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Reply With QuoteCraig, I am game. It will have to be after the 7th of July before I can help.
Doug
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Oologah/Talala Creek
I'm going to try and put together a group of fellow Crappie.com folks to replinish the brush in the Talala Creek area. So far there are three of us. I live fairly close to Vada Point ramp and thought we might stage/build the piles at my place, then drag them to a waiting boat for placement. I could take a trailer with rocks down to the ramp so that rocks can be added, tied off to the pile, then driven out to deploy.
A collection of old pallets will be helpful.
If anyone would like to help and can withstand the heat, chime in here. If it's too hot, we could always build at sunrise one morning and deploy the next.
Suggestions welcome.
Craig
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Craig, I am game. It will have to be after the 7th of July before I can help.
Doug
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Just let me know what I can do to help.
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I have 10-15 concrete blocks I have been saving for this purpose. I can also come up with some pallets from work. Just let me know when. I am good anytime after July 8.
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I'm game too, after the 7th for me too.
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Cool! I stopped by the Corp office the other day and discussed it with them. I let them know that the property I'm on is adjacent to the Corp property that runs along the creek on the north bank up to Onion creek. I asked if he thought there would be any problems if we took some trees out of the flood plain area and he said he didn't think there would be a problem. I can get a tractor to just drag the trees to the ramp. I too have a small amount of blocks as well as one of my good friends does too. Another friend has offered his pontoon boat to help deploy pallets. The trees could be dragged behind a regular boat.
I've been wanting to place several piles for sometime now concetrating on areas that no matter what direction the wind is out of, we'll have at least 3-5 piles to explore out of the wind.
Some areas already have brush, but just need to be topped off a bit. We'll set a date soon. If it's really hot, we can always take a break at my place.
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Guppy
I would like to help. I live in Bartlesville, about an hour from Vada Point. I'll try to gather some pallets from the local newspaper here but sold my trailer and can only carry what the truck will hold. I need to know when you plan to get started. I never built any of those structures so I'll plan to bring common tools.
Loy Morrison
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I can come help. Let me know what date.
Trophy King
How many pallets u need?
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Originally Posted by Crappie Bandit
PU truck of pallets would be fine. If there are enough pallets overall, we can use deck screws and build a triangle, stuffing a few larger limbs inside along with some rocks.
I have some 3'' deck screws that are left over from a few jobs that I've been hording, perhaps a couple of you guys do too.
Items that would help would be....
Nylon rope
Deck screws
Cinder blocks with holes (any style)
Chain Saw/Bar Oil/fuel
Boat
As far as a Date/Time, I'd like to go for 3rd week in July, but it might be a bit too warm and not get any cooler until late September.
I can work in the heat, but if there is no wind, I'm usually spent by noon.
My thoughts that a lot of us are used to being somewhere at the crack of dawn to get a boat launched.
If there are enough people, and we can stream line things, I bet we could drop a good 20 piles in a three hour time span.
I know that it's possible because I've seen 96 piles built and dropped in a 4 hour span with the help of the Corp.
If one of you has an older pontoon boat and is not concerned about possible damage to the carpet/flooring, it's welcome. We could always lay a sheet of plywood or something down as a buffer to protect the flooring.
I think I'm going to check with the Corp office and see if it's possible for us to use one of their pontoons along with an operator.
Of course, bring something to snack on and a couple of cool drinks.
It should be a good time for all, if anything we'll get to meet each other and know who we've been waving to, or giving the shaft. I'll try to post a map of Talala Creek area that we can vote for areas to brush. There are remnants of some piles that just need resupplied.
All in all, I'd like to see us be safe, have fun meeting, get some piles created, kick back and have some discussion.
Thanks to all those interested!
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