Woody wrote:This year it seems like the prep is never ending.
First thing on the list started back in the fall with planting corn. Short corn to be exact (http://www.canamaizeus.com/). This is actually prep for future seasons not this one. This was a learning process as we have no experience in planting corn a large scale. We planted it this year to prepare and practice for when we have our levee system in, which will be built next year.
That drawing is only part of the flood (I don't have an up to date drawing on me). We decided to add to the design and now there will be another acre of corn to the right of the trees and then in between the two corn plots will be Jap Millet.
After planting I started the hunt for a tender boat for diver hunting. Some time in June I found a nice 13 year old star craft that had been in storage since 2004 and had only 10 hours of use (http://www.waterfowlforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5712&hilit=+tender). Then in August I started painting the camo on (viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6646&hilit=+tender). I'll spare you the details and let you look through the two threads and just post a before and after pick here.
While dealing with the tender I also painted 3 dozen or so decoys.
(Picture to come)
Rigged those decoys for long lines, made new main line anchors out of scrap materials, and bought new storage devices for the long lines...
Excuse the sloppy welds, didn't take my time to make it pretty.
Then a couple weeks ago while stumbling around on CL I found an MLB Layout boat for a decent price, of course I couldn't help myself so I bought that and bundled the purchase with another dozen decoys.
Also, around this time we started the construction of a new detached garage (you can see its beginnings of the garage in the picture of the layout) for the soul purpose of storing decoys, kayaks, and the removable blind from the big boat. I think with geese, divers and puddle ducks we now have around 24 dozen decoys.
Since I bought a layout I had to build a rack for it on the tender...
I would paint the motor, but I plan on selling it to buy a 25 hp, so instead it will get a motor cover for this year.
While painting the inside I broke the outlet of the live well pump so that has been ordered and will be installed next week. Yesterday I decided to installed a cheap bilge pump just in case of emergency and a make shift blind in case we decide to hunt the river out of the boat.
(Picture to come)
This weekend, before we shoot geese and teal on Monday, we will brush one of our marsh blinds and do some scouting other than that I think the season prep is done other than a few small things and practicing with the tender, mother ship, and layout.
Woody wrote:This year it seems like the prep is never ending.
First thing on the list started back in the fall with planting corn. Short corn to be exact (http://www.canamaizeus.com/). This is actually prep for future seasons not this one. This was a learning process as we have no experience in planting corn a large scale. We planted it this year to prepare and practice for when we have our levee system in, which will be built next year.
That drawing is only part of the flood (I don't have an up to date drawing on me). We decided to add to the design and now there will be another acre of corn to the right of the trees and then in between the two corn plots will be Jap Millet.
After planting I started the hunt for a tender boat for diver hunting. Some time in June I found a nice 13 year old star craft that had been in storage since 2004 and had only 10 hours of use (http://www.waterfowlforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=5712&hilit=+tender). Then in August I started painting the camo on (viewtopic.php?f=21&t=6646&hilit=+tender). I'll spare you the details and let you look through the two threads and just post a before and after pick here.
While dealing with the tender I also painted 3 dozen or so decoys.
(Picture to come)
Rigged those decoys for long lines, made new main line anchors out of scrap materials, and bought new storage devices for the long lines...
Excuse the sloppy welds, didn't take my time to make it pretty.
Then a couple weeks ago while stumbling around on CL I found an MLB Layout boat for a decent price, of course I couldn't help myself so I bought that and bundled the purchase with another dozen decoys.
Also, around this time we started the construction of a new detached garage (you can see its beginnings of the garage in the picture of the layout) for the soul purpose of storing decoys, kayaks, and the removable blind from the big boat. I think with geese, divers and puddle ducks we now have around 24 dozen decoys.
Since I bought a layout I had to build a rack for it on the tender...
I would paint the motor, but I plan on selling it to buy a 25 hp, so instead it will get a motor cover for this year.
While painting the inside I broke the outlet of the live well pump so that has been ordered and will be installed next week. Yesterday I decided to installed a cheap bilge pump just in case of emergency and a make shift blind in case we decide to hunt the river out of the boat.
(Picture to come)
This weekend, before we shoot geese and teal on Monday, we will brush one of our marsh blinds and do some scouting other than that I think the season prep is done other than a few small things and practicing with the tender, mother ship, and layout.
Woody wrote:Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure something that small would hold in the Great Lakes. Those anchors are almost 5 lb and I hope I designed them in a way that will grab bottom a little.
firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure something that small would hold in the Great Lakes. Those anchors are almost 5 lb and I hope I designed them in a way that will grab bottom a little.
I hunt on Erie , most of the time 2 is all you need even in ruff water .
I am just guessing on the weight .
Woody wrote:firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure something that small would hold in the Great Lakes. Those anchors are almost 5 lb and I hope I designed them in a way that will grab bottom a little.
I hunt on Erie , most of the time 2 is all you need even in ruff water .
I am just guessing on the weight .
Then I may be wrong... my bad!
Do you hunt Sandusky?
firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure something that small would hold in the Great Lakes. Those anchors are almost 5 lb and I hope I designed them in a way that will grab bottom a little.
I hunt on Erie , most of the time 2 is all you need even in ruff water .
I am just guessing on the weight .
Then I may be wrong... my bad!
Do you hunt Sandusky?
Sometimes if big ducks are in .
Woody wrote:firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:firstflight wrote:Woody wrote:Thanks for the tip, but I'm not sure something that small would hold in the Great Lakes. Those anchors are almost 5 lb and I hope I designed them in a way that will grab bottom a little.
I hunt on Erie , most of the time 2 is all you need even in ruff water .
I am just guessing on the weight .
Then I may be wrong... my bad!
Do you hunt Sandusky?
Sometimes if big ducks are in .
Where do you normally hunt on Erie?
Woody wrote:Brushed the blind up almost all the way today...
And cut a landing hole in the pads.
Woody wrote:Thanks D!
And Rick I'm only 25 and I'm already getting to old for that blind. It's 3 or so miles up in a swamp that we don't have an appropriate motor to get to so it's all push pole action for two of us in flat bottom and another in a kayak.
Rick wrote:Woody wrote:Thanks D!
And Rick I'm only 25 and I'm already getting to old for that blind. It's 3 or so miles up in a swamp that we don't have an appropriate motor to get to so it's all push pole action for two of us in flat bottom and another in a kayak.
I'd be wanting two more kayaks. Polling a flat is a bear.
AKPirate wrote:Jason is usually right but sometimes wrong
Olly wrote: We're still the bastard pirates of the duck forum world.
The Duck Hammer wrote:Nice boat Woody. That the one you bought last year?
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