Thread: crappie cover

Every one has their personal favorite. I like brush. It's easy to sink

I like stake beds or stake buckets. A little more effort in building and sinking, but attracts and hold fish good, and not too bad to hang up in. Just my personal preference.

Jerry, you might like these.

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Jerry, you might like these.

You can just PM me the coordinates!

I just helped my son put three structures in his pond.We used three pallets for each one and made a triangle with them. Used large zip ties like the heating and air guys use to bind them. Zip tied four concrete blocks on the bottom pallet to sink it. It was a bit of a struggle to get them in,but we were just wanting to try something different.Haven't tried to fish them yet been a week. The stake bed pallets are good too.

I still have it in my mind that a little sapling tree about 10' tall with some good spindly limbs is a good one. You just have to weight it good so you don't pull it up if you snag it. I think they are better than christmas trees.Just have always worked for me .I am still using natural stuff,haven't graduated to plastic yet though I'm sure its good. I think the structure that has adequate spacing between the limbs holds fish better than if its too tight.

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Originally Posted by doggone

I just helped my son put three structures in his pond.We used three pallets for each one and made a triangle with them. Used large zip ties like the heating and air guys use to bind them. Zip tied four concrete blocks on the bottom pallet to sink it. It was a bit of a struggle to get them in,but we were just wanting to try something different.Haven't tried to fish them yet been a week. The stake bed pallets are good too.

I still have it in my mind that a little sapling tree about 10' tall with some good spindly limbs is a good one. You just have to weight it good so you don't pull it up if you snag it. I think they are better than christmas trees.Just have always worked for me .I am still using natural stuff,haven't graduated to plastic yet though I'm sure its good. I think the structure that has adequate spacing between the limbs holds fish better than if its too tight.

just talkin on that dang ol internet

Small tree branches don't last long as solid wood or bigger limbs . The good fish seem to perfer cover with min of 8 '' spaceing so they can move through it with ease . Christmas trees don't last long and are too thick anyway . I have not had near as much luck using plastic , wood holds more fish here . If you make concrete buckets with heavy hardwood or red cedar stakes it will last longer than you will be here on this earth to fish .

Originally Posted by hudnut

getting a new place at our local lake. Big dock with 0 cover under it for fish. What do u guys suggest? Pallet stakes, pvc, brush?

Hey clayton... U selling ur old place?

If you have the time, materials and permission, I'd suggest the bamboo or hardwood 'trees' in concrete buckets. Problem with pallets, etc. is hangups. I'd do it right the first time, so you won't need to do it again!