Neat stuff there Joe, I like the Bass tree on the site, looks easy enough to
make. I will definetly make a few during the winter. We had a huge storm
here last January and have a huge supply of limbs and branchs. I'm going to
contact the main office here and see if they would mind me dragging some
stuff out


"Joe Haubenreich" (removethis)swljoe-at-secretweaponlures.com wrote in
message ...
Too bad they just dropped those concrete blockes in a heap... that will
make
a very small structure, with no cover to speak of. If they had used the
blocks to anchor some other features, like tree stumps, trunk and
branches,
or artificial structures, they might have gotten even more benefit from
them.

The best structure includes some cover. That's whey the Christmas tree
anchored in concrete serves as an effective fish concentrator. The
downsides
are that they are prone to hang-ups, and I've known anglers using heavy
braided lines to pull up an entire christmas tree when their line wouldn't
break off. Then, when they drop it, it usually isn't placed with as much
care and ends up on its side. They also eventually decompose.

Take a look at J and J Habitat to get some ideas of environment-friendly,
snag-resistant alternatives. They turn PVC Pipe into gamefish habitat. J
and
J has several differnt designs and various fish attractors in addition to
the PVC pipe. Their site is www.jandjhabitat.com.

Once you see their designs, be on the lookout for construction sites
throwing away scrap PVC and drain pip, and just make your own. Their bass
bucket (weighted by concrete, it simulates a stump with exposed root
structure... great for long tapering points) is made from a plastic
5-gallon
bucket and four lengths of drain pipe. It is only $9.95, but you can make
one from scraps for free. I'd modify it just a big by putting in a few
more
lengths of drain pipe from the top as I added the concrete, so they came
up
vertically and drooped to each side, like branches of a tree.

After the drilling, cutting, and glueing is done, throw all the components
in your boat. Assemble it on the water and lower it into place in two or
three minutes.
--
Joe Haubenreich
Secret Weapon Lures
Web: secretweaponlures.com
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"alwaysfishking" wrote in message
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snip Idea's? suggestions?