The first part of this is making the brush piles, then dropping them in the lake. What is interesting is seeing what the fish do right after these are put into position. Check it out!!
I do not remember the exact depth, but it was in roughly 14 foot of water. With that said, it was in the middle of the lake so I did not have to worry about it being out of water at any point in time. They were about 100 ft from the river channel which is also key as the crappie use that river channel to move during the different seasons. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Now I have to find them. I got rid of the graph thinking I had all the points backed up and I did not. Been looking for those PVC piles for 2 years now! ha ha
Thanks for the video, as a plumber it looked like y’all used orange glue which is for cpvc piping instead of pvc pipe, but also if you will use primer along with glue made for pvc pipe it will actually melt and bond the pipe and fittings together. Hopefully this might be something that you can try.
Can’t wait to see how the different ones work. You should put some bamboo sticks in and brush piles cedar, willow, oak see Which ones hold the most crappie.
fun tip for you -if you get a copper pipe cleaning tool of the right size or take apart a battery cleaning tool you can run the black tubing through the tool and scrap it witch lets algae grow faster!
Suggestions: Fill those legs 1/2 way with sand. It's not as heavy as cement but is cheaper and quicker. On that bucket brush pile use 2 4' 3/8 rebar set in a cross through the bottom of the bucket to stabilize it. The plastic bottle in ingenious by the way.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching. I am going to find those things soon. Changed graphs and forgot to save the points. I have an idea of where they are but have to find them. ha ha
THAT'S NOT A CRAPPIE CONDO THAT'S AN "AMUSEMENT PARK"..LOL....I'm not sure if you sanded the PVC..but I have read and heard that the algae and zooplankton can attach to the PVC if it's sanded..just would be a better ECOSYSTEM..THE CIRCLE OF LIFE...Nice video..THUMBS-UP!!!!!!
Thanks. Did not sand it. BUT on that note, I see many docks that have PVC water pipes and they have algae all over them so sanding might make it easier for them to attach but I do not think it is required. Ha Ha it is an amusement park. I plan to find them again soon. I made the mistake of not verifying that I had the way points downloaded for the new graph I put on. I just need to figure out which of the helix 7's I have it on and hook it up when on the lake. I replaced them with Helix 12's and well, the points did not back up like I thought.
It might be but I personally would not want it on my boat! 😂. Seriously that might be a good option but getting in there would have to be done before all the holes were drilled.
@@warddanger I did not mean to sound sarcastic but yes you are correct. Pouring anything in there is messy, trust me, I had quikcreat all over which is why I did it at home and not on the boat! But yes if you are in something like that I bet it would work. The only thing you would have to worry about is current. If you have one, it could potentially wash the sand out, but by the time that happened it is liable to be embedded in the ground. Good thought
It will depend on where you live, but contacting your location Game Warden office would be a start. They will tell you who the governing authority is. For us it is the river authority. Thank You for watching and commenting!!
Wouldn't it have been better to make cuts in the tubing halfway between the white pipe branches on the larger structure after you wove the tubes, so that you would be less likely to have fish wrap your line around them? They could still wrap you around the larger pipe, but I would think it would happen less often this way.
@@AsleepAtTheReel did you find your structures even after your lost waypoints?? i sunk some cedar last weekend and caught fish off them yesterday. great feeling and they get on the stuff QUICK!
Do you leave the string on it after you drop it in? If not, how do you release the string to bring that back up? Getting ready to try this on my home lake. Thanks and great video!!!
No I take the string off. Basically it I am dropping it in 10 ft of water I have twice as much rope. This way I get it to the bottom and with Livescope I am make sure it is in the position I want. Once I do that I simply pull one end of the rope out. For easy use, 20 ft water have a 40-50 ft rope, put it through a handle or something drop it in, once set let go of one end and pull the other. Hope that helps. Good luck on getting your brush out. If you have several different brush piles you are dropping in, I would put them in different water levels so you have a pile to fish for each time of the year.
when you stand away from the camera and talk you sound just like johnny cash. I appreciate the scale of your design very much i wonder if structure could be made by using dead limbs from the local woods, a drill, a bit of concrete and a roll of bank line to tie it all together through drilled holes in the limbs. Im thinking of a structure made from 100 or so 2" x 4' long branches, alternatingly stacked and fastened into a pyramid/box shape. The dead wood might rot faster than fresh cut but I think it would serve its purpose well enough. I was also thinking about a few pairs of large, discarded christmas trees wrapped loosely in chicken wire with plastic vines/plants ziptied around the exterior. I always intend to resource materials at low or no cost. I can often get by with the lone purchase of screws
LOL Thanks on the sounding like Johnny Cash. ha ha. On the structure, yes you can use branches, just need a good weight on it. If you use Christmas trees put a small bottle on the top with the cap installed and it will cause it to float. There are about 40 in one area on my lake. Many people do use a drill bit, drill a hole then wire them together. Rope will rot before the trees do. Thicket tree limbs will last longer. Honestly I do not think you need to wrap anything around it as if it is to tight, the fish cannot get in, so you want to have it branch out like a Christmas tree. I know guys here that use bamboo. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.
That is a possibility. I thought about that but did not want gravel in my new boat as I had holes drilled in the sides to get water in and allow for the pipe to be threaded in. I am sure it would work fine. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@dabeast6923 Ah cool. I am 52, not too much ahead of you. If you know the Petra sound, check out this video I did with John Schlitt. ruclips.net/video/_2s0EP7O4cw/видео.html Also google the Jay Sekulow band. I will post a link. It is John Schlitt and John Elefante (former lead singer of Kansas) and a bunch more artist. Boston Long Time ruclips.net/video/om-oM-gXPEs/видео.html Styx Fooling Yourself ruclips.net/video/1b5CjvqcoFg/видео.html You will love the vocals.
it is but the hole in the pipe was larger than the pipe so they automatically fell downwards. Will fix that on the next one. I do agree with you though.
Good idea. The reason I did not use a sand or something else was because I had drilled holes in the PVC and was not sure how they were going to land. Now that I know that is a good idea. Thanks for watching.
I agree, unfortunately I could not do that with that particular tubing. The reason is the hole was a little bigger than that pipe which meant that it automatically turned downward. I hope to fix that on the next ones I put in. Thanks for the comment and I fully agree, just could not be done here.
Let me say, the first two weeks I had it and I fished about 4 times a week I was thinking I wasted my money. It takes a little time to understand and learn to read, but now I would not do anything without it. I have learned so much about the habits of crappie and other fish using this. Heck, I threw these things in the water and the fish came over to see what it was. I figured they would be in the next county.
@@AsleepAtTheReelI think that's really was separates a good fisherman from a great fisherman...understanding fish behavior. To me...this gadget helps you take the next step. Love it!
@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors You are correct. I was always told that crappie will not go down for bait. That has been proven wrong with Livescope. Just have to know how to use it.
agreed. I did put the jug on top and they landed flat. Was just worried as it was not deep, so did not know if they would right themselves or not. They did however!
HAHA good question, the answer is no right now, but that will change as soon as I find it! :-) I changed graphs and forgot to download my waypoints. Once I get them downloaded I can find it again and try it. I did look at it a week later and there were fish on it. Just did not have time to fish it.
@@vhf2582 I do not remember. I basically took the hose and found a bit that was just slightly bigger. Was trying to find one the same size so there would not be a lot of play in it, but nothing fit exact so I went just a little bigger so I could slide the pipe in.
Pvc. Can be hard to see on side imaging ..... I kind of just started doing this, so my comments are with little experience, but a lot of RUclips watching
I agree they are, BUT that is fine with me as I do not want people seeing them! :-) I have the coordinates on my Humminbird and there is no other structure in the area for people to "Accidentally find" Just follow the humminbird then drop livescope in and I am golden! :-)
@@AsleepAtTheReel so livescope detect PVC structure no issue? I heard a lot people say PVC it not able to detect on sonar/downimaging and sideimaging. Look like your video show livescope doing well on PVC.
@@jd9386 Good question! New PVC is easy to find. Old PVC is harder to locate with Livescope, but it you know it is there you can see it. You have to use side scan to start looking but you are able to see it! Good question.
@@AsleepAtTheReel I. Sorry I guess I didn’t explain it right. Do it in your yard pour the dry mix in the pvc then use water hose to fill the pipe up if it don’t soak up all the water just pour it out.But I’m sure it will soak it up ,are add small parts of water till it stops soaking it up .I have put dry mix in a hole and it’s the same as putting it in a pipe. Just saying
@@grayghost016 Ah yeah that would be a little easier! ha ha. You probably explained it right and I just misunderstood. Good thinking Sir and thank you for following up!
The first part of this is making the brush piles, then dropping them in the lake. What is interesting is seeing what the fish do right after these are put into position. Check it out!!
AsAsleep At The Reel - Outdoors
where is the second video?
If I missed how deep you put these I apologize but how deep would you put something like that for spring and early summer crappie fishing ?
I do not remember the exact depth, but it was in roughly 14 foot of water. With that said, it was in the middle of the lake so I did not have to worry about it being out of water at any point in time. They were about 100 ft from the river channel which is also key as the crappie use that river channel to move during the different seasons. Thanks for watching and commenting.
That is just wowed 💪💪
Now I have to find them. I got rid of the graph thinking I had all the points backed up and I did not. Been looking for those PVC piles for 2 years now! ha ha
Thanks for the video, as a plumber it looked like y’all used orange glue which is for cpvc piping instead of pvc pipe, but also if you will use primer along with glue made for pvc pipe it will actually melt and bond the pipe and fittings together. Hopefully this might be something that you can try.
Can’t wait to see how the different ones work. You should put some bamboo sticks in and brush piles cedar, willow, oak see Which ones hold the most crappie.
Good idea, might have to try that. Thanks for the comments.
fun tip for you -if you get a copper pipe cleaning tool of the right size or take apart a battery cleaning tool you can run the black tubing through the tool and scrap it witch lets algae grow faster!
Thank you, good to know. Will try that next time.
Suggestions: Fill those legs 1/2 way with sand. It's not as heavy as cement but is cheaper and quicker. On that bucket brush pile use 2 4' 3/8 rebar set in a cross through the bottom of the bucket to stabilize it.
The plastic bottle in ingenious by the way.
Thanks for the tip and thanks for watching. I am going to find those things soon. Changed graphs and forgot to save the points. I have an idea of where they are but have to find them. ha ha
THAT'S NOT A CRAPPIE CONDO THAT'S AN "AMUSEMENT PARK"..LOL....I'm not sure if you sanded the PVC..but I have read and heard that the algae and zooplankton can attach to the PVC if it's sanded..just would be a better ECOSYSTEM..THE CIRCLE OF LIFE...Nice video..THUMBS-UP!!!!!!
Thanks. Did not sand it. BUT on that note, I see many docks that have PVC water pipes and they have algae all over them so sanding might make it easier for them to attach but I do not think it is required. Ha Ha it is an amusement park. I plan to find them again soon. I made the mistake of not verifying that I had the way points downloaded for the new graph I put on. I just need to figure out which of the helix 7's I have it on and hook it up when on the lake. I replaced them with Helix 12's and well, the points did not back up like I thought.
@@AsleepAtTheReel have you able to find it? I heard people said PVC not appear on DI or SI. Nice structure.
That's pretty cool!
Thank you and thanks for watching.
i wonder if playground sand would be easier to use as weight,
It might be but I personally would not want it on my boat! 😂. Seriously that might be a good option but getting in there would have to be done before all the holes were drilled.
@@AsleepAtTheReel very good point - I wasn’t worried about my poor boy John boat on a ranch tank 😂
@@warddanger I did not mean to sound sarcastic but yes you are correct. Pouring anything in there is messy, trust me, I had quikcreat all over which is why I did it at home and not on the boat! But yes if you are in something like that I bet it would work. The only thing you would have to worry about is current. If you have one, it could potentially wash the sand out, but by the time that happened it is liable to be embedded in the ground. Good thought
@@AsleepAtTheReel last thing i thought bud, love the videos!
good information
Who do you get permission from to drop them in a lake?
It will depend on where you live, but contacting your location Game Warden office would be a start. They will tell you who the governing authority is. For us it is the river authority. Thank You for watching and commenting!!
great video Chris talk about a labor of love....but very much worth it. LOL!!...you guys did a great job!!!😁😁😁😁👍👍👍🎣🎣🎣🎣🎣
thank you Sir!
Thank you. It was interesting and I am surprised that the big one stayed together but it did!!!! Thanks for watching,.
Wouldn't it have been better to make cuts in the tubing halfway between the white pipe branches on the larger structure after you wove the tubes, so that you would be less likely to have fish wrap your line around them? They could still wrap you around the larger pipe, but I would think it would happen less often this way.
That is an idea, but at the same time after using this for 6-7 months I have never had that happen. I use a long pole so they do not get close to it.
@@AsleepAtTheReel Awesome! Sounds like it's working!
@@AsleepAtTheReel did you find your structures even after your lost waypoints?? i sunk some cedar last weekend and caught fish off them yesterday. great feeling and they get on the stuff QUICK!
Do you leave the string on it after you drop it in? If not, how do you release the string to bring that back up? Getting ready to try this on my home lake. Thanks and great video!!!
No I take the string off. Basically it I am dropping it in 10 ft of water I have twice as much rope. This way I get it to the bottom and with Livescope I am make sure it is in the position I want. Once I do that I simply pull one end of the rope out. For easy use, 20 ft water have a 40-50 ft rope, put it through a handle or something drop it in, once set let go of one end and pull the other. Hope that helps. Good luck on getting your brush out. If you have several different brush piles you are dropping in, I would put them in different water levels so you have a pile to fish for each time of the year.
@@AsleepAtTheReel ahhh. I gotcha. Great idea. Thanks for the reply!!
I just saw some brush pile. What are they for?
they are to attract fish!
when you stand away from the camera and talk you sound just like johnny cash.
I appreciate the scale of your design very much
i wonder if structure could be made by using dead limbs from the local woods, a drill, a bit of concrete and a roll of bank line to tie it all together through drilled holes in the limbs. Im thinking of a structure made from 100 or so 2" x 4' long branches, alternatingly stacked and fastened into a pyramid/box shape.
The dead wood might rot faster than fresh cut but I think it would serve its purpose well enough.
I was also thinking about a few pairs of large, discarded christmas trees wrapped loosely in chicken wire with plastic vines/plants ziptied around the exterior.
I always intend to resource materials at low or no cost. I can often get by with the lone purchase of screws
LOL Thanks on the sounding like Johnny Cash. ha ha. On the structure, yes you can use branches, just need a good weight on it. If you use Christmas trees put a small bottle on the top with the cap installed and it will cause it to float. There are about 40 in one area on my lake. Many people do use a drill bit, drill a hole then wire them together. Rope will rot before the trees do. Thicket tree limbs will last longer. Honestly I do not think you need to wrap anything around it as if it is to tight, the fish cannot get in, so you want to have it branch out like a Christmas tree. I know guys here that use bamboo. Hope that helps. Thanks for watching and commenting.
I love that idea with the tripod one. What about using pea gravel instead of concrete
That is a possibility. I thought about that but did not want gravel in my new boat as I had holes drilled in the sides to get water in and allow for the pipe to be threaded in. I am sure it would work fine. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@AsleepAtTheReel By the way Petra was my favorite band growing up!! I’m 48.
@@dabeast6923 Ah cool. I am 52, not too much ahead of you. If you know the Petra sound, check out this video I did with John Schlitt.
ruclips.net/video/_2s0EP7O4cw/видео.html
Also google the Jay Sekulow band. I will post a link. It is John Schlitt and John Elefante (former lead singer of Kansas) and a bunch more artist.
Boston Long Time ruclips.net/video/om-oM-gXPEs/видео.html
Styx Fooling Yourself ruclips.net/video/1b5CjvqcoFg/видео.html
You will love the vocals.
I think it’s better to position the drip pipe upward ??
it is but the hole in the pipe was larger than the pipe so they automatically fell downwards. Will fix that on the next one. I do agree with you though.
Instead of using mixed concrete, since you're gluing together, just use sand to fill the bottom legs - easier, faster and cheaper
Good idea. The reason I did not use a sand or something else was because I had drilled holes in the PVC and was not sure how they were going to land. Now that I know that is a good idea. Thanks for watching.
I think everyone suggest flipping the drip pipe upwards, is to mimic a branch of a tree
I agree, unfortunately I could not do that with that particular tubing. The reason is the hole was a little bigger than that pipe which meant that it automatically turned downward. I hope to fix that on the next ones I put in. Thanks for the comment and I fully agree, just could not be done here.
Awesome dude! Livescope is on my Christmas wish list :-) Thanks for sharing
Let me say, the first two weeks I had it and I fished about 4 times a week I was thinking I wasted my money. It takes a little time to understand and learn to read, but now I would not do anything without it. I have learned so much about the habits of crappie and other fish using this. Heck, I threw these things in the water and the fish came over to see what it was. I figured they would be in the next county.
@@AsleepAtTheReelI think that's really was separates a good fisherman from a great fisherman...understanding fish behavior. To me...this gadget helps you take the next step. Love it!
@@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors You are correct. I was always told that crappie will not go down for bait. That has been proven wrong with Livescope. Just have to know how to use it.
Mine too
You can drop them with the jug and they all land flat. Everyone of them. I placed them all by myself
agreed. I did put the jug on top and they landed flat. Was just worried as it was not deep, so did not know if they would right themselves or not. They did however!
I don’t mix my concrete I pour it in dry the pour a drink bottle of water in it it’ll setup
Good idea!
Did you post a video fishing these?
It is way more work than you would think. I found a telephone construction site and got enough free pvc for 60 structures.
heck yeah. That is the way to go!
I am sure we will see with LS but what depth? Dennis on Lake Austin.
right now about 15 ft, but the lake is low. Will be in about 18-20 ft when I need them next year.
Did you catch any on the pvc pipe?
HAHA good question, the answer is no right now, but that will change as soon as I find it! :-) I changed graphs and forgot to download my waypoints. Once I get them downloaded I can find it again and try it. I did look at it a week later and there were fish on it. Just did not have time to fish it.
What size drill bit did you use?
@@vhf2582 I do not remember. I basically took the hose and found a bit that was just slightly bigger. Was trying to find one the same size so there would not be a lot of play in it, but nothing fit exact so I went just a little bigger so I could slide the pipe in.
Okay thanks.
So you film with 2 Go Pro 7’s?
Yes, one in back and one in front
Can’t wait till you fish them. Hurry!!!
it will be another week or more as this is my busy time with my organization, but it WILL happen....
I use sand bags, $33 ? for a 100
good idea
I caught fish on the same day on one
Pvc. Can be hard to see on side imaging ..... I kind of just started doing this, so my comments are with little experience, but a lot of RUclips watching
I agree they are, BUT that is fine with me as I do not want people seeing them! :-) I have the coordinates on my Humminbird and there is no other structure in the area for people to "Accidentally find" Just follow the humminbird then drop livescope in and I am golden! :-)
@@AsleepAtTheReel so livescope detect PVC structure no issue? I heard a lot people say PVC it not able to detect on sonar/downimaging and sideimaging. Look like your video show livescope doing well on PVC.
@@jd9386 Good question! New PVC is easy to find. Old PVC is harder to locate with Livescope, but it you know it is there you can see it. You have to use side scan to start looking but you are able to see it! Good question.
@@AsleepAtTheReel thank you sir
Next time put the ready mix in dry then put the water .
Good idea, and thought about that but did not want quick Crete all over my new boat. I appreciate and thank you for your comment!
@@AsleepAtTheReel I. Sorry I guess I didn’t explain it right. Do it in your yard pour the dry mix in the pvc then use water hose to fill the pipe up if it don’t soak up all the water just pour it out.But I’m sure it will soak it up ,are add small parts of water till it stops soaking it up .I have put dry mix in a hole and it’s the same as putting it in a pipe. Just saying
@@grayghost016 Ah yeah that would be a little easier! ha ha. You probably explained it right and I just misunderstood. Good thinking Sir and thank you for following up!
I know that launch where you put in but will not make it public
Ha ha, thank you, but I do not keep secrets. The Villages Marina. Thanks for watching bud!
Yep. Was there couple mth ago on vaca
I just put rocks inside of mine
Be sure to let us know which type seemed to work best for Crappie?
will do my friend!