Add a 45 degree joint on to the end of your feed pipe and then add some larger river rock for the water to fall upon to prevent erosion. On e your water level is above the pipe, you're golden! Can't wait to see it filled up! Great project!
Definitely agree with this comment. This is how we keep our watering pivots from sinking deep into the ground from erosion. We set big lava rock for it to walk on. Helps prevent more erosion and gives the pivot something solid to be on.
FILLL HER UPPPP. I have kept myself updated with your pond videos and I loveeeee them. I’m a college student with not many friends so I’m always trying to find stuff to do with my free time and watching these pond videos helps with the boredom for sureeeee!!!!
My uncle , my cousin & I did this very thing back in 2009 with 60 acres on my uncles land . I’m from the Mid West . The first thing my uncle did was find a natural spring then had it capped & redirected a creek so it would flow into the lake & back out again . It took 5 years before we could fish it because we had to make sure the ecosystem was viable for the fish . Now it’s a thriving lake & my uncle stocks it regularly . It’s a blast to fish & we don’t have to go far to fish it .
Damn dude I moved from Texas to Michigan and have seen some spring lakes. It’s a lot different here then down south, and that’s awesome you guys got your own little lake
@@somedudeonyoutube8079 thanks , just days ago I caught my first blue catfish out of it weighing a whopping 56 pounds 4 ounces , I use a sucker chub hallowed out , cut the head & tail off & stuff a chunk of cooked chicken soaked in whiskey for a month inside . Caught it right as the sun was starting to come up . Good times .
@@robertlee8400 very cool story .... holy crap 56 pounder I'm surprised it didn't decide you tasted better then the damn whiskey marinated chicken. LOL 😆🤣😆
@@goleafsgo8496 yea , it’s a old country Secret that some guy showed me back in 04 & it works , i had to hold the thing up for a Picture one handed because I had rotator cup surgery back in may & didn’t want to tear up my arm , in the picture my face looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger pulling that tracker out of his nose in total recall , it was up ( snap picture quick) back down , thought i popped a vein in my head lol .
This should be on trending… this entire series, BamaBass has ALWAYS provided top notch video content and this has just solidified him and Liz as some of the best content creators for the fishing community. Will always be a fan!
I don't know why I clicked on the link for this video, but I am glad I did. Absolutely fascinating , with a good narrator. Just the right balance of vocal and visual information. A rare find to come across such a well produced video clip.
I thoroughly enjoyed the backyard bass pond build series 3 years ago,"Oh My! How time flies!" Now you all have gone and outdone yourselves with this amazing 5 acre pond build series on another level!! Must say I'm looking forward to lots of great content at the farm pond.. I see lots of fun being had in your little family's future, for a long time to come.. Enjoy!
This is hands down my favorite series! My girlfriend laughs every time she hears your voice because she knows I’m watching you dig your pond. Great vids, keep it up
I hope you open the drain up and let the water drain to the point of being able to build the type of dock that you want to have. There will be many years of enjoying the dock you want instead of enduring the dock you don't want. You spent the money on the well, and you did the manual labor of putting in the 2" fill pipe, you know that you can fill the pond manually if in fact you don't get the typical rain you talk about in every video. With all of that said, stay safe! I for one am praying for not just your family, but all of the impacted areas from Ida, and I'm sure many others are as well. Blessings to you and yours, Mr. BamaBass!!
Turn the well inlet into an aerator? That way it doesn't drill through the clay liner and enhances the pond health (meaning better bass!) I would drain and build the dock right the first time with piers and avoid the floating dock. My last suggestion would be getting some 3 or 4 inch plastic pipe and criss cross it inside the willow cage and zip tie it to the cage. That way when the willows rot in 2 or 3 years, the pipe will still be a great fish attractor.
I agree with building the dock the right way now, even if you have to let some water out and delay the fill. It's just going to be more troublesome to go back and do it over later with plants and fish in the pond. Put some rip-rap stones at the fill pipe to hold it in place, break up the flow and limit the erosion. Once there is water over it you won't be able to see what it's doing. Hate for it to blow a hole through the liner. You could also drill small holes along the submerged length to reduce the force of flow, like a drip hose.
@@thoriated A floating dock would be even better. Wood/metal pilings rot and rust, not to mention that you have to put posts in, possibly damaging the liner. Floating docks last far longer and there's no risk of damaging anything.
@@thoriated cant he put a fitting on the end that pumps the water UP instead of out sideways? So its pumped up into the water and not out allong the bed?
I can’t believe the planning, to the build, to the filling of water has happened so quickly! I seriously thought all this, including the pond’s full completion, was going to be a near year process. Seems like we’ll be seeing the bass introduced to the lake by the end of September!
This is great, lots of hide outs for the younger fish to be able to make it to adulthood. You made it to Regional Victoria Australia. A pond which is multi-functional I like that makes so much sense.
Rake a little bit of topsoil on the island. Clay has no nutrients, and also suffocates root growth from lack of pockets for air. Roots like oxygen as well. If you put a bit of topsoil, the grass will take faster.
@@haydennicoson3128 and it also acts as a nutrient barrier. Yes, it will absorb fertilizer. But it will trap it at the surface, and not let the roots get any.
I'm not a farmer, don't like fishing, and really not much of an outdoor person. But I'm absolutely mesmerized by this series, lol! Subscribed and signed up for update notifications!
Brother.....you are living the dream! Bass fisherman myself. Haven't kept one to fillet and cook in probably 10 years. Just catch and release for me........cause dang it , they are so fun to reel in! I have a special hole I go to with a few 9+ lbers........damn near rip the rod out of my hand!
It would suck to have to drain it and start over, but being able to build your dock exactly how you want it and being able to have the peace of mind with knowing your clay liner has no weaknesses is extremely valuable in the long run and seems like the best option.
So jealous...beautiful pond! Can't wait to see it full. I've been struggling all year with my little backyard pond, trying to get water in it and it's only .2 acre!
I think you need to dump a load of gravel where the well comes into the pond to help limit the erosion. You might also/instead put 30 degree bend pointing upward, once there's a few feet of water. That way, the steam will be disrupted by the existing water, rather than having a heavy stream of water running parallel to your clay liner.
This has been such a pleasure watching it all come together. Super proud and happy for you. Thank you for the relaxing content in such a chaotic world.
It’s taken shape nicely, can’t wait to see it full of water. This is the first time I have seen a pond being build and I never realized how much really went into building one. 🇺🇸👍
Name the pond “Ida” in honor of the hurricane. Don’t drain. Large Floating dock instead of secure dock. Repair areas where drainage off the field gives you trouble. Then you’re good to go. 😃
Sure, lets called it Ida... after a Hurricane causing mayhem and havoc in and around city's/towns and causing deaths and injury`s... Do u guys think it`s a tropical breeze or something? or are u really that ignorant?!
This pond will be amazing once it’s finished! Are there any plans to add aquatic plants to the pond? Something like Lotuses, Lily pads, Cattails and/or Wild Rice? Maybe a few Tupelo or Willow trees? Please, please don’t use Bermudagrass. Little Bluestem and Buffalograss are both great natives for erosion control.
My family just found a good spot with clay, dug a hole, and hoped for the best. This is a lot of work for some awesome results! They also have a floating dock and it works great.
This is fascinating. From a fishing standpoint, building and filling your own pond you will know the topography (might now be the right word 🤷) of that pond like the back of your hand. All the shelves, the dropoffs, the structure etc. It'll make it super fun for catching fish. Nothing like fishing a pond you're very familiar with
That well outlet would make a neat aerator feature in the pond if you turned a 90 straight up at the end of it. That would take care of your erosion problem too.
@@smithrx97 great observation. natural springs and wells have very little oxygen. BamaBass will have to add at least a bubbler to move the desolved oxygen off the surface to the lower water water plane.
Awesome. Yeah I was one of those ppl wondering why it was so shallow... I imagined it drying up during a drought or if a tractor hit that line. But 12' is deeper than it looked. I hope you get a time lapse of it filling! So satisfying!
bama! I live waterfront on a lake and started with a wooden dock, sledge hammering poles into the lakebed, and eventually upgraded to aluminum. my aluminum dock has plates on the bottom of the supports that just sit nicely on the lake floor, and I can tie boats up to it just fine. For your purposes a floating dock would work just fine. No reason to risk the integrity of your clay layer.
A little piece of heaven on earth. I would be proud to swim in that pond, that is if I was a fish. Pond of the America's. Once again thank you for including us all on this wonderful journey.
I think I would use a combination of well and nature to fill it, maybe let nature fill it up until it get deep enough to where the well won’t damage anything
Have you thought about making a trout pond? It may be a lil too warm in bama, but you take good enough care of your ponds-I think it could turn out awesome!
Yep they stock em in some of the rivers and lakes here in Texas in the winter but they have to do it every year because I don’t think too many last thru the summer.
I"m a colorado boy and can tell you that 80 degree plus days put a lot of stress on trout. even our game and fish department recommends not to target trout if the temperatures are too warm. they say to keep the trout and not release them because they probably won't live. I like the idea of small mouths. keep in mind they need rocky bottoms to do well.
Can't wait to see it full BammerBass. I know it was fun figuring out what to put at the bottom of the pond. A man could go nuts trying to figure out all the cover. Anywho, great work and keep us all posted.
When you get the pond built and stocked with fish, you should make a glass bottom boat and make a video of you driving in the pond and seeing all the little projects like the tree
This is insane. How you are able to do this is beyond me, but this is like something you’d have in a dream. Your very own pond, with YOUR fish, and you decide who gets to fish there. No Karen’s telling you not to fish. This is so freaking cool
Very interesting project - hydrology very intriguing and erosion of the 2 foot clay layer definitely something to be wary of. The waterfalls could get scoured out if the pond level is low and a hurricane hits - static water is not erosive, but you don't want your dam wall getting busted either. Your outlet pipe looks to be a foot or so diameter at the top, but the outlet pipe going through the dam wall is much narrower diameter? I watched all your phases of this project and found it really interesting and looking forward to seeing how it develops!
Also, to keep from getting runoff channels in the clay when you fill with the pump, run a fire hose from the 2" pipe to the standing water at the deep end. Fill from above the surface so that the flow doesn't disturb the clay bottom. As the pond fills you can just pull the hose back up.
Man I just want to say I really truly enjoy your pond building episodes. I honestly look forward to the next episode. It’s like watching your favorite series and waiting to see the next episode I love what you’re doing. please, keep it going bro
Plant a willow tree to help with the erosion around that shallow end. They are beautiful and have great roots for erosion control. Love the series man!
Willow root system might compromise the clay liner. Can get 100 ft or better from the tree. I’ve seen them crack foundation walls. Be careful with trees planted next to your pond.
I'd drain the pond and then build the dock so you reach your 100% completion vs a floating dock. Otherwise it will bug you. You can always fill it back up with the well if nature is taking too long.
Huge fan from Wisconsin and have absolutely loved this series. Definitely a goal of ours to build a pond someday and stock it with fish we breed. Stay safe and can’t wait to see the final result!
My uncle used old Little Tykes kids playhouses as structure in his pond. Put them in over 10 years ago and they are still holding fish! I think he’s even got the kitchen model in there too!
I’d just use this rain to your advantage on filling the pond up most the way, I’d go ahead and test out your drain though to at least make sure there’s no problems with it but if anything wait till winter or fall and drain it down enough to put a dock in. Make sure there’s no leaks in the dam before putting more work into it:
Something to keep in mind regarding your well water is that it typically is not oxygenated at all and can create some problems with your dissolved oxygen levels effectively creating a potential dead zone in your pond. You may want to consider creating a creek bed for the last 50' or so before the water reaches the pond, giving it time to tumble over rocks and aerate to the point that it's healthy with oxygen by the time it hits your pond. Plus, that could be a really nice feature to add to the overall environment you are creating with this project.
that's a great recommendation and how did he aerate the pond?? I remember him driving around on a boat doing tests but he never showed us how he oxygenated it. Glad I came across this comment. I know it's a old one but I do still go back and rewatch some of these while I wait for the new ones to come out. 👍🏽Great recommendation once more 😎
@@PurpleDrac thanks for the comment. I think he ended up routing the pipe or hose so the water shot out of it. That was a minimal way of oxygenating the water but it was a statt. Wind causing waves, even small ones, is also a great source of adding oxygen and with a pond that size, there is certainly a lot of surface area to be affected by wind.
As for the dock. I think it depends how much erosion / damage ida does. If you want to fix anything after the storm you might as well drain it. In the shallow end where it receives a lot of water. Would you want to dig that out more for a sediment retention pond. I’ve seen a lot of damage from main water channels into ponds. Lots of soil washes in. Or fill the dry uphill side with some rip rap to slow water before it enters the pond. Of course this is only applies to inlets that carry a lot of water / sediment into the pond
It honestly made my day when I saw all the wildlife that was going to the pond!!! Great job!!!! Happy someone is building stuff for wildlife rather then people. Too much development now these days:(
Wonderful series, great information, love how you are approaching the build and all the structure you are putting in the pond. Buck Perry would be very pleased with your build. Hope you are all safe!!!
I would definitely say let it fill up now and go with a floating dock. There is some advantages with going floating like it being able to adapt to the water level throughout the season as well as being able to pull it out to service it if needed.
UA-cam has been force feeding me this video for days now. Its no wonder why this video is on trending, its cuz UA-cam pushes it on peoples' recommended. If YT likes you, you will be famous overnight, literally. Also, YT wants people to watch mindless videos & not any truth or anti-narrative information. Its all a total fraud, that is UA-cam. If trending was truely organic, only 1or2 of those videos wld be on trending. Trending is a category meaning, "we promoted these videos".
Put in a floating dock with legs that have mud pads on them so when it's completely full you'll float. When the water table drops a bit it will rest on the legs with the mud pads and not punch thru the clay.
awesome series! i have a feeling you are greatly under estimating the amount of water it is going to take to fill that thing, the well no prob but rainwater even from a hurricane? Looking forward to seeing it all play out!
Curious to see what it will look like after all the outer bands of Ida come through. We are getting the last band now in Baldwin County and it’s a doozy.
Wish I saw this sooner to suggest adding a sealed time capsule at the bottom/buried! Would have been cool for future generations to discover one day years away. I feel like I’ve been missing out on your channel for so long, but glad I found it now, I’m subbed 👏
Just want to say that this project has been amazing and entertaining for sure! The added deer videos just make it that much better. I like what you are doing and enjoy the videos. Would love to visit this paradise one day! Keep up the good work!
The bass is awesome. I had a large mouth and a peacock bass in an outdoor tank 15 years ago. Feeding time was the best. Let it fill and float a dock, you'll never have to worry about the liner
I say floating dock is your best bet. P.S. another suggestion is get you a large pond aerator. It sits at the bottom of your pond and you just run a weighted air hose back to shore with an air pump. Helps to raise the oxygen level and works way better then a fountain.
This is very interesting. I hope one day I can have a little piece of my own land where I can do some interesting projects like this one! And if that doesn't happen at least I can watch it here on UA-cam. Thanks!
I know you planned on putting a tracker on Clyde and Bonnie when you move them to the 5 acre pond. Have you thought of adding a tracker to Moby when you move him to the backyard pond? That way you'll know if he gets picked off like we are guessing happened to Sheriff. Would hate to see Moby get picked off by a blue heron.
Hurricane Ida is dumping some heavy rain in the pond right now. I'll try to give you guys an update in the next couple of days!
Stay safe!
I'd figure she would. Stay safe.
Please call it "El Spooky"🙏🙏🙏🙏😊
Wishing all the best
Try to get some time-lapse!
Add a 45 degree joint on to the end of your feed pipe and then add some larger river rock for the water to fall upon to prevent erosion. On e your water level is above the pipe, you're golden! Can't wait to see it filled up! Great project!
Definitely agree with this comment. This is how we keep our watering pivots from sinking deep into the ground from erosion. We set big lava rock for it to walk on. Helps prevent more erosion and gives the pivot something solid to be on.
FILLL HER UPPPP. I have kept myself updated with your pond videos and I loveeeee them. I’m a college student with not many friends so I’m always trying to find stuff to do with my free time and watching these pond videos helps with the boredom for sureeeee!!!!
My uncle , my cousin & I did this very thing back in 2009 with 60 acres on my uncles land . I’m from the Mid West . The first thing my uncle did was find a natural spring then had it capped & redirected a creek so it would flow into the lake & back out again . It took 5 years before we could fish it because we had to make sure the ecosystem was viable for the fish . Now it’s a thriving lake & my uncle stocks it regularly . It’s a blast to fish & we don’t have to go far to fish it .
Damn dude I moved from Texas to Michigan and have seen some spring lakes. It’s a lot different here then down south, and that’s awesome you guys got your own little lake
@@somedudeonyoutube8079 thanks , just days ago I caught my first blue catfish out of it weighing a whopping 56 pounds 4 ounces , I use a sucker chub hallowed out , cut the head & tail off & stuff a chunk of cooked chicken soaked in whiskey for a month inside . Caught it right as the sun was starting to come up . Good times .
@@robertlee8400 very cool story .... holy crap 56 pounder I'm surprised it didn't decide you tasted better then the damn whiskey marinated chicken. LOL 😆🤣😆
@@goleafsgo8496 yea , it’s a old country Secret that some guy showed me back in 04 & it works , i had to hold the thing up for a Picture one handed because I had rotator cup surgery back in may & didn’t want to tear up my arm , in the picture my face looks like Arnold Schwarzenegger pulling that tracker out of his nose in total recall , it was up ( snap picture quick) back down , thought i popped a vein in my head lol .
This should be on trending… this entire series, BamaBass has ALWAYS provided top notch video content and this has just solidified him and Liz as some of the best content creators for the fishing community. Will always be a fan!
I’m ok
I don't know why I clicked on the link for this video, but I am glad I did. Absolutely fascinating , with a good narrator. Just the right balance of vocal and visual information. A rare find to come across such a well produced video clip.
I thoroughly enjoyed the backyard bass pond build series 3 years ago,"Oh My! How time flies!" Now you all have gone and outdone yourselves with this amazing 5 acre pond build series on another level!! Must say I'm looking forward to lots of great content at the farm pond.. I see lots of fun being had in your little family's future, for a long time to come.. Enjoy!
This is hands down my favorite series! My girlfriend laughs every time she hears your voice because she knows I’m watching you dig your pond. Great vids, keep it up
Same on my side, GF thinks it's hilarious that I get so excited for these videos! :)
Same here 😂
Add my name to the list 😄🙌
Me too. Wife laughs when she hears your voice and knows I'm watching.
She's probably laughing cause she's happy on the inside...happy that you're not watching Porn! lol
One of the true Joys of life is human creativity and intelligence and good basic skills. The wonderful things we can make! Bravo.
I hope you open the drain up and let the water drain to the point of being able to build the type of dock that you want to have. There will be many years of enjoying the dock you want instead of enduring the dock you don't want. You spent the money on the well, and you did the manual labor of putting in the 2" fill pipe, you know that you can fill the pond manually if in fact you don't get the typical rain you talk about in every video.
With all of that said, stay safe! I for one am praying for not just your family, but all of the impacted areas from Ida, and I'm sure many others are as well. Blessings to you and yours, Mr. BamaBass!!
Turn the well inlet into an aerator? That way it doesn't drill through the clay liner and enhances the pond health (meaning better bass!)
I would drain and build the dock right the first time with piers and avoid the floating dock.
My last suggestion would be getting some 3 or 4 inch plastic pipe and criss cross it inside the willow cage and zip tie it to the cage. That way when the willows rot in 2 or 3 years, the pipe will still be a great fish attractor.
Fantastic idea
I gotta take notes for all these ideas once I build my own pond.
I agree with building the dock the right way now, even if you have to let some water out and delay the fill. It's just going to be more troublesome to go back and do it over later with plants and fish in the pond. Put some rip-rap stones at the fill pipe to hold it in place, break up the flow and limit the erosion. Once there is water over it you won't be able to see what it's doing. Hate for it to blow a hole through the liner. You could also drill small holes along the submerged length to reduce the force of flow, like a drip hose.
man thats some great advice
@@thoriated A floating dock would be even better. Wood/metal pilings rot and rust, not to mention that you have to put posts in, possibly damaging the liner. Floating docks last far longer and there's no risk of damaging anything.
@@thoriated cant he put a fitting on the end that pumps the water UP instead of out sideways? So its pumped up into the water and not out allong the bed?
Gotta love the Gulf! Floating dock, for sure, great entry while you figure large, permanent structure...
I know it sounds silly but I feel like we are all part of this, and this whole process has been awesome.
I can’t believe the planning, to the build, to the filling of water has happened so quickly! I seriously thought all this, including the pond’s full completion, was going to be a near year process. Seems like we’ll be seeing the bass introduced to the lake by the end of September!
This is great, lots of hide outs for the younger fish to be able to make it to adulthood. You made it to Regional Victoria Australia. A pond which is multi-functional I like that makes so much sense.
I am so stoked for you guys. This build has been so fun to follow.
yeah man its been a blast
u play primal carnage extinction?
@@energieboy2596 not yet
Rake a little bit of topsoil on the island. Clay has no nutrients, and also suffocates root growth from lack of pockets for air. Roots like oxygen as well. If you put a bit of topsoil, the grass will take faster.
yeah u r right.
Clay do be lacking all the macro nutrients
@@haydennicoson3128 and it also acts as a nutrient barrier. Yes, it will absorb fertilizer. But it will trap it at the surface, and not let the roots get any.
@@Halorocker101 what???
@@Halorocker101 I got it. Lol.
Don't know why I am obsessed with this. It has been four whole days. I NEED and update! 😁🐟
I’ve throughly enjoyed watching this pond build.
I'm not a farmer, don't like fishing, and really not much of an outdoor person. But I'm absolutely mesmerized by this series, lol! Subscribed and signed up for update notifications!
That's awesome!
Don't have to be those things to appreciate and respect it for sure. Maybe if you went fishing with the right folks you'd change your mind 🤷
Brother.....you are living the dream! Bass fisherman myself. Haven't kept one to fillet and cook in probably 10 years. Just catch and release for me........cause dang it , they are so fun to reel in! I have a special hole I go to with a few 9+ lbers........damn near rip the rod out of my hand!
Floating dock most definitely, you can move around the pound where ever you want too. Nice pond man so sick seeing it come together.
It would suck to have to drain it and start over, but being able to build your dock exactly how you want it and being able to have the peace of mind with knowing your clay liner has no weaknesses is extremely valuable in the long run and seems like the best option.
Could they just set some pressure treated posts in concrete filled tires resting on top of the clay bottom?
Wow, you explain everything so nicely. Soothing
Hope you do an overall cost assessment at the end! Would be interesting to me
Such a cool series.
Bien
Bien
What ever happened with the naming contest?
id say it was more of a wet one
So jealous...beautiful pond! Can't wait to see it full. I've been struggling all year with my little backyard pond, trying to get water in it and it's only .2 acre!
Can’t wait to see the pond filled…. Just imagine how cool it will be once it’s established and we’ll stocked…. 🐟 absolutely class….
@dolimi jotoo 👋 hi
I think you need to dump a load of gravel where the well comes into the pond to help limit the erosion. You might also/instead put 30 degree bend pointing upward, once there's a few feet of water. That way, the steam will be disrupted by the existing water, rather than having a heavy stream of water running parallel to your clay liner.
God works in beautiful ways. Great job. 👍
Absolutely loving this series, can't wait to see this thing done with all these amazing features, keep up the good work! ❤
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Floating docks are not bad weather resistant. I would do the dock right the first time. Looks amazing
I can’t imagine what this cost you man. Respect. I want to come fish it SO BAD!
Go fish it!!
Gotta be upwards of 250k between equipment, fuel, & material
This has been such a pleasure watching it all come together. Super proud and happy for you. Thank you for the relaxing content in such a chaotic world.
It’s taken shape nicely, can’t wait to see it full of water. This is the first time I have seen a pond being build and I never realized how much really went into building one. 🇺🇸👍
Hey brother, love your username 😎🇺🇲
@@chrissmith7364 Thank you Brother, I thought it was fitting because of my lifestyle.🇺🇸✌️
Bonkers-scale project! Amazing
Name the pond “Ida” in honor of the hurricane. Don’t drain. Large Floating dock instead of secure dock. Repair areas where drainage off the field gives you trouble.
Then you’re good to go. 😃
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I like Sallida. Sally brought down the oak that provides most of the structure, and Ida will provide the water.
Sure, lets called it Ida... after a Hurricane causing mayhem and havoc in and around city's/towns and causing deaths and injury`s... Do u guys think it`s a tropical breeze or something? or are u really that ignorant?!
@@TheBazzterd Slow down and cool ur jets Turbo....
All he has to do is rock the heavy runoff areas.
I would build a floating dock. Especially if you are in a area where your water levels will fluctuate often. Imo
Also there shouldn't be large wakes from boats that normally make a floating dock annoying.
I agree.
Even just walking on it will make it annoying. Stationary dock is the way to go.
@@JackknifeJimmy depends on design and how it's installed.
Just a short note to say I admire you for having such an adorable little tunnel inspector.
This pond will be amazing once it’s finished! Are there any plans to add aquatic plants to the pond? Something like Lotuses, Lily pads, Cattails and/or Wild Rice? Maybe a few Tupelo or Willow trees? Please, please don’t use Bermudagrass. Little Bluestem and Buffalograss are both great natives for erosion control.
Wild rice can overtake a body of water.
@@zappafan1176 cat tails bad as well. Read up on it
@@richardj6593 So very true.
My family just found a good spot with clay, dug a hole, and hoped for the best. This is a lot of work for some awesome results! They also have a floating dock and it works great.
This is fascinating. From a fishing standpoint, building and filling your own pond you will know the topography (might now be the right word 🤷) of that pond like the back of your hand. All the shelves, the dropoffs, the structure etc. It'll make it super fun for catching fish. Nothing like fishing a pond you're very familiar with
That well outlet would make a neat aerator feature in the pond if you turned a 90 straight up at the end of it. That would take care of your erosion problem too.
We were planning on building a waterfall into the pond but not at that location. Might have to re-route the pipe to go to the waterfall.
@@BamaBass that sounds awesome keep that pond turned over so there won't be a thermal cline
Also if you stock shad they will do so much better with moving water
@@smithrx97 having a waterfall were the runoff would end up in the deepest area could solve the problem no?
@@smithrx97 great observation. natural springs and wells have very little oxygen. BamaBass will have to add at least a bubbler to move the desolved oxygen off the surface to the lower water water plane.
I this just finishes my week. Love the progress I can’t believe it’s almost over
Awesome. Yeah I was one of those ppl wondering why it was so shallow... I imagined it drying up during a drought or if a tractor hit that line. But 12' is deeper than it looked. I hope you get a time lapse of it filling! So satisfying!
Floating dock seems more practical.
Especially during hurricane season.
And! They're less maintenance in comparison.
bama! I live waterfront on a lake and started with a wooden dock, sledge hammering poles into the lakebed, and eventually upgraded to aluminum. my aluminum dock has plates on the bottom of the supports that just sit nicely on the lake floor, and I can tie boats up to it just fine. For your purposes a floating dock would work just fine. No reason to risk the integrity of your clay layer.
Ooooohhhhh.... Today is Sunday!!! Looking forward to seeing the progress....
A little piece of heaven on earth. I would be proud to swim in that pond, that is if I was a fish. Pond of the America's. Once again thank you for including us all on this wonderful journey.
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I am so excited being apart of this entire journey, seeing the water fill gave me a non stop grin for a few minutes
Bama you should add some peacock bass in the pond. Also maybe some fresh water drum too
I think I would use a combination of well and nature to fill it, maybe let nature fill it up until it get deep enough to where the well won’t damage anything
Have you thought about making a trout pond? It may be a lil too warm in bama, but you take good enough care of your ponds-I think it could turn out awesome!
They wouldn't survive our Summer temps but I would love to have them or smallmouth.
Yep they stock em in some of the rivers and lakes here in Texas in the winter but they have to do it every year because I don’t think too many last thru the summer.
Would need some deep water or external cooling for trout to survive.
@@ChicagoTRS I bet that water from the well is super cold
I"m a colorado boy and can tell you that 80 degree plus days put a lot of stress on trout. even our game and fish department recommends not to target trout if the temperatures are too warm. they say to keep the trout and not release them because they probably won't live. I like the idea of small mouths. keep in mind they need rocky bottoms to do well.
Can't wait to see it full BammerBass. I know it was fun figuring out what to put at the bottom of the pond. A man could go nuts trying to figure out all the cover. Anywho, great work and keep us all posted.
After it’s filled you should get an underwater drone to get some sweet footage from time to time and keep up with the inhabitants!
This is the best channel out there love the series can’t wait to see the pond fully built!
this series is litterally one of the coolest things ive ever seen, no lie
When you get the pond built and stocked with fish, you should make a glass bottom boat and make a video of you driving in the pond and seeing all the little projects like the tree
And do some diving every once in a while too that would be so fun
It'll likely be too murky
This is insane. How you are able to do this is beyond me, but this is like something you’d have in a dream. Your very own pond, with YOUR fish, and you decide who gets to fish there. No Karen’s telling you not to fish. This is so freaking cool
It's called capitalism. That's how he's able to do this.
@@footos8511 he paid to have it done. It's not like he works a real job either. You sound like someone so lazy by even saying that.
Use both! Great series. Roll tide!
Personally I would just do a floating dock, mother nature is making the decision for you by sending Ida.
this was such an exciting series. you should leave it full after the storm and install a floating dock.
Very interesting project - hydrology very intriguing and erosion of the 2 foot clay layer definitely something to be wary of. The waterfalls could get scoured out if the pond level is low and a hurricane hits - static water is not erosive, but you don't want your dam wall getting busted either. Your outlet pipe looks to be a foot or so diameter at the top, but the outlet pipe going through the dam wall is much narrower diameter? I watched all your phases of this project and found it really interesting and looking forward to seeing how it develops!
This is why many of these undesigned ponds eventually wash out. Few people think this far ahead.
Also, to keep from getting runoff channels in the clay when you fill with the pump, run a fire hose from the 2" pipe to the standing water at the deep end. Fill from above the surface so that the flow doesn't disturb the clay bottom. As the pond fills you can just pull the hose back up.
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Man I just want to say I really truly enjoy your pond building episodes. I honestly look forward to the next episode. It’s like watching your favorite series and waiting to see the next episode I love what you’re doing. please, keep it going bro
Plant a willow tree to help with the erosion around that shallow end. They are beautiful and have great roots for erosion control. Love the series man!
And if it falls its good structure😂
Willow root system might compromise the clay liner. Can get 100 ft or better from the tree. I’ve seen them crack foundation walls. Be careful with trees planted next to your pond.
I'd drain the pond and then build the dock so you reach your 100% completion vs a floating dock. Otherwise it will bug you. You can always fill it back up with the well if nature is taking too long.
Hope Ida filled the pond ,and hope your safe to finish the pond.wish this can happen back here in kenya.
Huge fan from Wisconsin and have absolutely loved this series. Definitely a goal of ours to build a pond someday and stock it with fish we breed.
Stay safe and can’t wait to see the final result!
My uncle used old Little Tykes kids playhouses as structure in his pond. Put them in over 10 years ago and they are still holding fish!
I think he’s even got the kitchen model in there too!
Daaaaannnngg!! What a project! I can just imagine this in a few years.
This pond is my dream pond. Grats!
Do we all get a fishing invitation? 😂
I’d just use this rain to your advantage on filling the pond up most the way, I’d go ahead and test out your drain though to at least make sure there’s no problems with it but if anything wait till winter or fall and drain it down enough to put a dock in. Make sure there’s no leaks in the dam before putting more work into it:
That's awesome!! What a gift to hand down through the generations!!
I'm lovin this pond build! Such a cool experience to see!
I'm excited for you guys. Jealous, but really excited. Dream build.
Something to keep in mind regarding your well water is that it typically is not oxygenated at all and can create some problems with your dissolved oxygen levels effectively creating a potential dead zone in your pond. You may want to consider creating a creek bed for the last 50' or so before the water reaches the pond, giving it time to tumble over rocks and aerate to the point that it's healthy with oxygen by the time it hits your pond. Plus, that could be a really nice feature to add to the overall environment you are creating with this project.
that's a great recommendation and how did he aerate the pond?? I remember him driving around on a boat doing tests but he never showed us how he oxygenated it. Glad I came across this comment. I know it's a old one but I do still go back and rewatch some of these while I wait for the new ones to come out. 👍🏽Great recommendation once more 😎
@@PurpleDrac thanks for the comment. I think he ended up routing the pipe or hose so the water shot out of it. That was a minimal way of oxygenating the water but it was a statt. Wind causing waves, even small ones, is also a great source of adding oxygen and with a pond that size, there is certainly a lot of surface area to be affected by wind.
In eastern KY with that well water, the pond could have supported trout if it were properly designed. I've done it in Georgia.
As for the dock. I think it depends how much erosion / damage ida does. If you want to fix anything after the storm you might as well drain it.
In the shallow end where it receives a lot of water. Would you want to dig that out more for a sediment retention pond. I’ve seen a lot of damage from main water channels into ponds. Lots of soil washes in. Or fill the dry uphill side with some rip rap to slow water before it enters the pond. Of course this is only applies to inlets that carry a lot of water / sediment into the pond
I suddenly am so invested in this process and can’t wait to see it finished
@bamabass you got us all anxious for an update video!! Excited to see it after all the rain!
It honestly made my day when I saw all the wildlife that was going to the pond!!! Great job!!!! Happy someone is building stuff for wildlife rather then people. Too much development now these days:(
Once the fish are in I'd really wanna see an episode on you filling the pond, Alcatraz island and perimeter with some vegetation!
Wonderful series, great information, love how you are approaching the build and all the structure you are putting in the pond. Buck Perry would be very pleased with your build. Hope you are all safe!!!
I would definitely say let it fill up now and go with a floating dock. There is some advantages with going floating like it being able to adapt to the water level throughout the season as well as being able to pull it out to service it if needed.
Congrats on trending!!
UA-cam has been force feeding me this video for days now. Its no wonder why this video is on trending, its cuz UA-cam pushes it on peoples' recommended. If YT likes you, you will be famous overnight, literally. Also, YT wants people to watch mindless videos & not any truth or anti-narrative information. Its all a total fraud, that is UA-cam. If trending was truely organic, only 1or2 of those videos wld be on trending. Trending is a category meaning, "we promoted these videos".
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Austin! It's cool to see you watching this cool series! Keep up the great singing, my brother!
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Enjoyed your show! Thanks for sharing.
BamaBass:” I’m going to use well water”
MotherNature:” You know what, I’m going to you guys”
he's gonna have to refill it. I don't see him goin with a floating dock.
When we need water we never get it
When we don’t need water we get it
BamaBass... I'm going to use well water....
Mother Nature.... The Hell you are.... here.... hold my beer.... I show you how to fill a pond!!!!
Put in a floating dock with legs that have mud pads on them so when it's completely full you'll float. When the water table drops a bit it will rest on the legs with the mud pads and not punch thru the clay.
We sure could use some rain like that down here in South Texas!
awesome series! i have a feeling you are greatly under estimating the amount of water it is going to take to fill that thing, the well no prob but rainwater even from a hurricane? Looking forward to seeing it all play out!
Curious to see what it will look like after all the outer bands of Ida come through. We are getting the last band now in Baldwin County and it’s a doozy.
I live in Daphne, and we got some pretty heavy rain here for a good little while !!!
Wish I saw this sooner to suggest adding a sealed time capsule at the bottom/buried! Would have been cool for future generations to discover one day years away. I feel like I’ve been missing out on your channel for so long, but glad I found it now, I’m subbed 👏
When everything is totally settled you should dive in your pond and film the structures.
Just want to say that this project has been amazing and entertaining for sure! The added deer videos just make it that much better. I like what you are doing and enjoy the videos. Would love to visit this paradise one day! Keep up the good work!
The bass is awesome. I had a large mouth and a peacock bass in an outdoor tank 15 years ago. Feeding time was the best.
Let it fill and float a dock, you'll never have to worry about the liner
I say floating dock is your best bet.
P.S. another suggestion is get you a large pond aerator. It sits at the bottom of your pond and you just run a weighted air hose back to shore with an air pump. Helps to raise the oxygen level and works way better then a fountain.
Proper aeration really helps! For an application this size I'd suggest something like a solarbee aerator/mixer.
Mother nature helps you that's a very good sign!
This is very interesting. I hope one day I can have a little piece of my own land where I can do some interesting projects like this one! And if that doesn't happen at least I can watch it here on UA-cam. Thanks!
You can do it!!
I know you planned on putting a tracker on Clyde and Bonnie when you move them to the 5 acre pond. Have you thought of adding a tracker to Moby when you move him to the backyard pond? That way you'll know if he gets picked off like we are guessing happened to Sheriff. Would hate to see Moby get picked off by a blue heron.
Would be sad to see for sure...but it'd be cool to see where that heron takes him!
Open season on blue herons?
That's nature. Moby deserves to be in the pond.
Floating dock!! We're ready for the stocking video!!! Great stuff!