Post by: bassquatch on February 26, 2022, 01:47:33 PM
I would like to replace it with a small tree, but I can't fish it from prison. Thanks.
Post by: Mfowl on February 26, 2022, 01:53:05 PM
Post by: Brushcrawler on February 26, 2022, 02:06:39 PM
Post by: metlhead on February 26, 2022, 02:29:34 PM
Post by: Dan-o on February 26, 2022, 03:49:18 PM
Post by: bassquatch on February 27, 2022, 11:42:46 AM
Have a couple emails pending, if I get info I will share. :tup:
Post by: Blacklab on February 27, 2022, 11:58:16 AM
Post by: fowl smacker on February 27, 2022, 12:15:56 PM
Post by: rainshadow1 on February 27, 2022, 01:06:48 PM
It would be ‘interesting’ to hear about the state’s rational for not allowing it… but even still, I wouldn’t be surprised if it was covered up with rules and codes.
Post by: Seabass on February 27, 2022, 01:59:02 PM
Bass clubs used to do these projects all the time.
Post by: ASHQUACK on February 27, 2022, 07:05:05 PM
I don’t know about the legality but I can’t think of a lake I have fished where it hasn’t been done. Potholes, Banks, Lake Spokane (Long Lake), Moses, Lake Washington, Samamish, C’da all have man made brush piles on them. Those were just the lakes that I could remember without thinking about it much.
Bass clubs used to do these projects all the time.
And yet if a timber faller fells a tree into a lame they can be fined as much as 10,000 00 at least that was the case back in the late 80's in Thurston County
Post by: Sandberm on February 27, 2022, 07:42:23 PM
It was quite the production of handsaws, rope to bind, a large rock to weigh it down and 3 years of swim lessons. We practically dragged a whole tree about 30 feet from shore into 10 foot of water. Year later I caught the biggest crappie ever by it.
Good times
Post by: bak2huntn on February 27, 2022, 08:12:23 PM
Post by: NRA4LIFE on February 27, 2022, 08:23:35 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 05, 2022, 10:08:19 AM
WDFW is considering some projects on the west side, similar to what they've done on the east side but not legal for us. Do I send them GPS coordinates now, or wait until the project officially starts?
In other COMPLETELY UNRELATED news, I ordered my ninja suit from Amazon last night and it will be delivered Monday :tup: :chuckle:
Post by: 10Key on March 05, 2022, 01:12:43 PM
ILLEGAL!
WDFW is considering some projects on the west side, similar to what they've done on the east side but not legal for us. Do I send them GPS coordinates now, or wait until the project officially starts?
In other COMPLETELY UNRELATED news, I ordered my ninja suit from Amazon last night and it will be delivered Monday :tup: :chuckle:
I won't tell as long as you PM me waypoints :)
Post by: Mfowl on March 05, 2022, 07:23:46 PM
Post by: OutHouse on March 07, 2022, 05:22:42 PM
Post by: metlhead on March 07, 2022, 06:48:41 PM
Post by: bassquatch on March 08, 2022, 08:40:12 AM
Cover: Brush, Grass, Docks, Rocks, Laydowns, Lily pads, boats, anything that floats or has sank to the bottom, especially if it's on a structural element!
If you were to place 'cover' in a body of water, do it near a structural element for maximum effect! End of a point, edge of a drop off, middle of a featureless flat, near a creek channel, on top of a hump, etc! Make a much more high percentage target :tup:
Post by: Angry Perch on March 08, 2022, 02:09:26 PM
Structure: Flats, Ledges, Drop-offs, Humps, Creek channels, Points, Bedrock, etc.
Cover: Brush, Grass, Docks, Rocks, Laydowns, Lily pads, boats, anything that floats or has sank to the bottom, especially if it's on a structural element!
If you were to place 'cover' in a body of water, do it near a structural element for maximum effect! End of a point, edge of a drop off, middle of a featureless flat, near a creek channel, on top of a hump, etc! Make a much more high percentage target :tup:
The spot on the spot.
Post by: bassquatch on March 08, 2022, 02:44:38 PM
Post by: Alchase on March 08, 2022, 02:55:15 PM
It was pretty cool to see how they mapped it all out!
Post by: Stein on March 08, 2022, 03:01:13 PM
Post by: Alchase on March 08, 2022, 03:07:45 PM
I was diving in Flathead Lake back in the day and came across a couple bedsprings placed on edge in a popular fishing spot where the bottom came up abruptly. They were loaded with lures and we filled up two gallon buckets pretty easily with the better ones. I'm not sure if they got a permit or not.. After that we just revisited whenever we were running low on gear. Never saw a fish around them, but obviously they were good at attracting fishermen.
We use to do the same up at Lake Cushman. Every year they dropped the lake levels, My Uncle who worked at the dam, would let us know. We would run up the North end in the lake " we called Stump City" by the bridge. You could walk out and collect tons of gear, especially blade strings that got hung up on the stumps!