Thread: Artificial Stumps

Speckwik - Your learning, drop them after dark. Fill partially with rock or gravel and let them goooooooooo

Fish 4 all that looks like a good idea. May try it soon...

I would use rocks to fill the buckets, much cheaper than sac-rete!

When sinking my homemade structure, I like to tie a marker bouy to each one before I set them out (I use empty plastic drink bottles) this lets you know where the ones you have already set out are... exactly!

After I have set out all my pieces, I remove the markers so as not to tip off others to the whereabouts of my personal structure... but that's kinda blown the first time someone sees me fishing it!:rolleyes:

Are these better for shallow water fishing (10ft or below) or deeper water? I mostly fish in 15-20... and I have a TON of buckets sitting behind the barn itching to be used. I Like This Idea!

Guys, what if one took two buckets, partly filled the botton one with gravel, rocks or whatever for weight and set the second bucket on top of the first opening to opening. use some cable ties thru holes to hold them together and then drilled a small hole in the bottom of the top bucket to allow the air to escape after the bucket settles on the bottom. The trapped air would act like a parachute to settle the whole thing slowly but then the small hole will let the air out over time and then you have a stump about 3' high. Place them deep along creek channels or shallow along spawning flats. Any thoughts?

I Use The Same As Crappie Killer Jigs Does. I Too Have Use This For A Lot Of Years. Another Idea Is The Barrel That Are Used In Traffic Marker An The Cone's Work Really Well

Here's how I would go about it :

Find out if it's legal, first ... and if so ---

Procure myself some 5gal plastic buckets (free ones !! )
Place buckets in bed of pickup & head to the lake
Stop alongside of the highway, where the road has been blasted thru a hill
Fill buckets with rocks/gravel that has fallen from the rock cliffs
Launch boat with rock filled buckets aboard
Drop handleless buckets in the shallow areas I want "stumps" in
Drop buckets with handles still attached, in the deeper areas

To insure that the deeper buckets sit upright, when they reach the bottom ... I would use a length of ski rope or anchor rope, with a large S hook attached ... hook the S hook to the handle and lower the bucket to the bottom ... jiggle the rope to free the S hook from the handle.

If I were so inclined ... I could also place some small branches down into the buckets, or even thru holes in the sides of the buckets, just for added cover effect. Also, having cleaned the buckets of any residue of its former contents (esp if bleach is used) .... scarring the outer surface with sandpaper or file, would allow the algae to build up faster.

Out of pocket cost should be minimal, if there even is any cost :p
That's how I would go about it ...so, feel free to copy or tweak the method as you wish

... cp

Lets say I had access to a lot of buckets that had tractor hydraulic fluid in them. What do yall think would be a good cleaner to get them safe for the water/fish. I have a small pressure washer that I could use in assistance.