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BowPro73 · 01-24-2022, 08:35 PM

Built a couple of crappie trees a while back for our six acre pond. Jigged around in them Sunday. Time to do some thinning. These fools multiply fast. If they land in the boat, they go to the cooler. We've got some hogs in there, but I caught nothing but the dinks.

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Colton · 01-24-2022, 08:36 PM

That’s the dream

Killer · 01-24-2022, 08:40 PM

Did you just concrete pvc in a 5 gal bucket? 1” pvc? How tall?

BowPro73 · 01-24-2022, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Killer

Did you just concrete pvc in a 5 gal bucket? 1” pvc? How tall?

They are concreted in half of the 5 gallon bucket. I get two trees out of one bucket. The sticks were 10' joints cut in half. I just sort of "spin cut" the top portion of the 5 gallon bucket into the dirt so the concrete will pour in and hold.

The nice thing about these, compared to real trees being dropped, is that they don't snag. Even if you hook a fish they don't get tangled up. If they happen to wrap around the trees, they'll slide up and off of the end of the PVC, at least from a vertical standpoint in deep water, which is how I'm set up.

bbbuck · 01-24-2022, 09:11 PM

Pretty slick. Thanks for sharing.

3ChordTruth · 01-24-2022, 10:09 PM

Nice fish catch, congratulations.

Quackerbox · 01-25-2022, 09:03 AM

Did you sand or scuff the pipe at all?

I've read it helps the algae and other stuff start to grow

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Dale Moser · 01-25-2022, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Quackerbox

Did you sand or scuff the pipe at all?

I've read it helps the algae and other stuff start to grow

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I've also heard if you pour buttermilk on them and let it dry before you sink'em, algae will start growing almost immediately.

Quackerbox · 01-25-2022, 10:20 AM

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I've also heard if you pour buttermilk on them and let it dry before you sink'em, algae will start growing almost immediately.

Interesting. I have a surplus of pipe and a nice protected drop off into 15'-17' of water I need to do this on

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rut-ro · 01-25-2022, 11:00 AM

Did this with left over pipe and works great. If it ever freezes again and prices of PVC skyrocket ill pull them up and make some money

kruppa24 · 01-25-2022, 11:01 AM

I can smell the grease!

BowPro73 · 01-25-2022, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Quackerbox

Did you sand or scuff the pipe at all?

I've read it helps the algae and other stuff start to grow

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I didn't do anything to the pipe. I don't think there is a material out there that algae won't grow on. Lol. I could see a roughed up pipe eating on my crappie line. I image if you compared the two pipes (smooth vs roughened) in the back yard by sliding a looped crappie line of off the ends, you'd probably feel the resistance on the roughened one, and most likely some inconspicuous line fray. I figured the smoother the better. I get it that algae is slippery regardless, but I reckon a choked down fishing line could get a bite on the pipe. I'd just assume eliminate as much of that potential as possible. Fish get pretty excited and wirey with the initial hookset to the mouth. Lol. Listen to me talking like I'm loading the truck up and driving across two states to catch fish, not affording any losses.

I literally trailer the boat to the pond with the ATV.

BowPro73 · 03-23-2022, 09:01 AM

They've been stacking nicely on them pvc trees too. Nice little batches every time I go out. If I catch em I keep em. These boogers breed like wild hogs.

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SaintBlaise · 03-23-2022, 09:06 AM

Masterpiece!

How long does it need to be in place for them to nest there?

BowPro73 · 03-23-2022, 09:09 AM

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Masterpiece!

How long does it need to be in place for them to nest there?

As soon as they find it.

I was tagging them a couple of days after I dropped them.

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TeamAmerica · 03-23-2022, 09:18 AM

Nice! Might need to invite some tbhers for a fish fry!

BowPro73 · 03-23-2022, 09:22 AM

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Nice! Might need to invite some tbhers for a fish fry!

True story. My upright freezer is leaning.

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SaintBlaise · 03-23-2022, 09:24 AM

What do you use for bait?

BowPro73 · 03-23-2022, 10:21 AM

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What do you use for bait?

Just crappie jigs in various colors.

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SaintBlaise · 03-23-2022, 11:07 AM

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Just crappie jigs in various colors.

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Thank you

The BARn · 03-28-2022, 09:37 AM

Outstanding! Thanks for sharing the details on materials and build.

I like Dales' comment too on the buttermilk.

Mike D · 03-28-2022, 09:49 AM

Very cool. I will be doing this if I ever get mine to hold water.

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Trapper76 · 03-28-2022, 10:53 AM

Those are nice, in my opinion 8” crappie are the perfect eating size.

3ChordTruth · 03-30-2022, 04:31 PM

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Those are nice, in my opinion 8” crappie are the perfect eating size.

X2, nice catch, very tasty meals there.

Pope · 04-19-2022, 09:51 PM

Did you stock them or were they in a creek you dammed? I see white and black crappie.

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BTLowry · 04-20-2022, 06:40 AM

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I've also heard if you pour buttermilk on them and let it dry before you sink'em, algae will start growing almost immediately.

Have not heard buttermilk but raw eggs painted on

Probably either would encourage algae growth

Smokeater · 04-20-2022, 07:27 AM

Very cool idea...thanks for posting!

Hoggslayer · 04-20-2022, 07:43 AM

Crappie in a small lake like that is a lot of work to keep under control.

TheHammer · 04-20-2022, 07:49 AM

Going to make some of these to put around our dock! How deep are you putting them? I mean obviously on bottom but at what depth?

BowPro73 · 04-20-2022, 09:57 AM

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Going to make some of these to put around our dock! How deep are you putting them? I mean obviously on bottom but at what depth?

The deepest part of our pond is 12 feet. I have 2 them in 10 1/2 to 11.

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BowPro73 · 04-26-2022, 08:07 PM

Got that "lay down" impersonator coming along. Ran out of PVC. It's gonna be a shrubby little piece of work when I'm done. I put the word out about needing a 6", 8", or 10" diameter scrap piece of pipe and this heavy duty section came along.

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Goliad Blue · 05-06-2022, 09:57 AM

That's going to stack them up! I like it.

Blessed to hunt · 05-11-2022, 05:14 PM

Cool beans

BowPro73 · 05-11-2022, 05:16 PM

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That's going to stack them up! I like it.

I'm not finished with it yet..

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Killer · 05-11-2022, 06:44 PM

Can you find them on a depth finder?

BowPro73 · 05-11-2022, 09:11 PM

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Can you find them on a depth finder?

Yes, they show up like any other structure.

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Quackerbox · 05-12-2022, 04:19 PM

I like the new one and Id like to see someone video it when it goes overboard. I can imagine ducking all that pipe! lol

BowPro73 · 05-12-2022, 07:41 PM

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I like the new one and Id like to see someone video it when it goes overboard. I can imagine ducking all that pipe! lol

Aha for sure!! Good idea, I'll have to get it on video. Yeah, someone might just end up going down with it.

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BowPro73 · 05-19-2022, 05:57 PM

Some limb additions to the simulated "lay down," in between other projects. Getting closer to the sink date.

The two tall sticks on the ends are the markers that will be just above the water.

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cwill · 05-20-2022, 04:58 PM

Masterpiece!

sahunter · 05-20-2022, 05:17 PM

Tagged

Keith · 05-20-2022, 05:39 PM

Looks great, but you might need a crane to get it in the water. What does it weigh?

BowPro73 · 05-20-2022, 06:00 PM

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Looks great, but you might need a crane to get it in the water. What does it weigh?

It's very light, unbelievably. One person on each end can effortlessly lift it, one handed.

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01-24-2022, 08:35 PM	#1
BowPro73 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Huntsville, TX	Build Them and They Will Come. Built a couple of crappie trees a while back for our six acre pond. Jigged around in them Sunday. Time to do some thinning. These fools multiply fast. If they land in the boat, they go to the cooler. We've got some hogs in there, but I caught nothing but the dinks. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Last edited by BowPro73; 01-24-2022 at 08:37 PM.

04-26-2022, 08:07 PM	#31
BowPro73 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Huntsville, TX	Got that "lay down" impersonator coming along. Ran out of PVC. It's gonna be a shrubby little piece of work when I'm done. I put the word out about needing a 6", 8", or 10" diameter scrap piece of pipe and this heavy duty section came along. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Last edited by BowPro73; 04-26-2022 at 08:11 PM.

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01-24-2022, 08:36 PM	#2
Colton Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Houston, TX Hunt In: South Texas	That’s the dream

01-24-2022, 08:40 PM	#3
Killer Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Powderly, TX Hunt In: God's green earth	Did you just concrete pvc in a 5 gal bucket? 1” pvc? How tall?

01-24-2022, 09:11 PM	#5
bbbuck Eight Point Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Gunter, Tx Hunt In: Public Land	Pretty slick. Thanks for sharing.

01-24-2022, 10:09 PM	#6
3ChordTruth Ten Point Join Date: May 2020 Location: Grapevine	Nice fish catch, congratulations.

01-25-2022, 09:03 AM	#7
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	Did you sand or scuff the pipe at all? I've read it helps the algae and other stuff start to grow Sent from my SM-G970U using Tapatalk

01-25-2022, 11:00 AM	#10
rut-ro Pope & Young Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Sugar Land Hunt In: Leon,Madison and Zavalla	Did this with left over pipe and works great. If it ever freezes again and prices of PVC skyrocket ill pull them up and make some money

01-25-2022, 11:01 AM	#11
kruppa24 Pope & Young Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: gholson, tx Hunt In: currently looking	I can smell the grease!

03-23-2022, 09:01 AM	#13
BowPro73 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Huntsville, TX	They've been stacking nicely on them pvc trees too. Nice little batches every time I go out. If I catch em I keep em. These boogers breed like wild hogs. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

03-23-2022, 09:06 AM	#14
SaintBlaise Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: New Orleans Hunt In: Rocksprings, TX	Masterpiece! How long does it need to be in place for them to nest there?

03-23-2022, 09:18 AM	#16
TeamAmerica Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Dallas Hunt In: Corsicana (Navarro County)	Nice! Might need to invite some tbhers for a fish fry!

03-23-2022, 09:24 AM	#18
SaintBlaise Eight Point Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: New Orleans Hunt In: Rocksprings, TX	What do you use for bait?

03-28-2022, 09:37 AM	#21
The BARn Six Point Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Angleton Hunt In: Texas & Lousiana	Outstanding! Thanks for sharing the details on materials and build. I like Dales' comment too on the buttermilk.

03-28-2022, 09:49 AM	#22
Mike D Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: North Texas Hunt In: Haskell County, TX	Very cool. I will be doing this if I ever get mine to hold water. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

03-28-2022, 10:53 AM	#23
Trapper76 Eight Point Join Date: Sep 2019	Those are nice, in my opinion 8” crappie are the perfect eating size.

04-19-2022, 09:51 PM	#25
Pope Six Point Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Arlington Hunt In: Coleman	Did you stock them or were they in a creek you dammed? I see white and black crappie. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-20-2022, 07:27 AM	#27
Smokeater Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Clifton,Tx Hunt In: Tree	Very cool idea...thanks for posting!

04-20-2022, 07:43 AM	#28
Hoggslayer Pope & Young Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Manvel, TX mostly in the Doghouse Hunt In: My Truck at night.	Crappie in a small lake like that is a lot of work to keep under control.

04-20-2022, 07:49 AM	#29
TheHammer Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Carthage, TX Hunt In: Coke Co, Panola Co	Going to make some of these to put around our dock! How deep are you putting them? I mean obviously on bottom but at what depth?

05-06-2022, 09:57 AM	#32
Goliad Blue Nubbin' Buck Join Date: Apr 2021	That's going to stack them up! I like it.

05-11-2022, 05:14 PM	#33
Blessed to hunt Six Point Join Date: Mar 2018	Cool beans

05-11-2022, 06:44 PM	#35
Killer Pope & Young Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Powderly, TX Hunt In: God's green earth	Can you find them on a depth finder?

05-12-2022, 04:19 PM	#37
Quackerbox Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Magnolia Hunt In: The woods	I like the new one and Id like to see someone video it when it goes overboard. I can imagine ducking all that pipe! lol

05-19-2022, 05:57 PM	#39
BowPro73 Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Huntsville, TX	Some limb additions to the simulated "lay down," in between other projects. Getting closer to the sink date. The two tall sticks on the ends are the markers that will be just above the water. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk

05-20-2022, 04:58 PM	#40
cwill Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bellville Tx Hunt In: Burnet County	Masterpiece!

05-20-2022, 05:17 PM	#41
sahunter Eight Point Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: san antonio Hunt In: Central and South Texas	Tagged

05-20-2022, 05:39 PM	#42
Keith Administrator Join Date: Jan 1998 Location: Sulphur Springs, TX	Looks great, but you might need a crane to get it in the water. What does it weigh?