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Has anyone who has put structure in there ponds marked it some how? Like tie a rope to it and put like a bobber on the end? Or used rope with a small buoy?
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Has anyone who has put structure in there ponds marked it some how? Like tie a rope to it and put like a bobber on the end? Or used rope with a small buoy? Yeah, I think someone on here ties a duck decoy to them, for more of a natural look. Correction: There are several people on here that use duck decoys to mark structure :P
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Yep, I have about 20 duck decoys floating in mine too!! Been there several years with no problems.
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I'd like to use duck decoys to mark structure, but was told that I need a long beard to buy them.
Last edited by anthropic; 07/24/20 08:52 PM.
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Dear Alcohol, We had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer... I saw the video... We need to talk.
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I have used duck decoys and pool floats, and have settled on plastic bottles (screw lids sealed with silicone bathtub sealer) as a low cost float. Don't use milk bottles - that plastic deteriorates in a couple of months outdoors. Other types average about 2 years before Winter ice holes them. I used a 2 liter Mountain Dew bottle last year, and it is still good.
Use polypropylene rope - it floats and helps you replace missing bottles/floats.
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7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160
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I got it...just didn't think others did!! I used to love watching that show.
Dear Alcohol, We had a deal where you would make me funnier, smarter, and a better dancer... I saw the video... We need to talk.
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I used decoys in the pond when I first put in the diffusers but got away from them after the cormorants started coming to the pond. I felt like the decoys might attract cormorants. So I removed the decoys as a marker. I am not sure that they did but I removed them anyway.
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7 duck decoys in my pond above brush piles.
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laundry detergent bottles last a bit longer than milk jug types - thats what i use on my cloverleaf traps
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