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Beautiful dock and setting Bski.

I was intrigued by this little guy. He was in shallow water, right off the edge of the dock. I bet he was about 5" long. He was hiding underneath the rock to the left edge of pic, darting out for quick 4 or 5 second circuits in the immediate area every minute or so....then, back under the rock where it spent most time. It kinda creeped me cuz it has such unusual coloring/banding....worried that it was an unintended species introduction.

Brestski, to me you mystery fish it looks like a very large male fathead minnnow.

I'd have to agree w/ Shortay.

On the introduction of unintended species of fish, don't worry. I already told you that I had seen Mudcat Joe at your pond when I was doing an initial fathead stocking for you. He was just standing behind a tree giggling like a fiend which usually means you are the proud recipient of bullheads.

Very impressive, I'm new to Pond Boss and quite overwhelmed from all the info I have gathered so far, and have only scratched the surface. I will try and post some pics of the Dock that me and my Dad are in the process of constructing (not much but it'll be great for fishin off of).

Well then, Steve-man...allow me to welcome you to the show. Remember; we love pics and details. Don't be shy, don't hold back. Bring it.
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Pick a relevant forum category and fire up a thread.
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(edit; I just checked your profile. Been around since last May, so you likely don't need alot of guidance. I'm glad you're ready to share the progress of your dream)

Glad to have you on board.

Welcome aboard Steve,we're glad you found us.Your new pond is looking good.

The fish in the first pic doesn't look like a FH to me.

Could it be a sculpin or some sort of madtom?

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When using green treated lumber for the framing of anything, always exercise hardware maintenance over the first few years. For instance, the year after I completed our covered dock-deck, I went over every stainless steel carriage bolt and most all of them accepted a couple of cranks to snug them back down. Green treated lumber will shrink a whole bunch.
Well, I skipped the second year.
Here now, some 3-1/2 years later, I decided it was time to take a look and see if anybody needed to be tightened up. GOOD IDEA, JAKE. I walked over to one the 6 x 6 main vert's and grabbed it with both hands and tried to give it a shake. WHOA; there was some play and the entire structure had a small tremor goin' on. Not good. So, I pulled out the ratchets, deep wells, and wrenches. Jeez, good call...some of the nuts were actually loose enough that I could have spun them with my fingers. I mean, some of those 1/2 x 8" stainless carriage bolts took 3 or 4 revolutions to pull it up tight as a drum.
At the end of the tune up, no more wobble.

Brettski.......After spending a couple hours reading every "lyric" of this beautiful tune, I have a couple of questions now that it is a few years old.

How is the color holding up and do you have any current pics? When did you reach "full" status and how is the pond holding water over time?

Some great knowlege shared and, with a total renovation of my acre pond coming this spring, some good planning tips.

Hey Buzzworth,
Thanks for the kind words.
Some answers to your questions, below:

What part of Illinois you from brettski? If you don't mind me asking? I'm off interstate 70 about 50 miles east of st. Louis mo

Nah, I don't mind the query....I get it every now and then.
We prefer not to share that detail simply because I have chosen to put so much info "out there". That, and I am deathly fearful that the GSF will track me down and shag me outta the pond protection program.

lol.. Trust me no GSF here.. Anyways thought you might be close no biggie..

Looks great but I wonder how expensive will it be as to budget is concern.