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Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:51 am
by cdwyer
MRC Dream wrote:Charles, not sure how big your water is, but check this out for aeration..... http://www.kasco-fountains.com/id31.html


Ive looked at the fountains and they are more expensive that what I want to spend. I was looking at a diffuser system.

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 9:58 am
by MRC Dream
cdwyer wrote:
MRC Dream wrote:Charles, not sure how big your water is, but check this out for aeration..... http://www.kasco-fountains.com/id31.html


Ive looked at the fountains and they are more expensive that what I want to spend. I was looking at a diffuser system.


Me as well. I'm not sure off the benefit however for cooling purposes. I'm still researching what will work best on my pond, and it looks like it will be 12' deep in some parts of it.

The one in the link is to big for mine.

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:15 am
by MRC Dream
Per a good suggestion, I made the bottom middle cove bigger, to give the benefits of a shorter channel blind across the lake.

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Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:21 am
by waterbug
Looks good. How about a small island in the top right in close proximity to your point/finger. This would give you more reentries, marks on islands, blinds with islands, and more chances for slot work.

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:40 am
by MRC Dream
waterbug wrote:Looks good. How about a small island in the top right in close proximity to your point/finger. This would give you more reentries, marks on islands, blinds with islands, and more chances for slot work.


LIke this?

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Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:45 am
by waterbug
I was thinking to left where it is a good hand throw from close to the end of the finger and the land above it, and would still give you a good slot picture. Either way looks good though. Didnt think about it until I saw it on picture but would also allow you to do Carr's point drills and cast into water drills easily.

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 10:56 am
by stmasley
so is that going to be "Bug Island" ??

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:45 am
by MRC Dream
stmasley wrote:so is that going to be "Bug Island" ??


:lol: :lol: Yep.........and it's where we will toss all the empty beer cans......

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:58 am
by waterbug
Ya'll aint right :lol: With all those empty beer cans you could go to a metal recycle place and cash them in every year for some nice training equipment to place around the pond. :P

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 12:13 pm
by BAY KINGFISHER
You cant hide money :wink:
Looks good Brian!! In a few years Ill bring my twins over and tell them they are at Disney World!!

you could alaways pick up a used aerator from an out of business catfish farmer. maybe dig a hole for a pitblind somewhere on the edge for tune ups for the season!!!

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 1:03 pm
by jsherwin
2 islands would be super cool. At a angle to swim thru or in between. But would be a headache to keep up, unless you did round up on it every year.

look forward to seeing it.

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:40 pm
by flyntwt
what kind of structure are you gonna have for fishes?

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 2:45 pm
by gator
DIB, i'm kinda talking about what charles said.

way back when, down at the lardy deal i went to, at first everything looks so "involved" but then you look at his personal pond and it's really kinda spread out - more than we have to work on, sure, but still very spread out.

then, we went over to the dubose's place (a pond he designed too) and he made a comment kinda like he didn't like it too much b/c everything is just thrown at the dog, leaving it hard to teach on. CL2 has had similar comments about it over the years.

it's kinda like, don't make your pond more than it needs to be b/c as charles stated, aLOT can be taught to a dog w/ a couple points, island, and some shoreline to swim.

make sense?

gator

Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:51 pm
by stumpjumper
Here is my tech pond top of screen and my neighbors bottom of screen for some ideas. If you want to roll over to Tuscaloosa and train one day and see them in person your welcome anytime. I personally would not put in an island they are great but a biotch to keep cut.

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Re: Going to build a new Tech Pond....1st step......

Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 5:53 am
by Doc & Nash
Yall need to attach the pics, so everyone can see