Filled the boat up and put a little work in before fishing this morningAttachment 276946!
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Filled the boat up and put a little work in before fishing this morningAttachment 276946!
Wtg nice job
Looks like you are going to have some good "honey hole" to fish pretty soon. Smart move wearing that PFD flotation device because one of those cement blocks can take a person to the bottom of a lake really fast without one. Thanks for sharing this an I will be looking forward to seeing your fishing reports and pictures in the near future for sure.
That’s the way to start the day!!
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Future honey hole, WTG!!
If there are crayfish present in the lake might be tempted to wire 3-4 10 hole red bricks on top of the 2x4s. Bass and panfish seem to learn quickly that small crayfish, minnows and other prey can easily be sucked straight out of them...
Never seen a 10 hole brick in my whole life. Went and looked them up, I learn something new everyday!
Thanks LT.
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Like most effective tips it's easy and cheap. Small crayfish, dragonfly nymphs and minnows hide in the holes and bigger fish very fast learn to suck them out just like using a straw... The 10 hole bricks work best on top of the pallet and don't add a great deal of weight while increasing the prey potential and diversity and can be zip tied on quickly just before " splashing " them.
Constructive advice here!.....take a look at the mess behind you in the Pic. That is exactly how good PVC cover should look!Quote:
Originally Posted by Tristan Bladon
It is true that Crappie will use ANY cover available, if no other is around...but they prefer dense safe area, that they can move in and out of, hide in safety/shade, or ambush prey from.
That is exactly why they like downed trees, root system of trees, stump fields, fish attractor posts/docks, etc.
The number one mistake of plastic cover builders, is not to take advantage of not maximizing the potential of never having to put in in again.
Your pallet is good, by tripling the number of small pipe, makes it great. Plastic that is too spaced out does not provide what Crappie really want....ask yourself how many 12 inch Crappie can safely hide in that pallet....then how many can hide if you make it dense....always remember that with plastic built properly, YOU NEVER HAVE TO BUILD IT AGAIN!
While "C" trees and hard wood brush blocks do have their own advantages would agree with Sir Intimidator, that longevity DOES have its own unique offering. Consider that none of us is getting any younger, cannot help but to think of the motto of the ancient Roman Civil Engineers : "I build beyond my own life !" Expertly constructed you can place attractors and cover that your grandkids will take their children to fish on...
Excellent cover
The ones made on pallets will only last as long as the pallet . If I was going to use pvc , it would be able to stay with nothing to break down .
I can get all the Plastic Pallets that I want from work....you can zip tie 4 milk crates filled with a block on the bottom 4 corners to sink them. You can layer them on each other for minnows, or layer them with 4 more milk crates on each corner per layer....they will last forever. The downfall is the weight and the bulk...you need a flat-top to slid them off, or a lot of strong backs.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
How did you attach the plastic pipes to the pallet?
Just drilled holes.Quote:
Originally Posted by crappie_hunter15
A series of plastic bread trays held up by 16- 20 red 10 holed bricks using VHD zip ties top and bottom ideally with some Osage orange sticks and small limbs also zip tied into place with just 2 14" cement blocks on diagonally opposite sides, this ensures that even on a steep incline the free end will tend to dig in, on a flat bottom it should settle at an angle eventually and provide a predator hiding place beneath it...
Lowell you still have an open Invitation to come to MS and show us how yours work!!!!!! Stay WARM!!!!!!!
Happy New Years to all whom visit here !
Nice job
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