I was talking about just down the slope and to the right from where you have them in your pic. It looks like a small V ditch and then it gains elevation
It really isn't much of critical change at all; more of a bowl, if even that. There is 2' of gentle slope upward to the right of that pic. Also, I went back to my elevation drawings and the depth across the basin of that "bowl" in that pic will be 10.5' at normal pool (I'll adjust prev post a little later).
The cribs will work in deeper water you just will not get max benefit there.
What would be the perfect depth for these things. I envision them as good protection for the smaller fish...correct? Take me back to fundamentals, abandoning concern for sumberged hazard. What would be the ideal depth to maximize their potential
over the long term (remembering potential clogging weedage/cattails/etc in shallower water)?
Using your logic about the funnel or highway within the bottomscaping, I was kinda hyped on the idea of placing them within that ditch. The ditch basically runs between the dam-end basin, right up to the hump(5' higher than the ditch bottom). Then, the hump is bordered on each side by the monster holes that run about 20' deep. I can elevate the cribs within this ditch by adjusting leg height to just about any reasonable depth. Within the ditch, tho, they would wind up in the center where the submerged hazard will come back into play. If I can keep the crib tops below 5', I can work with it. Is this a reasonable game plan? The 11' ditch depth will surely eliminate excessive weed growth; good, right?....or, is the ditch a lousy yield for structure planning?
