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Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 05:17 PM
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JSpeckETx
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What would be my best option for sinking fish habitat. I'm thinking bamboo cemented in 5 gallon buckets. Will this cover be good for larger bass? What have you guys had the best luck with producing quality bass and did it last a long time?
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 05:29 PM
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Skeeter man ZX225
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bigger bass like large cover (spring is an exception to this). find a thick log with a fork in it and put the fork in the concrete so the larger beam is parallel with the bottom and the larger bass will suspend under it for a quick ambush. or put in a lot of time in and build a large brush pile. The larger the object the more comfortable the bass is with it. Hope this helps
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 05:39 PM
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ELITE POWER SYSTEMS/ Elite Fishing Products Lithium Battery & Charging Systems, Soft Plastics, Tackle,Tokyo Rigs Tight lines & stay safe out there.Gods blessings
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 06:29 PM
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slim 285
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Do some research on Lake Havasua . They put a lot of stuff in the water to make habitat . The bigger the better.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 06:40 PM
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fouzman
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Huge piles of bois d'arc are the best I have found. cup hooks cemented into about 2 gals of concrete. chain from the cup hook to the object to sink.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 06:56 PM
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RL206
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Huge piles of bois d'arc are the best I have found. cup hooks cemented into about 2 gals of concrete. chain from the cup hook to the object to sink. They do like the bois d'arc trees, they last forever. The hard part is cutting one down, I tried to cut one on the lake with my chainsaw, I went at it until the saw got hot and quit, the tree is still there with a burned cut in it.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 07:03 PM
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fouzman
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Buy lots and lots of replacement chains
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 07:05 PM
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JSpeckETx
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Is Bois D'arc common to east tx? Do you like it because it last long or just the type of cover it provides?
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 07:07 PM
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RL206
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Or take a cutting torch with you.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 07:21 PM
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This is the best artificial habitat. The state of Florida has spent 7 figures on this stuff over the past few years. MossBack
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 08:08 PM
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fouzman
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Is Bois D'arc common to east tx? Do you like it because it last long or just the type of cover it provides? Very long lasting and lot's of branches.
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 08:12 PM
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JSpeckETx
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Looks awesome. I have about 3 figures and some manpower to spend on this project and that first figure doesn't go very high. Haha
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/21/15 10:05 PM
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There used to be a group of guys around Palastine that would go collect Christmas trees after the holidays, and sink them all over the lake. I dont know if they still do or not. I believe they just used cinder blocks for weight.
A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/22/15 12:10 AM
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Bruce Allen
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Texas parks & Wildlife must believe that plastic pipe made into 6' by 6' by 4' squares with the 5" elastic tubing wound thru it works and will last.
They gave the LFSA enough of this stuff to build 60 of these artifical reefs that are spread on 12 sites in Lake Fork. You can go to the TPWD website and find the GPS coordinates.
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Re: Artificial Bass Habitat
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10/22/15 02:00 AM
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Thanks for the input. I'm going try a few different types of cover and see what I have the best luck with. The pvc cubes with tubing sound like a cool idea. Here is a pic of what I'm going to try first. I plan on putting four of these in one area.
Last edited by JSpeckETx; 10/22/15 02:14 AM.
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