Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 13, 2009 Members Posted October 13, 2009 Man made Crappie Condo's Just curious..Has anyone thought of making them and dropping them on your favorite crappie hotspots? CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
Members Zach Beach Posted October 13, 2009 Members Posted October 13, 2009 I have made some of these PVC trees and dropped them by our dock. I use buckets as the base with concrete though. They have been in the water for 2 years and have seem to work pretty good. I have lost a lure on them yet. The lures do get snagged on them once in awhile but with just a little tug they pull right off. We had some trees in there before but they have fallen apart over the years and the crappie seem to of vanished. After I put the PVC trees in they have since been hanging around our dock. Even in the heat of summer and the tree were only in about 15 feet of water. IMO they make crappie beds.
Bird Watcher Posted October 13, 2009 Posted October 13, 2009 have you seen the ones made using CMU block and bamboo? They look simple easy to make and you have a lot of flexibility with how you want to assemble them. I wish I had more ambition, I would make a bunch of them up and sink them on a couple lakes in OK. I like to fish.
Members Zach Beach Posted October 13, 2009 Members Posted October 13, 2009 I haven't seen the ones using a cinder block and bamboo. It sounds very similar to the other one, so I don't see why it would be any different. I put a total of five in the lake by our dock. They don't take very long to make them. It takes longer for the concrete to set up then it takes to put them together. Doing it yourself is also cheaper than buying the one that Bill Dance makes. It would be quicker to use that one but I think they cost around 40 to 50 dollars. They weren't worth the price for me. I think that the only reason that PVC is used instead of bamboo on most is because it won't let your hook sink into it as easy and they are suppose to last for a long time.
Members CrappieMagnet Posted October 13, 2009 Author Members Posted October 13, 2009 Here's a link that explains Bamboo and how the condo's are made and where to sink them.I'll also post up other links I can find that could be useful to those wanting to experiment. I heard PVC lasts way longer in fast moving current if used in a river system and Bamboo lasts a long time in a lake or in shallow reservoirs. http://www.actionfishingtrips.com/habitat.htm CrappieMagnet Site admin http://www.Catch-n.com/ ProStaff The best Crappie baits at http://www.CrappieRocket.com Custom made rods http://www.FishinFreaks.com Plastics are Fantastic at http://www.Lobybaits.com "We Think Like Fish so YOU DON'T HAVE TO" at http://www.mindalures.com/ Custom made Crappie Jigs at http://thumpitjigs.com
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