Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Adding 12,000 Fish)

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Building a 5 acre pond for our two pet bass! Subscribe for weekly pond build videos: bit.ly/Bama_Bass
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Day 3 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
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Day 7 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 8 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hurricane Update: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Pet Ducks: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
The Final Chapter: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Big Problems: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 2: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 4: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 5: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 6: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 7: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 8: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hydroseeding: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Fixing a Leak: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Installing Aerators: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Underwater Lights: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Spring Planting: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Fishing Cabin: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Cabin Tour: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 10,000 Fish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Vegetation: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Liming and Fertilizing: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Baby Ducks Hatched: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Tagging Our Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding the Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
First time Fishing: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Solar Power: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Micro Fishing for a New Pet: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Mystery Fish Showed Up: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Cypress Trees and Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hand Feeding the Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 300 Goldfish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Glass Bottom Kayak: • Exploring the 5 Acre P...
Building a Duck House Mansion: • Building a Duck House ...
Adding Crawfish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Lily Pads and Vegetation: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Tagging Our Pet Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Underwater Drones: • Exploring the 5 Acre P...
RC Duck Decoys: • Spying on Pond Wildlif...
Biggest Mistakes Building this Pond: • My Biggest Mistakes Bu...
Pond Turns Crystal Clear: • Arctic Freeze Turns 5 ...
Building an Eagle Nest: • Building an Eagle Nest...
One Year Later: • One Year Ago I Built a...
Next Pond Build Day 1: • Building Our Next Pond...
Filling our New Pond with Water: • Building a New Shrimp ...
Stocking 5,000 Prawns: • Our New Pond Build is ...
Tiger Bass are Spawning: • Our Tiger Bass are Spa...
Adding 1,000 Tilapia: • Adding 1,000 Tilapia t...
Record Heat Wave: • Record Heat Wave Creat...
Feeding 2,000 Prawns to Bass: • Adding 2000 Prawns to ...
1 Year Ago We Added the Bass: • One Year Ago We Added ...
Delivering Fish to the Eagle Nest: • Delivering Fish to the...
Strapping a Tiny Camera on a Bass: • Strapping a Tiny Camer...
Schooling Tiger Bass Attack Bluegills: • Schooling Tiger Bass A...
Building a Giant Waterfall and Aquascape Pond: • Building a Giant Water...
Our New Waterfall Pond is Finished: • Our New Pond Build is ...
Day1 vs Day500: • We Built a 5 Acre Pond...
Winter Storm Causes Fish Kill: • Winter Storm Causes Fi...
Adding a New Strain of Bass: • Adding a New Strain of...
Revealing Secret Project: • Revealing a Secret Pro...
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@robps26 2 жыл бұрын

Should consider moving the duck enclosure to the edge of the pound. Extend the enclosure to add a small section of the pound for the ducks to enjoy. Place screening that allows small fish though, but keeps the ducks from diving under and out of the enclosure. Less stress on the ducks and less upkeep to providing fresh clean water every single day. Happy ducks equals great hatching success

@ryancarlisle5945 2 жыл бұрын

Thissss

@labs4me16 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@tylernichols8864 2 жыл бұрын

Please

@Vjamesx13 2 жыл бұрын

Also dont fish eat some of the duck dung? Ik it ties into less upkeep but wouldnt that also add to the fishes food choice as well

@LandofNodnuts 2 жыл бұрын

Duck dung draws worms and other insects, which ducks eat also , the enclosure will be Grassles and grub up ,and muddy

@zacharybozeman3093 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve been here since day one and the progress that has been made is just incredible

@redneckrealitytv2593 2 жыл бұрын

i agree!! day 1 follower of the pond build and i love the series

@weylinforest6443 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@scottyfiveo1 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too. It's amazing

@billwhite7099 2 жыл бұрын

I've been watching from the start too, he said he was going to say what the total cost was, but I can't recall ever seeing that, wondering if I missed it?

@KS-we2gh 2 жыл бұрын

Same here, has come a long way from cutting down the tree

@downest1 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew you could just “make” a pond. This is actually really cool

@Mikasks 2 жыл бұрын

If you have the money, you can do a lot of shit. If there’s something you think you can’t buy, you probably need even more money. “Oh no, my mom has dementia, guess I’ll have to dump trillions into finding the cure”.

@stefanadolfspies 2 жыл бұрын

and you shouldnt probably

@Luckingsworth 2 жыл бұрын

I think you would be surprised just how many water bodies (in the USA at least) that you use have been man made. A lot of water sheds were desgined created and run by the US Army Corp of engineers for military reasons. Not even "war" per se but you want to have access to water to fight forest fires and whatnot.

@prcervi 2 жыл бұрын

pretty much just digging a big hole and putting down a less water permeable layer if the water table is far below what was dug/naturally fast draining soil

@raloed.363 2 жыл бұрын

@@prcervi yeah. We have the ability to restore ecosystems just as how we can destroy them. Like if we put a lot of work into it we could end up with an overwhelming amount of reefs, forest, ponds, lakes ect. in a few centuries. We would even start to see new species and species we thought were extinct in abundance.

@user-dy1tl8hg6t 2 жыл бұрын

Those night shots of the deer and shooting stars are INCREDIBLE

@trackingchanges8376 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, the duck’s egg fertility question is something I may sort of be able to speak to. Since all the ducks are yearlings (I believe) you’d expect egg fertility to be pretty low, somewhere between 5-10%, the fact that they had limited choice in mates could reduce this even further depending on whether or not they’re a “compatible” pair. That said, once they reach adulthood you’d be expecting fertility as high as 80% if they happen to be a good match down to around 20% if they’re not. Ducks will also not begin to sit on their eggs until the entire clutch has been laid (up to about 10 days) and will continue to sit on her clutch until she believes that all the eggs in it are unviable or the eggs hatch (roughly a month after she starts sitting on the clutch).

@williamrhea3535 2 жыл бұрын

Agreed, ducks can take from 29-31 days. Usually after 30 days if there has been some hatching the mother duck will take her ducklings and abandon the nest, leaving the nonviable eggs.

@BamaChad-W4CHD 2 жыл бұрын

Good info!

@kylelocke9040 2 жыл бұрын

Ducks lay way more than 10 eggs before they begin to brood. I’ve had mallards hatch 18 ducklings before and had non fertile eggs left in the nest.

@edmartin875 2 жыл бұрын

Can you candle the eggs to determine if they are fertile ?

@YouTube 2 жыл бұрын

What a journey! 🐟🐠

@moritztzume8504 2 жыл бұрын

He deservse a raide!!

@justinw-bs7053 2 жыл бұрын

yesss ofc

@simonduersteler8251 2 жыл бұрын

Wait what

@simonduersteler8251 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq?!

@user-wx4nv8xr3d 2 жыл бұрын

youtube watching itself

@Chrissmills 2 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe how invested I am in this pond. I’m from Australia and I literally wanna get on a plane and come see this in person!

@GHOSTFREAK_24_5 2 жыл бұрын

same ... lmao

@relicreapers571 2 жыл бұрын

Look at all the amazing things you've done for the animals and creating an eco system by making this pond. 💜🙏👍 Bravo brother.

@BCopes58 2 жыл бұрын

An idea for the far future. Once bass begin to be an average of let’s say 3-4lbs in the new pond, you should use your remaining tanks at home and backyard pond as a full time hatchery. It would be the same process that you did with Moby. I would personally love to get a close eye view of the growth of a bass while you increasingly put them in a bigger tank, eventually putting them in the backyard pond, then finally the ole Crimson Oak!

@ObservationofLimits 2 жыл бұрын

They'd be far too small to be hatcheries

@dylanzrim3635 2 жыл бұрын

@@ObservationofLimits good size to grow a few out quickly

@DrSeuss-nv9hw 2 жыл бұрын

@@ObservationofLimits ....You might have a point with regard to the larger species. However, these might work as minnow hatcheries.

@lawrencecoates294 2 жыл бұрын

THAT WAS ME THAT COMMENTED ABOUT THE NIGHT CAMERA NEXT TO THE DEER FEED!!! as if you actually did haha . over the moon about that, I’m literally sat at home in a place called Fleetwood in the UK watching all your videos and never did I think you’d read and ending doing something I suggested on the comment thats awsome.. very envious of your pond 😆

@BamaBass 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the idea bud!

@lawrencecoates294 2 жыл бұрын

Anytime pal. Glad to see the pond coming long so well! All the best

@lawrencecoates294 2 жыл бұрын

@@BamaBass you should send me a digital Cole of the picture that you got of the 1 deer! absolute stunning shot!

@davidjenkins9013 2 жыл бұрын

Man what a journey this has been I've been waiting for the day the fish go into the pond and it's finally here I know I'm late but still glad to watch the entire journey so far ! It's been real.

@higashi_kato111 2 жыл бұрын

You should stock the pond with a bunch of bullfrog tadpoles. Not only will they they a constant yearly source of food for the bass but once they get big enough they'll add that nice atmosphere to your pond. Also if amphibians thriving are a good indicator that the water quality is good

@jasonyoung3838 2 жыл бұрын

Just an idea. Maybe put in a 20’ or 30’ x 15’ sand beach close to the dock. You would basically have a day at the beach when you’re not fishing.

@Outdoorskc 2 жыл бұрын

This seems really fun

@rangervapes571 2 жыл бұрын

Generally if the female duck prepares a nest and begins tending to them their is a great chance they are fertile. If she abandons them then typically not

@brandonhancock110 2 жыл бұрын

Hearing that for the first time, it makes complete sense. Ofcourse the duck laying the egg would know if it's fertile or not. That being said, it's definitely a fact I wouldn't come to on my own since I've never raised ducks or given it much thought.

@theoneandonlypenguin4418 2 жыл бұрын

A chicken doesn’t know if they are fertile or not. Have had chickens sit on eggs and half were not fertile. Have had to break a hen from sitting. Think it is how much the hen has that momma wants babies. Just saying.

@Bonzy1996 2 жыл бұрын

Two males and one female, I’m sure they’re fertile eggs

@jaceandjace1171 2 жыл бұрын

They can still be fertile if she isn’t sitting on them, they just won’t develop more than a couple days. If she makes a nest that just means she wants to hatch out a clutch. But that doesn’t mean the eggs she sits on are fertile. I’ve had chickens that go broody without having roosters, it usually lasts a couple weeks and they break from it if the eggs don’t hatch.

@theoneandonlypenguin4418 2 жыл бұрын

@@jaceandjace1171 true. It’s kinda a gamble at first but I always candled my eggs if I really wanted to know.

@SenselessUsername 2 жыл бұрын

I can almost hear the (2y) old buck talk, "I remember when all of this was fields..."

@emilyroa8186 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this whole process with us! Your videos are a breath of fresh air.

@slickrick91950 2 жыл бұрын

Some plants inside the lake would give it a more natural look. Would adding plants around the pond be possible?

@k9feces 2 жыл бұрын

They should come in naturally from ducks

@thomasben3991 2 жыл бұрын

yea , some water lily plants would be nice. Also good cover for the fish to hide under.

@rangerismine 2 жыл бұрын

The plants will take over unless he gets Triploid carp to eat the vegetation.

@helenleary1327 2 жыл бұрын

@@k9feces Not unless the ducks get eaten ... maybe a kick start would be good?

@jaredhill8721 2 жыл бұрын

@@rangerismine Are those carp native?

@runningray 2 жыл бұрын

I know you can watch animals all day, but what you may not know, is that I can listen to you talk about those animals all day. Thanks for sharing the local wildlife with us and your love of the animals comes through plainly. God bless you and your beautiful family. Thanks for the high quality videos.

@ipassingthrough Жыл бұрын

This project is beyond amazing. I'm looking forward to seeing the pond's ecosystem thrive. Good luck

@GlorifiedGremlin Жыл бұрын

Holy crap that's one hard working mouse, he deserves that huge stash

@RobFindsTreasure 2 жыл бұрын

Man…. It’s all coming together and I am already eagerly awaiting the next video. Thanks for documenting this journey and sharing it with us all!

@brysonturner8837 2 жыл бұрын

no way... didn't know you were into fishing

@joegardnersmusic 2 жыл бұрын

I totally just read your comment hearing your voice as I read it love your videos rob

@brucelarrow7897 2 жыл бұрын

I am happy you follow this channel as well

@CSDM15 2 жыл бұрын

OMG IM SUBBED COIN HUNTING IS MY FAVORITE INTEREST RN

@madmattdigs9518 2 жыл бұрын

I’m surprised to see you here too Rob. I love this pond series. This is like a dream home for me.

@ajkiss5270 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe add a few elevated duck "hen houses" or nesting boxes in the pond. Would be cool to see a family of wood ducks in the spring

@BamaChad-W4CHD 2 жыл бұрын

There is already plans if not at least one placed out ob the island. He's definitely working on it :)

@k9feces 2 жыл бұрын

I was told by the Audubon society that wood ducks will not use a house that isn’t hidden from sight.

@CasuallyYobudwilson 11 ай бұрын

This is considered as my favorite nature video of all time

@basstard4639 2 жыл бұрын

I thought this was just going to be a video about a pond but this is so much more. Beautiful scenery, great video. Love all your pets and wildlife.

@dumptruckintruthduke 2 жыл бұрын

That corrugated pipe will protect the trees, but be sure to take them off after the rut. Leaving them on can cause moisture or insect issues, and you won't be able to see the problem.

@BamaBass 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@firstclassbass8238 2 жыл бұрын

@@BamaBass sus 😳

@southerneruk 2 жыл бұрын

@@BamaBass Would be better to use the wire mesh

@dumptruckintruthduke 2 жыл бұрын

@@southerneruk I use the A.M. Leonard rigid plastic mesh. Works great

@OrionARS 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was going to do the same thing for my fruit orchard until I found out about this, so I caged them. Alot more time and effort, but worth it in the long run

@PaulJHershey1 2 жыл бұрын

As your pond-side trees are still young/small, perhaps you could raise up a post/flag pole to provide your owls, daytime hawks a place to perch? Maybe with a crossbar, branch at the top? If and when you and family, friends are out at the pond - 4th of July - you could actually raise up a flag, but primarily it'd be for the flying hunters. Just a thought. (Might be useful to set some attachment points for a Go-Pro camera or two to have an elevated view of the pond area daytime/nighttime. Do you have any Kingfishers visiting the pond yet? Herons, other aquatic feeding birds, wildlife? (I'd swear a young wildlife biologist student would appreciate the opportunity to make a study - over time - of your pond. Perhaps from Alabama State? Univ of Alabama?) Great video series.

@lrhcconrad2230 2 жыл бұрын

A cross works well for all things . Great idea sir . Three would be better .

@Mossy24331 2 жыл бұрын

I love this build. Love watching y’all grow!! Keep going long time watcher here

@mi.chillin6027 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone else look forward to sunday evenings for these pond updates?!

@Peteski-0 2 жыл бұрын

This project is without doubt the most interesting I’ve seen on KZfaq. Not just the pond but the wildlife you have living and visiting the farm too. Thank you so much for sharing this. I’ve enjoyed every episode.

@wheelsandarod4266 2 жыл бұрын

Just binge watched this over the last 2 days. Thanks for sharing! Awesome pond!

@tommyb261 2 жыл бұрын

So many have wanted to do this and it's so cool that you followed through. My only recommendation is maybe set up some bait boxes with a camera and small light(for visibility) around it. Would be cool to see game fish feed in the wild from underwater

@frankallen8440 2 жыл бұрын

The time lapse videos at night were beautiful.

@mobucks555 2 жыл бұрын

Dang that timelapse with the stars and deer was really something! Cheers to you and all your furry, feathered and scaled friends!

@ArtyBicardi 2 жыл бұрын

You have created such an awsome enviroment not only for the animals but for your family and friends as well I'm sure you will make many great memories here in the future! When yall do decide to build make sure you get big windows! It will be an amazing view to enjoy!

@brightonlund 2 жыл бұрын

Your wildlife footage is so awesome. Thank you for sharing!

@ItsBastrin 2 жыл бұрын

I have been following this since the beginning. This was something I actually looked forward to watching. Thank you for all of this! I can't wait to see more!

@battlefor1billiondollars 2 жыл бұрын

I wait for sunday's

@shawnthomas3524 2 жыл бұрын

Me to and every time I’m in the area why am i looking like I can see the pond from hwy 231

@javariusjavarlamariuslamar3759 2 жыл бұрын

Sundays and Monday’s are the best

@chet1921 2 жыл бұрын

Has he given a cost to all this?

@9to5killaCartel 2 жыл бұрын

big facts!!!!

@Dovrizzo 2 жыл бұрын

Big day! Stocking the pond. Just imagine how fun it’s going to be in 10 years when we all get to watch you and your family catch those 10 pounders. Glad I’m here for the journey.

@paulzuel3417 2 жыл бұрын

Clicked for the pond and stayed for all the great photography and nature

@Punacat101 2 жыл бұрын

From the Big Island of Hawaii - Mahalo for such a wonderful series of videos!!! I'm originally from the east coast and I've been really missing the farm life, the wild animals! I have truly enjoyed watching your journey!

@cathleencrawley4610 2 жыл бұрын

A tree house for kids would be a fun project. Not only for your daughter but any other children coming to visit as well. Just a thought. Love these videos, have enjoyed the full pond build and all of your videos. Keep them coming! 😁

@wonderfullifesmith7444 2 жыл бұрын

Great idea!!!

@MidtownSun 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good idea. Then when the neighborhood kids come over to play, you can yell “get off my lawn!”.

@shitloveaduck 2 жыл бұрын

@@MidtownSun - That’s what the cabin’s for!! Hahaha. Looks like it will have a nice “yellin porch” built right in!!! Heh heh heh,,,,

@cathleencrawley4610 2 жыл бұрын

80 Acre Farm......... How close do you think the NEIGHBOR kids are?????😏

@shitloveaduck 2 жыл бұрын

@@cathleencrawley4610 - When you live on the farm it’s very common and just the way it is, the parents take the kids over and visit! My ranch was 8800 acres and there were a half dozen ranches larger than that! The kids always got together. Sleep overs, everything! The parents make sure they can get together! The neighbours also know each other and in our case, we all got along. Some have retired and sold out, myself included, and we still get together. Heck!! There’s a dozen kids that still call me Uncle, but we are not related at all!! My wife and I couldn’t have kids, yet there were many, many weekends in the year we would have actual nieces and nephews out visiting, with it without their parents, and half a dozen neighbour kids there because they all became friends!! I have found a much better sense of community and comradeship in the country with people knowing each other, than in the house we have in the city! You say hi in the city and some people wonder what the h*ll you are doing! Or up to! We also have a home on an acreage a ways away from where we used to live (still 2 hours out from the city) and we weren’t there a week before all the neighbours came over, said hi and some friendships were developing!! We are on 2 acres of mountain side with a 5 acre lot beside us that is more of the valley and pasture with a 1 acre pond in it with a waterfall. That’s as close as I ever want to be near my neighbours, even if we visit every day!! Hahaha. Our house in the city is in a very expensive part of the city with 1/3 acre and the neighbours are snobs!! Country life is a great way to live if you can find a place to settle in.

@vacritter 2 жыл бұрын

The “buzzards” are technically black vultures. They are slightly different from turkey vultures which have pink heads (like turkeys). They do the wing spread thing for different reasons. It does appear that in this case it’s a dominant posture, but they do it to dry their wings and I think to moderate their body temperature. I see them clustered on rooftops around the northern VA area with all of their wings spread like that facing the morning sun... I have enjoyed watching this series since I own a nuisance wildlife control company here in northern VA. I love watching the animals and how they are reacting to their changing environment and trying to figure out what animals are visiting at night.

@TheOnlyJrod22 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen the same thing in central Ohio. Every year around the same time as the buzzards are migrating hundreds of them fill the trees in our neighborhod and they all dry their wings in the morning. Pretty spooky, but interesting to watch.

@MrMrWattz 2 жыл бұрын

Loving these videos! I’ve seen quite a few other comments suggestions a lily pad garden or floating plant section to add both shade and a hiding spot for the bait fish. Also it will look awesome and attract more ducks / wildlife to the pond

@gummo1997x 2 жыл бұрын

First video ive seen of yours... its amazing how the animals all just commune together at night in peace... share the same pond... humans are horrible man, too much fighting. I subbed, I can tell you treat the world with respect.

@tenman7242 2 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing this with us. It has become a regular Sunday evening thing for me and my family. We all sit down and watch all of the progress and nature. I can’t tell you how much we enjoy something so clean and wholesome, some weeks we will go back half a dozen videos and rewatch. God bless you and your family.

@SagarJadhav-js8we 2 жыл бұрын

True, its regular thing for many of us. :)

@Algroh91 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this series over that past few months has been a blast. You’re living the dream of many a man.

@cchristopher4377 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos....Its so peaceful and full of positive energy.....I wanna move out in to some land like that and just live life . TY

@intricateinc8566 Жыл бұрын

Great job narrating these videos. Very informative along the way.

@johnwanderin3872 2 жыл бұрын

Any plans to add any reeds/horsetails around the edge of the pond? Out here the ducks and geese like to use horsetails and tule for cover. The bluegill and smaller bass do as well, along with other vegetation, because that’s where they’ll wait for insects to fall in the water.

@nonaurbizniz7440 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, some shrubs and berry bushes would go well sprinkled around the edges especially on the far side so the roots add some strength to the dike walls.

@hkesler1 2 жыл бұрын

No need to plant anything. The Canadian geese and wild ducks will bring plenty of vegetation to the pond. Much sometimes unwanted and invasive. But things like cattails, etc. will be brought in by the birds and waterfowl. By year 2 or 3, you'll be amazed at the water vegetation in this pond.

@jaymoney8755 2 жыл бұрын

@@hkesler1 might as well just plant the ones you want though

@georgeswift7031 2 жыл бұрын

I’d be worried about root penetration?? Through the clay blanket?? Or am I being daft 😂

@johnwanderin3872 2 жыл бұрын

@@georgeswift7031 I meant more toward the cove and near the dock

@williambeauregard3256 2 жыл бұрын

This has been an awesome series. Don’t forget to add vegetation like grass and lily pads for the bait fish to hide in.

@hanzketchup859 2 жыл бұрын

Good idea , lilies are great for keeping the water clean

@carlroberts9347 2 жыл бұрын

I'm really enjoying this! Been great to watch the whole process... looks fantastic as well 👌

@upsidedahead 2 жыл бұрын

We have a pond here , of about 2 acres. I've been stocking it with bass that I catch from rivers and lakes close by. They transport easily, and I've had zero mortalities. So far I've put 30 adult bass in there. It's a fun, ongoing project

@aaronhauptman3060 2 жыл бұрын

Actually the buzzards spread their wings to warm up. I believe this is referred to as “sunning”. I’m loving how the pond is turning out!

@madmo453 2 жыл бұрын

They also do that when they are covered in blood and detritus to dry it so it will flake off. And sunning rids them of parasites. That one definitely looked to be warming up though.

@theduder7709 2 жыл бұрын

The only logical option now is to add a waterfall/river that feeds into the pond.

@BamaBass 2 жыл бұрын

Coming this Summer in Clydes cove

@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things 2 жыл бұрын

What about a water fall fed by the well water

@24gamogun 2 жыл бұрын

Been watching your progress on this pond man it came out beautiful. One day I want to build my own. Well done

@ToddAllen8675 Жыл бұрын

The thing about duck eggs is they taste richer than chicken eggs, and someone with an egg allergy can eat duck eggs. I used to use them for baking, etc. Also, the eggs will not be fertile unless there is a male duck. If they is, they might become fertile, but that will lead to more ducks!! Great pond build!

@missthang4982 8 ай бұрын

They do taste great but I find there's too much yolk with most. 🇨🇦✌️

@petezee 2 жыл бұрын

I would love too see more native plants incorporated to the pond and more habitat for the various animals that visit.

@jenson1569 2 жыл бұрын

Ye I was thinking the same, not much vegetation, needs some lily pads

@jaredhill8721 2 жыл бұрын

I think so too. Both terrestrial and aquatic vegetation will improve water quality. They will produce oxygen and absorb nutrients produced by the fish.

@smokio5362 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Sri Lanka.!! Just came across your channel today and binged the entire series of the pond build from start to finish. Loved the narration, the wildlife and the pond. Looking forward for more updates. I have subscribed to your channel and followed you on Instagram too. Wish you and your lovely family the best of luck and blessings ❤❤❤

@dysonlansing7987 2 жыл бұрын

It’s crazy it was 6 months ago you started this Journey. Cant wait to see were it goes!!!!

@Ak.Fishing_ 2 жыл бұрын

The progress on this thing is crazy!

@vaughndeverteuil597 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the entire vid, nice project, im sure you and mother nature will enjoy it for years to come

@Freshmanger2009 2 жыл бұрын

Excited to see how much the price is for everything!

@Ndojebvsusinshshussn 2 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite series on KZfaq

@buddchan 2 жыл бұрын

Seeing the bluegill fan out their nests is dope lol

@76jlito 2 жыл бұрын

Turning out to be a the dream pond. I can't wait for the whole build up. I love it!

@76jlito 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait!! If possible I will catch and release...👐

@prisontalkarchives4695 2 жыл бұрын

Plant some trees 10 ft apart around certain parts of the pond it'll give shade for the bass so you can sidearm cast under the branches you'll attract more birds squirrels etc.

@joshdean4889 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking we should plant Blueberry bush's and cattails and what not along a portion of the shoreline. Make it look a lot more natural and beautiful and gives shade like ypu were saying and more habitat for all kinds of wildlife

@prisontalkarchives4695 2 жыл бұрын

@@joshdean4889 that's a great idea.

@jameikajameika 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations on stocking the pond! It's great seeing how it attracts all the local wildlife. Have y'all thought about putting out some floating plants or even a floating raft of plants? It would help shade the pond in summer so it doesn't get too hot and it would give the little ones some hiding places so they can grow up and be bigger meals for your bass. This is all so exciting. Thanks for sharing.

@hankr1084 2 жыл бұрын

We bought some tubs of waterlilies that we just set out in about 4 feet of water. Instant cover. Or you can check out nearby ponds or lakes.

@upsidedahead 2 жыл бұрын

@@hankr1084 be careful. They spread, even in pots.

@mctobi2921 2 жыл бұрын

Bad for oxygen

@joshallen1913 2 жыл бұрын

Have absolutely loved and enjoyed this series. Excited to see more videos including stocking and future giants pulled out of there

@kaydenwade2354 2 жыл бұрын

i have too buddy

@upsidedahead 2 жыл бұрын

I don't know much about anything, but that there is QUALITY!!!!!

@tallybeaverman9462 2 жыл бұрын

You might want to put cow panels around the debris hood for the pipe. Beaver will eventually show up and try to plug that pipe up. They do it here in north Florida, so there is no reason why they wouldn't do it to your pond. Once they arrive, they will attack any overflow area in your pond including your pipe, plugging it with mud, grass, cattails and anything that will fit in those holes. They will also chew through the plastic frame to put larger sticks and what ever they can find. A cow panel barrier set a foot or more away from the plastic frame, will stop them. If you don't, you will have big problems getting that stuff out of your overflow pipe. An once of prevention...

@patrickdaly1393 2 жыл бұрын

@Necramonium beavers will wait till the pond is better established but they can come

@ikesquirrel 2 жыл бұрын

Beavers make great hats/mittens and you can eat the meat.

@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things 2 жыл бұрын

Once he sees some beavers he could shoot ‘em

@jacobstephens8447 2 жыл бұрын

@Blown Gasket a 5 acre pond does not work the same way a fish tank does

@harrisgraves592 2 жыл бұрын

@@Matthew_Does_To_Many_Things he ain't gonna shoot no beaver

@pauljohnson3528 2 жыл бұрын

Love this series, not just as a fisherman but as a wildlife enthusiast. I would love to see some lily pads to provide shade and cover, but also because there is always a feeling of expectation when fishing around lily pads and also reed beds. We’ll be sure to keep watching over here in the UK as the pond develops and matures. You’ve done a great job. 👍

@nikolistreeter796 2 жыл бұрын

I really have enjoyed watching this whole build and the channel for a few years. Keep it up Bama! mirin'

@DeathRebel369 2 жыл бұрын

Lookin good, im lookin forward to the addition of the bass. Then seeing what interesting wildlife comes around.

@michaeljamesreed9054 2 жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see the underwater action once all the fish are stocked and growing. Thanks for posting your pond build.

@joegardnersmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Same here

@DrSeuss-nv9hw 2 жыл бұрын

@Michael James Reed, I agree. I think I'm more looking forward to the underwater live feeds than the fishing. I want to see which of the various cover options are most popular and where fish congregate at various times and water temperatures. Will they use the pea gravel near the dock to spawn, or will it be elsewhere? How will the introduction of large predators (Moby, Bonnie and Clyde) affect these behaviors? There is a lot to see and learn here.

@michaelfrancis7072 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from the UK, and we don't normally get to see large ponds like this being built on farmland. This has been a fantastic build, and thanks for taking us along with you. I agree with some of the other comments about some vegetation along the pond's edge, and i'm sure it's something that you will be thinking about.

@marem3038 2 жыл бұрын

Lands probably too precious because England is a small country

@jayee172 2 жыл бұрын

Its a grotesque eyesore that looks like a flooded cement works ditch

@mh4lly941 2 жыл бұрын

We need to show this to Jeremy clarkson so he can start a trend off

@bm3350 2 жыл бұрын

@@jayee172 I'm sure you hear that a lot.

@USN1985dos 2 жыл бұрын

@@jayee172 You sound jelly

@goodlifegreenscapesbrecken5928 2 жыл бұрын

Livin the dreeeeam!!!! Love all the fish & wildlife footage and land stewardship chat.

@SmackingTuna 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing these video’s. We can not afford to do this ourselves but you give us great insight with really beautiful scenery and neat things to watch..we love seeing all the wildlife out there. Super blessed… appreciate it brother!!

@vision821k4 2 жыл бұрын

you can do it yourself. here's a hint buddy: bathtub. throw some fish in wala you have a fishing lodge. don't have to thank me.

@craiggnaedinger86 2 жыл бұрын

Typically vultures will spread their wings to increase the surface area to warm up quicker or even to dry out in the mornings or after feeding. Keep up the awesome content!

@highstreetkillers4377 2 жыл бұрын

You're right, it is about temperature. He seems right about them using it as intimidation also

@ronniemock72 2 жыл бұрын

Someone told me that vultures spread their wings to allow sunlight to kill parasites. I’m not entirely sure about that being a fact. I thought it was more about warming up or drying out.

@skatedvs9180 2 жыл бұрын

I worked with vultures at the Los Angeles zoo for several years. They spread their wings and use the suns rays (UV specifically) to kill off bacteria and parasites they pick up from eating carrion.

@Punacat101 2 жыл бұрын

@@skatedvs9180 that's awesome!!!! I love learning new things!!! Thank you!

@tanelviil9149 2 жыл бұрын

So what is the point here?? he tries to grow fish or what wtf is going on??? Maybe he should get a life and play a great new MMO called LOST ARK.

@modelingsuccesssuccessfull2607 2 жыл бұрын

Put two cabins so we can rent the second one 😀👍

@bensahler9272 2 жыл бұрын

I was looking into native aquatic plants for your pond if you’re interested. Seems waterwillow would be a good option for your setup!

@Rattlerjake1 2 жыл бұрын

Can be very invasive but is very good for erosion control along shorelines, plus the deer eat it.

@seang1032 2 жыл бұрын

This is awesome. It's been a year or so since I've seen any of your videos. Great job and it's nice seeing how you're doing things.

@bloksoulja..2094 2 жыл бұрын

Through all the negative things out in the world I know there is a touch of stability honesty and love here on these pond videos ..THANK YOU

@scottyfiveo1 2 жыл бұрын

Can you please do a video going over the costs of everything?

@marcstecker746 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful videos of neat and very big home projects.

@memphis2houston346 2 жыл бұрын

You're SOOO..BLESSED IM Happy for yall! I've been watching since the big Bass in the aquarium lol

@petergeanacopulos5327 2 жыл бұрын

As an astrophotographer, Im pretty impressed with your views. You were able to catch a pretty sweet timelapse of the SW sky which included a lot in there. You can almost make out the Orion Nebula. I live in Mass and all I have is tons of tall pines on my horizon close to me so i dont have access to the views you do. Cant wait to move somewhere with a view like you have. As for the pond, def coming together great!

@travisbruno5964 2 жыл бұрын

I think a gazebo type of area on the dock so you can fish in the rain and a bench to sit and relax

@cobykenobi Жыл бұрын

just saw these videos by accident and really happy i did! this whole journey is fascinating. The only thing i want to add is how awesome this is for all the wildlife. For me the best part is seeing all the different animals enjoy this too. Really great work!

@michaellowther8649 Жыл бұрын

Same here!! It's great

@rsuriyop 2 жыл бұрын

I've always fantasized about having a large personal pond sitting behind my ideal dream home where I could drive a small motor boat or jet ski in, or just take a dip in during really hot occasions. Plus it would just look really nice to have as part of the landscape.

@johnhamilton9229 2 жыл бұрын

Consider erecting a 12 foot pool with a perch for the owl. Some lotus plants would look nice in the shallows. Easier to control spreading. Great footage of the old pond. I remember watching that build a while ago. Thanks.

@arnes0143 2 жыл бұрын

awesome to see the first fish being added, well worth the wait. if you want you could add some water tolerant plants/trees on the banks and in the pond (like weeping willows and reeds) . so that u could provide more oxygen and cover for the fish during hot days l . Trees like willows could create more shadows on the water and provide you with some cover and shade while fishing. the roots of the trees have the benefit of securing the soil more and preventing erosion on the banks. but be carefull of the plant choice. invasive and dominating plants can do a lot of harm especialy aquatic plants. if you use native plants you could also attract more diverse wildlife above and under the water, like macro-invertebrates (dragondfly larvea, aquatic beatles, tiny fresh water shrimp, ...) that in turn provide the fish with more food awesome series keep up the good work.

@johideath 2 жыл бұрын

Would the tree roots disrupt the clay lining? I don't think it will because if it Pentwater the clay it will be slow and backfill, but that might be a concern

@arnes0143 2 жыл бұрын

@@johideath ah yes forgot about that, good thinking. maybe some bushes then :) any thoughts on lilypads for the pond?

@wayneyang1155 2 жыл бұрын

Plant some Lilly pads. I’m not sure what species would be best in your area but water lilies: 1. Provide shelter for fish and shade to keep the water cool. 2. Water lilies provide safe spaces for frogs to perch on their leaves, hiding from underwater predators. 3. Lilies also produce natural oxygen that allows fish to breathe and beneficial bacteria to thrive!

@tallywhacker8917 2 жыл бұрын

Dude, itll grow them naturally in a couple years

@HowlingWolf518 2 жыл бұрын

They also breed out of control, so much that they may overrun the pond, inhibit fish movement and cause algal blooms. Best not to go down that road.

@oldNavyJZ Жыл бұрын

I soooo want a pond this big, but with a narrowing in the middle with a walking bridge and a pump and fountain on both sides to create alternating water flow. Love your channel 'Bama.

@joshbertt420 2 жыл бұрын

From a field to adding fish this has been an awesome journey to watch!

@DrSeuss-nv9hw 2 жыл бұрын

From a field to a new ecosystem.

@gkiferonhs 2 жыл бұрын

With the mouse climbing around on the table, you've got both a squirrel AND an owl feeder.

@deadorahbowen1243 Жыл бұрын

So calming and inspiring thank you

@Jokerwolf666 2 жыл бұрын

Dude that's some insanely good progress, keep it up!

@Evski-if4gn 2 жыл бұрын

Congrats Bama!!!! Pop a bottle of Champagne with the misses and celebrate! No lie I hope I win or just get the chance to fish out there one day! Can’t wait to see more with the pond bama. Best wishes to you and your family from mine

@Alwayscountry17 2 жыл бұрын

The Buzzards actually spread their wings to heat themselves up! He's absorbing UVB from the sun, and heating up his body. Their wings are like giant solar panels. 😊

@sadboyflaco1757 2 жыл бұрын

This is amazing what you’ve done

@ChadAmI80 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Thats amazing! First video of your's that I have watched. Great job on the pond build. It was very cool to see all of the fish going in. Those moon light shots of the deer were awesome.