Thread: Getting Condos Out of Bucket

I have made a bunch with buckets. just made a slit down each side of the bucket and then wrapped duck tape around the bucket a couple times to hold until concrete sets up. then cut tape and pull sides from each other and it will cause the bottom of the bucket to buckle a bit and the condo will pop loose. I spray grocery store brand PAM into the buckets and it works. Keeps concrete for sticking as bad and it will do a bunch of them. I think the dishpans would work better too though. Gives you a wider base, more area to sink into the mud and cause suction, wider base is harder to turn over, just makes for a bigger condo. CF

Those dish pans look real good. I might try them after I finish up w/ these walmart mop buckets. Looks like they'd save u from using a lot of concrete too!

Here are some pictures of the buckets we use and the sets we build with the buckets. I have also put in a picture of the stake beds we build out of wood. The one in this picture is about 8'x8' and it got dropped in today after a few minor repairs. This one was built last year and has just been sitting in the barn. should be a good one to hold good fish.











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Originally Posted by krappiekrazy

We use dish pans. When the concrete sets up you can just pop them off. No need for any oil. Pictures...........

2 questions for ya, krappiekrazy

What size PVC is that?

And...are those tobacco sticks ur using on the pics w/ the wood.

Jeff,

Those look like a manageable size for me. I can get the "dishpans" at work. Many patients don't take the plastic basin home with them and they are discarded. I know I can get a supply of em.

The pvc and sticks I imagine I could find too...

How many would you suggest dropping in one place?

I'm excited. I can really see me doing this!

The black pvc is 2in. The grey is 1in. conduit. The wood is just scrap 1x1s.

I like to drop 5 at each location. Put them in an H pattern. This way you will have alot of edges to fish.

Originally Posted by anchorpuller

Jeff,

Those look like a manageable size for me. I can get the "dishpans" at work. Many patients don't take the plastic basin home with them and they are discarded. I know I can get a supply of em.

The pvc and sticks I imagine I could find too...

How many would you suggest dropping in one place?

I'm excited. I can really see me doing this!

I know this thread is not the place to start a converstation about your statement, but I have been told that the reason "we press 1 for English" is corporate America's way of saving money...it get's us on the pathway we want quicker than waiting for more of the recording.