Thread: crappie condos?

When you say 'concrete step' I see a solid piece of concrete...no holes, 2-3" thick, maybe 6"x12"? That works for trees because the branches will hold them off the bottom. Bamboo tied to a flat rock will just lay on the bottom, and I don't think that is what you want. Bamboo has to stand up, I think, and you will have to help it do that.

You are correct on the block. I drill a hole so that I can put a zip tie through the hole and use that to tie a rope to the zip ties and the trees and use a 2 liter coke bottle to float the trees. I was guessing that the bamboo would float itself. I guess I could do the same but use smaller coke bottles on each one.

Almost anything we sink that is natural...trees, bamboo, brush, etc....will get waterlogged and sink. I think I've seen pics here that show some of the bamboo condos. Guys cut the bottom out of a bucket and set it on the ground. Then they pour 4-5" of concrete into the bucket and right on top of the ground. Then they put a bunch of boo into the wet concrete.

This sticky has just about everything about bamboo condos.
http://www.crappie.com/crappie/crapp...rappie-condos/

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Wooden stakes in buckets out last Bamboo by several times . Using old used concrete blocks to sink bundles of Bamboo zip tied to them work good . Use plastic bucket lids with holes to spread Bamboo.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/crapp...-buckets-lids/

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