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It's been too cold out to enjoy working on any of my outdoor projects, so I've been making a sign for my small pond. I dug the pond four years ago, and have called it the pond, the front pond and after digging my big pond, this one became the small pond. It's 3/4 of an acre in size and right next to my home. It is stocked with fathead minnows, copper head bluegill and channel catfish. We all fish it, but my daughter has some special ability to catch bluegill that nobody else does. She'll catch them on liver, shrimp and hotdogs. The same bait and hook size that we're using for catfish. Alissa Pond is now its official name. I cut and welded the frame, then stained a piece of James Hardi cement siding to look like wood. (Thanks Victor) I made the cattails from steel rod and pipe. The seaweed and doohicky on the bottom is from http://www.kingmetals.com as are the letters. The bluegill is a one of a kind, hand carved piece of art that I found on ebay. I mounted it to my street light, which is 4 inch galvanized Schedule 40 steel pipe. Heavy duty and thick enough to hold allot of threads when I tapped it for 3/8's bolts. I also used loctite on the bolts to make sure they down work loose when the sign moves in the wind. It's very tight and there is very little movement back and forth. There is no movement up and down. The paint is all Rustolium oil based. I will clear coat it when the weather warms up a bit, but for now, it's all outdoor paint, so I should be fine for a little while. Even the bluegill is rated for outdoor use. Eddie [img]  [/img] [img]  [/img] [img]  [/img]
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Eddie, Very nice work, indeed!  Now if one of use could figure out how to weld up a Bluegill like than rather than carving it? 
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That is pretty stinking awesome!
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Nice work eddie! That turned out great.
12 ac pond in NW Missouri. 28' max depth at full pool. Fish Present: LMB, BG, RES, YP, CC, WB, HSB, WE, BCP, WCP, GSH.
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Condello is gonna flip when he sees that sign.
Nice work, Eddie.
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Brettski's right. I just flipped.
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That is too cool. I gotta have a carved BG like that.
Nice job!
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Nice artwork Eddie !!!
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Awesome work, Eddie!! Thanks for the link to King Metals. I checked it out and bookmarked it. The site will come in useful as I like to dabble in this kind of stuff, too. I've been thinking about buying a piece of equipment called a plasma cam. Check it out at http://www.plasmacam.com I can't justify the expense right now but its a cool toy and one day I will own one. All you have to do is supply the computer and the plasma cutter, which I alrady have. I thought you might enjoy seeing this piece of equipment especially if you do your cutting with plasma torch instead of OA. I guess the plasma cam is pretty cheap when compared to a laser cutter. Once again, nice work and thanks for sharing. I really like your cattails!!
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Nice personal touch Eddie, I just got my dam buildt in October, and I've been fretting over a name for a while now. Its going to take a while, glad to hear your story.
Midwest Dave, 3.5 acre lake, 47 acres timber & CRP.
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That's such a great lookin sign I'd be afraid somebody would try to steal it.
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Shows a lot of creativity and talent. Dang it, now I gotta go to ebay and see if I can find something like the fish. I'm afraid I will.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.
Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.
Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa
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Perfect! Bluegill fans unite!
Subscribe to Pond Boss MagazineFrom Bob Lusk: Dr. Dave Willis passed away January 13, 2014. He continues to be a key part of our Pond Boss family...and always will be.
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Eddie,
That is a beautiful sign!
If pigs could fly bacon would be harder to come by and there would be a lot of damaged trees.
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Eddie,
Love the sign, Love the name! Now I have one more winter project to do once this pond goes in. I hope you are your family have a Merry Christmas!
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Thank you for the kind words and compliments. We're having a big family party here tomorrow for Christmas Eve, and we're looking forward to seeing Alissa show off her sign!! LOL
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Very good Eddie , I really like the sign.
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Here are some signs I do.http://www.cnccustomdesign.com/welcomesigns.html I would love to add a wood fish in my signs. Great!! Now I got to go and make me one for my pond:)
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zoeconner,
Nice website. I had to do a google search to find it, but I think your link was the same, it just didn't work for me when I copied and pasted it. Your prices are good too. Makes me wonder how you make any money at it? Is it a hobby?
I'm working on another sign for a fort/deer blind that I'm building. This sign is based on 6x5 set of elk antlers that I shot a few years ago.
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Thanks eddie Send me a picture and Ill see what I can come up with. [email protected]
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