Greetings all! Am putting the finishing touches on a book about pond and lake construction. Collaborating with Mike Otto. The book needs a name.
So, who better to come to than this forum? We have some quick-witted thinkers here.
How about a catchy name for a pond/lake construction book?
The winner gets the first copy off the presses, signed (if you want it signed) along with a year's free subscription to the magazine.
Email me direct, if you wish. pondboss@texoma.net.
Winner will be announced as soon as we go through the mountain of emails (ha.)
Thanks, all.
"Toy Manufacturing for Big Boys" - actually, that was my wife's suggestion.
dreams come true,even if you have a wife.
How Grown Men put Money in Holes in the Ground!
Whoever dies with the biggest hole - Wins!
Looking forward to this book. Any idea on how soon it will be available?
How about "They All Leak"; "Zen and Stock Tank Maintenance"; "Otto's Dirty Little Secrets"?
Several ideas.
"How to dig a hole that smells like fish."
"Digging holes an planting fish."
"If you dig it (right), they will grow"
"Can you dig it?"
"Successful pond construction"
"Constructing fish habitat."
and
"It's more than a hole in the ground."
Pond Construction A to Z
Building Ponds and Dreams - A to Z
Pond Construction 101
Pond Building for Dummies
Building Your Dream Pond Step by Step
Filling your Dream Pond
Pond Building, more than just digging a hole – start to finish
Can ya dig it? Pond Building A-Z
You notice I like the A to Z and Step by Step things, but I like something tangible to hold on to from start to finish.
"Intelligent Pond Construction: Why Using Your Brain Beats Beating Your Back."
I'm surprised Nick Smith didn't call it...
"Aw Shucks Officer, If You'd Have Been Here Ten Minutes Ago You'd Have Seen Me While I Was Still On Fire."
I'd give some deep multiple-level play on words catchy title such as:
"Walking on Water: Engineering the perfect pond"
Or you could sell out and give it a quasi-racy title like:
"The Big Lake Erection Handbook"
which might sell a few extra copies, but then you would probably have to deal with a few disgruntled purchasers who might demand refunds...Or maybe not...The disgruntled buyers might be to embarrassed to complain.
Couple of thoughts:
Your Own Slice of Heaven: Building the Perfect Pond
The Man's Aquarium: Building the Perfect Pond
Someone else had posted an idea like this for a Pond Boss bumper sticker or something like that:
"Befriend a fish, build a pond."
Since the book will be dealing with pond construction;
Pond/Lake Building Basics: Design Concept to Construction
Russ
More book titles:
"A POLE AND A HOLE-- THE Fisherman's Guide to Pond Construction"
"A River RAN Through It"
"The Art of the Dig" (Sorry Mr. Trump)
"The Purpose Driven Pond"
"What to Expect When You're Expecting-- Dealing With a Porous Pond"
And my favorite: "DAM-IT MAN!" How to Blow $10K Without Going to Vegas!"
How about "The Perfect Way To Irritate Your Spouse and Spend Your Childrens Inheritance"
How to Build a Lake
Lusk Otto Know
Building a Fish Home
Fish Condo Construction
Can You Dig It?
The Pond Carver's Bible
Did I spell it right look forward to reading it.
1) "Fish for Neighbors: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
2) "Habitat for Hookers: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
3) "Build it and They Will Swim: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
4) "Cattails and Channel Cats: Your Pond & Lake Construction Handbook"
5) "Make Waves! The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
6) "From Frogs to Fish: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
7) "Create Your Own Lake Front Property: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
8) "Aquariums are Bigger in Texas: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
9) "Holey Mackeral: How to Turn a Hole in the Ground into a Fishin' Hole"
10) "Your Own Bass, Bluegills, and Bullfrogs: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
11) "Build the Natural Swimming Pool: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
12) "Be Nice to Fish: Building a Pond or Lake the Right Way"
You might say I have lots of time on my hands. Yes, because I am unemployed.
The cover of the book will have to show Bob and his dog next to a BIG pond. The title will be:
Honey, You're Never Going to Believe What the Dog Dug in the Backyard!
Russ
How about:
Hints to help the happy hooker handcraft his honey hole.
Originally posted by rmedgar:
How about:
Hints to help the happy hooker handcraft his honey hole.
Alliteration gone wild!
How To Build A Pond Without Using Ammonium Nitrate
“The Right Way to Construct the Perfect Pond and Lake”
“A Users Guide to Pond and Lake Construction”
“Pond and Lake Construction to Fit Your Needs”
“All About Pond and Lake Construction”
“Building a Pond or Lake to Last a Lifetime”
“Constructing a Pond or Lake to Last”
“A Constructive Way to Building Ponds and Lakes”
Now that was fun! Great contest Bob.
“Think Before You Dig-constructing your own pond or lake”
OK I'm done!
Another thought...
13) "Mow Less Acres: How to Build a Pond or Lake"
14) "Turn Dirt into Water: Your Complete Pond and Lake Construction Guide"
15) "Dam Right! Your Complete Pond and Lake Construction Guide"
16) "Just Add Water: Your Complete Pond and Lake Construction Guide"
17) "Cover Your Bass: The Best Ways to Build Ponds & Lakes"
18) "Pond & Lake Construction: The Expert Way"
19) "Pond & Lake Construction Buy the Book" (subliminal message!)
You guys are too funny. Some of these names look pretty darn catchy. Keep 'em coming.
Be the Boss: Build Your Own Pond, Grow Your Own Fish
20) "Don't Wait for the Meteor: How to Build Your Pond or Lake Now!"
21) "Wetting the Bedrock: Do-It-Yourself Pond & Lake Construction"
(1)"Making Dreams Come True"
Pond design and construction basics.
(2)"Ponds Of Our Dreams"
Pond design and construction basics.
(3)"Building A Legend"
Basic pond design and construction.
Ed
Design, Dam, and Dock. The fisherman's guide to pond and lake construction.
Aquaculture To Recreation. The complete guide to pond and lake construction.
Dam, the design and construction.
The Honeymooner's guide to pond and lake construction.
If you can'd impress your wife, at least impress your fishing buddy.
I will supply the lake, you supply the beer.
22) "Noah's Park: How to Flood Your Acreage and Make a Pond or Lake"
23) "From Dragonflies to Ducks: How to Build a Pond or Lake"
24) "Great Lakes & Ponds: The Best Way to Design and Build"
25) "Heavenly Bodies of Water: Construct Your Own Pond or Lake"
26) "Delete Dirt, Insert Water: The Complete Guide to Pond & Lake Construction"
1. Build Ponds Like the Pros
2. Aquatic Landscape Design: or How to Build a Better Pond
A GUIDE TO BUILDING A BETTER POND.
EVEN GREATER SMALL WATERS
Bob,
Do Bill and Dudley get extra points for all capital letters.If so can I have a re-do.
:p
Bob,
When is Selection Day?
No extra points for Dud, Sweetwater. I just figured I couldn't go far wrong if I do as Bill does. Of course, my suggestion is unique in that it might give Ray Scott an adrenaline rush.
Good one Dudley!!! Smart, very smart.
How about:
BUY THIS BOOK
I'll show you how to put the p in your pond.
I think the title should be kept simple, make it logically follow "Raising Trophy Bass", the sequel "Building Trophy Lakes" !
Keep 'em coming! There are several which struck me..but I want to see more. Selection day is two weeks away.
Ok, I give up!
Kelly
Hey, "visualization" is important..... ha
Ok Duffie, you had to go the extra mile and do graphics. Too bad your title simply wasn't as good as mine.
OK, my pick so far is "Lusk Otto Know!" HA HA HA HA. That is the best yet. Unfortunately, only funny to those familiar with PondBoss. But it gets my vote.
How about:
"It ain't leakin yet, so we gotta dig more."
"Holey Carp"
"A hole in the ground that you throw money in."
"Dig, fill, stock... FISH!"
"How to trade finances and family for fishing."
"How to ruin a good swimmin hole."
or (the most descriptive title yet)
"Find a good place with lots of runoff, dig a hole and add structure and trenches, let it fill with water and fertilize the water, add fish and then more fish, spend money running tests to insure that your water is green, wait five years and you too can go fishing in your own pond."
Nick...you're going to be so mad when I win
May the best man whine.
Laying all seriousness aside, how about:
"Pond Construction Basics"
"More than a hole in the ground."
"Before you dig."
or any of the other excellent ideas that I have given.
"Fishing with a shovel."
27) "Plant Fish on Your Property! A Lake & Pond Construction Guide"
28) "Fish at Home: A Lake & Pond Construction Guide"
29) "Build a Wetter World: A Lake & Pond Construction Guide"
How to Build a Pond and Stay Married
or
Building Ponds and Minimizing Risk
Bob, May I submit the following? "WELCOME TO MY POND!"
Geez...you guys. Some of this stuff will at least make the "Dedication" page of the book, if not on the cover. You guys are hilarious. Studying the posts, will make a decision in a week or so.
Nick, calm down, 18 entries is enough
Jealously rears its ugly head.
30) From Bulldozers to Bullfrogs: A Pond & Lake Construction Manual"
31) "Lakes Alive! A Pond & Lake Construction Guide"
32) "Make a Lake! A Pond & Lake Construction Guide"
33) "Liquify Your Land: A Pond & Lake Construction Guide"
"Freeze-Dried Fishin' Hole (just add water), a Guide to Succesful Pond Building."
"Pondology 101. Basics of Pond Construction, Use and Maintenance."
"Pondology Recapitulates Phylogeny (in a sense)."
Nick, I went back and reread all 18 of your book titles, just which one did you think I was jealous about ?
All of them ??? I'm starting to think this town isn't big enough for the both of us ! Maybe we should get together, you sound pretty funny, we could start "Pond Wars" !
WET PERFECTION... DREAM pONd !
Only 18, well I had better do another. How bout
"Below the surface..."
Eastland, email me at fisherfesser@yahoo and tell me where you are in Dallas, etc. We will maybe hook up and go fishing.
Nick, thought of good sticker for back of your truck
NICK SMITH "Cheif Pond Investigator"
"WE'LL DIG THE DIRT UP ON YOU"
How about:
1 Getting to the bottom of pond construction
2 A Dirt movers guide to pond and lake construction
I'll take another hat since I just re-subscribed.
Robert Burke
Keystone Hatcheries
Ponds R Us
How To Build The Pond You Want
Building A Nice Pond
From Vision To Pond
Pond and Lake Construction for Dummies
Simplified Pond and Lake Construction
Damn It The Right Way The First Time
Damn It!!!!
"Lusk and Otto's Guide To Building Your Own Pond or Lake"
An Expert Guide to Building Better Ponds and Lakes
These have ben good so I thought I would add my two cents.
1. From Dirt to Water
2. It Takes "RIGHT" Dirt to Grow Fish
3. Land Sculpture for Pond Beauty
4. It's What's Below the Surface That Counts!
5. Men: What we learn from Tonka Toy's in the Sandbox
6. Ponds: Beauty Isn't Only Surface Deep.
Born from #3 above.... and assuming the name has yet to be decided..
Duffie! You're not playin' fair! That's too good.
BUILD A FISHING HOLE
That will spawn for generations
How To Spawn a Fishing Hole
It's Not Just A Pond.
It's A Family Treasure.
Build It Right.
One more entry...
Originally posted by Bob Lusk on February 26, 2005:
Keep 'em coming! There are several which struck me..but I want to see more. Selection day is two weeks away.
Which suggestion was selected?
How about "Be your own Pond Boss - Detailed Construction Techniques and Ecosystem Estalishment" Then put a shovel in the fins of that fish with the red hat on the cover.
RETIRE TO HAWG HEAVEN-BUILD A POND!
Noticed Duffie was the only was posting "covers". So here's my first submittal.
Took a suggestion from above to make the "Pond Boss" hold a shovel.
Chris
Any way you can put the fish in a dozer?
tritonvt,
The photo looks like a West Texas pond after filling for three years.
LBuck, both pictures are from one of Otto's articles in a previous PB.
Dave, I hadn't thought of that and thought it would be fun to try. I laugh everytime I look at this picture.
Anyone have any other suggestions?
Chris
Is that a fish in the red hat? I always thought it was Bob.
Lusk I wish that you would hurry and pick a winner. This is getting pretty pitiful. Next we will see Cecil's record perch in a red hat, driving a dozer, dragging hogzilla, while holding a shovel in one fin and a fishing rod in the other.
So who won this dang this, anyway?
Hey Lusk, since you are lurking "in the wings" these days - I repeat Bruce's comment of "So who won this dang thing, anyway?"
I ask, Bob, how soon is the new book going to be available. Were there delays at the printers?
Bill, quit poking fun at Bob, he is too busy for "that" book, he's upstate in NY raking in the big bucks
I think he told Otto, "you write it" I'll edit
Eastland - I recall that Bob told us that the book was about finished and I quote him from his initial post to say: "Am putting the finishing touches on a book about pond and lake construction." Bruce and I are not harassing Bob we just want to see some more of his insightfull comments here. WE MISS HIM!
. Bruce is interested in the contest prize, I'm interested in seeing the "dirty" book!.
Back when I got to spend some time w/ Lusk in late July '05, I inquired about the status of the book.
I hope I'm not taking any liberty here, but Lusk said he needed about 4-5 days without any distractions to finish it up.
Busy man.
Okay boys.....my intentions are always good, just sometimes my timing isn't. Sunil is right...I need four uninterrupted days...that's my fault. I am tugged in many directions, and when I make the final edit, then select photos, I want this book to be the absolute best it can be. It's written, must be edited once more, then photos selected, then go to layout to be designed. At that point, I will go back through this thread, and take all this stuff to heart. I hope everyone understands...I set aside time to finish this project, then someone calls with an opportunity I can't pass up..rearrange the schedule a bit, and I go. It's a great life, and I will ride it until it drops. So, this book project will be an "in the meantime" project...I will get it done, promise.
Thanks for bringing it up again. Crow tastes good with a little salt and roux.
Bob - I definately understand being too busy. That is why you haven't received any of my PB articles yet. Many of us can relate to your situation.
How About.. "If we build it, they wont float" After thinking about it, this would probably look better on the door of a pond construction contractors truck :rolleyes:
Water Containment Authoritive
Build a great pond or lake not a headache!
Fish House
The 'How To' book for pond/lake building.
Chasing a dream;
Create affordable lake frontage....and own every foot of it.
