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Last year I had just the one koi. The FA got outta hand. This year I'm getting some tilapia from snipe. Not sure one date yet. This year I know I need 2 get some line in the water and get some bass n crappie out. Hoping to have a few weekends where friends come take all they catch. Or just a good ol fashion fish fry. Not much on eating fish but always down 4 a good time.
Bill you mentioned aeration. We dont have anything as of now in their. We do get some wind action for sure.
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Wife just sent me a msg saying the digger tractor (lol) will be here Saturday. I will be taking pictures as things progress. Gotta get my ducks in a row now.
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These will be the post for the bridge and dock. Planning a bridge that's about 30 feet long. The dock I'm not sure about yet. Kinds depends on how far the excavator can reach. I really dont know how big of equipment he has. The plan is a permanent dock going straight out maybe 12 feet or so. Then building floating dock with some kind of hinge system. Just getting the post set and some of the pond dug deeper is my plan for tomorrow. I want a swimming hole right off the bridge. Also want a few spots made deeper. Wish me luck iv never did anything like this before Any last minute thoughts. Heres a drawing I made. Not saying it will end up like this but hopefully close. Please dont judge my place off my kindergarten drawing. The outdoor structure hasnt been built yet. That's supposed to be octagon shape without the front post. With dormers off sides. Hopefully it turns out better than the chicken scratches I drew.
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You got this, that will be sharp, keep us posted with some after picks. I love the design.
All the really good ideas I've ever had came to me while I was milking a cow.
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That will be really cool Rusto! I've always liked bridges a lot.
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Let the games begin.
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Bridge post are in.
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Decided to go get the bigger digger tractor. Get alil more reach and bigger bucket.
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Dock post are it.
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Making the damn alil wider. As you can see it's pretty narrow now. Hes kind of a daredevil if you ask me.
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Looking good Rusto! How did you put the post in?
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Thank you - Wife took this picture. I got my swimming suit on and hopped in. I held them straight and pushed them down into the bottom with the bucket. Set them in around 3 - 4 feet down.
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Design changed a bit at last minute. I moved the dock to straight off the peninsula.
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You been busy!
Looking good!
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Thank you it is a labor of love for sure.
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That's going to be super nice when you're finished.
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A "labor of love" with extra HP and extra reach from the excavator is definitely the way to go Rusto!
Looks great so far.
You may also need to employ your videographer daughter to post some good video to Pond Boss!
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I sure hope it turns out good . I like landscaping but man it takes alot of time. She was gone to a friend's house that day.
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Looks like your off to a good start. Looking forward to seeing it finished.
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Only had a few hours to work on it today. Got maybe ⅓ the way done with the dock decking. I ran everyone threw the planner one time to smooth them up alil.
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Rusto, that looks pretty solid!
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Thank you all !!! I'm feeling pretty good bout this right now. I have 11 more boards to go. We have been getting alot of rain so hard to get my tools out and get on it. We are sitting at full pool (I hope). Looks like i made the dock about 2 inches over full pool. It's right there at the top kinda hard to tell for sure if so it might be able to come up couple more inches. I plan on putting a spillway in at some point down the road. If it does come up more so the rails are in the water I will fix that by lowering the spillway a tad. I love the look of it riding right on the water.
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Rusto, dock is really looking good. Mine is also sown close to the water's surface. A bonus to being so close to the water is that you, kids, your inquisitive dog can be right there when the bluegills are feeding. I like to show the neighbor kids how to quietly and carefully reach down and touch the fish slurping pellets and mealworms. Also, it's a hoot when a 20" tiger trout slashes by and showers the kids with water!
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Getting some results in today. It's been raining here every other day for couple weeks. So it's the 1st time its ran over the spillway. So 1st time seeing it's new full pool. Also found out tht the spillway needs to come down maybe an inch or so. The dock is about an inch under water. I would rather the dock not stay submerged.
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