Just took a couple of pic.'s of the build that Me and couple of buddies did this past weekend. Waiting on a calm day to put these babies out!!
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Just took a couple of pic.'s of the build that Me and couple of buddies did this past weekend. Waiting on a calm day to put these babies out!!
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We did good :D man cant wait to put them out.
I'm still diggin' splinters out of my hands.
Don't forget about round 2. You might want to bring some gloves for them tender hands :D Attachment 25094
what I like best about the way that is made, is the way the stakes are spread out, just in case in falls over. Which most of them will. they will still be good cover.
Man we must be working from the same pattern.....
Don't know about yours but mine produce lots of crappie....
Put most of mine out under bridges around the columns.....
That way you know exactly where they are....
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How tall are the sticks, and about how many do you put to a bucket?
How many of these do you guys put out in one spot. I have been using 3. It is hard to find sometimes. I think I am going to put out at least twice that from now on. Just wondering what you all did.
Nice looking buckets you've got there. What kind of wood are you using mchappy?
crappie10, do you really think that most of them turn over? As long as they land on the bottom upright, I would expect them to stay that way. As long as you were using plenty of concrete that is.
Oak sticks. They are range from about 4-7 foot tall. I'm thinking about sticking some bamboo in the center on the next build. We are going to drop 4 to a spot.
crappietexan,
good idea putting them under a bridge. Only problem I see with that is that a lot of people are probably going to find them that way. Good thing is you get to fish in the shade! Man, I got fried yesterday fishing in that February sun!
There's no doubt that the crappie will like your spread. As far as falling over I haven't had any problem with my turning over. If you have the weight it will hold them just fine.
Good Luck
Look good to me.
We have about 40lbs of crete in each bucket, that should hold them in place. How much do you guys use ? We are getting to buckets for every 80lb bag.
40lbs should be plenty of weight. We put between 53-60 pounds of 'crete in our 'boo buckets, and there's a lot more to sink with 'boo. Those stick buckets shouldn't go anywhere, IMO. But I don't really have any experience with them.
I would expect SOME to tip over, but not all. It depends on several things. the bottom being level, where they are placed, current and some could get snagged by fishermen using heavy line, pulling them over, trying to get unhung. most should stand with enough weight. Not worth worrying about, as long as you use enough concrete. there will be 2 forces working against each other. The weight of the concrete and the floatation of the wood. In water, the weight of the concrete is about half, because of the specific density diffences between water and concrete. in effect, lets say you had 50 lbs of concrete on land, which is near 25 in water and 20 lbs of floatation of the wood. that leaves 5 lbs of weight to hold it down. by putting in 5 foot stakes, you have a lot of leverage on 5 lbs of weight holding it down. So, the more wood you have, the more weight you want. that is more of a factor on new cover, because the wood will soak up water, decreasing the floatation effect.
They are nice,prolly attrack a lot of fish.
mikeb
Here is part 2 of our build. We now have a total of 40 buckets to drop. As you see we added some boo this time just to add some sugar to them.
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If the weather would ever clear up we can get them out.
looks good guys!!
Harold.....
I put betweeen 15 - 20 sticks per bucket.....
Now I cut the buckets in half... drill holes in the bottom so the water in the concrete can run out and set up quicker.....
I take the top half, turn it over on a peice of plywood with holes in it too... I use 2 sheetrock screws to hold it down until the concrete sets up... about 24 hrs....
LipJerker......
I put most of my stick condos around bridge columns.... I put 3 around each column.... that way I know exactly where they are... in the fall we killem under the bridge....
I get my sticks from a company that makes wood trim.... most is hard wood... they bundle it up, load it for me with a forklift and the cost is $0.00 Cant beat a deal like that.......
You can throw em in the water anyway you want and the bucket will hit bottom first everytime.....:D
Good luck and good fishing......
I replyed but it did not post so here goes again...
Harold.....
I put betweeen 15 - 20 sticks per bucket.....I cut em 4 - 5 - 10 ft long just depending on how deep the water is....
Now I cut the buckets in half... drill holes in the bottom so the water in the concrete can run out and set up quicker.....
I take the top half, turn it over on a peice of plywood with holes in it too... I use 2 sheetrock screws to hold it down until the concrete sets up... about 24 hrs....
LipJerker......
I put most of my stick condos around bridge columns.... I put 3 around each column.... that way I know exactly where they are... in the fall we killem under the bridge....You can throw em in the water anyway you want to... the bucket will hit bottom first everytime...........
Good luck and good fishing.......
I wonder if you could buy some type of a concrete release agent to put on the buckets so you wouldn't have to buy as many buckets?
All our buckets came from a paint contractor . Most of them were wallpaper glue buckets with a few drywall mud buckets. You might check with those guys in your area.
I use the cheap thin waste paper-basket liner's concrete comes right out !
I use a plastic tub and the crete comes right out. They come in all diffrent sizes and cost less than $5. You can line the bucket with a trash bag and the create should come right out.
We've put out @ 35 bucket beds over the past 5 years. Everyone of them has turned over. We tried using concrete, gravel and even puting in concrete cylinders but nothing worked. If you have any current where your putting them, it's just a matter of time. One good thing does come from it though. They make great catfish holes when they turn over and they will still hold a few crappie.
Good job...one question...with all the wood in each bucket those are gonna almost float away instead of turn over...How much current is there where you fish?
I fill the bucket half way with dirt. Then i coat the inside with vaseline,put in a trash bag, and pour the concrete in. The concrete will pull right out. Saves me a whole lot of buckets....
They have no problem going to the bottom. They are in the R.B.
Mchappy if you put them out before all that current at the 1st of the year I would bet they arn't still there. I have some BIG I mean BIG piles moved by the current in RB.
We put some out the other day but we put some big boo buckets out last year and they are still in the same spot. So we will have to see about these but I think they will be ok.Quote:
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good job guys. keep up the good work.
Oh with the buckets u are using I would drill 4 holes in the side of each at the bottom, all spread out so you can run 2 pieces of that wood thru the bottom and make a big PLUS symbol. They will never fall over and they will be harder to move in the current IMO.
They look great. You must plant a bunch of tomatoes too!
Try when you are putting your stakes in your quickcrete to put some of them in at shallower angles. That way the stakes will only let the bucket tip over so far and most of the stakes will still be pointing up. Kinda like "weebles wobble but they don't fall down."Quote:
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Not sure if my picture is going to show it right or not since I had to make it so small.
Where can you get those stakes?
How are you going to keep them upright? I bet you made that tomato farmer mad, getting all his tomato stakes.