bottom areas. Works well with some wood and other structure types mixed in.
Try getting around where they redid a rail road and get there left overs flat steel works good and it's free
good idea...if you can beat the scrappers to it!
Now offering loose pvc for stakes too. Build Your Own Fish Habitat - Fishiding