Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Filling it with Water)
Vložit
- čas přidán 5. 07. 2024
- Building a 5 acre pond for our two pet bass! Subscribe for weekly pond build videos: bit.ly/Bama_Bass
Day 1 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 2 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 3 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 4 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 5 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 6 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 7 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Bass...
Day 8 Pond Build: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Day 9 Adding Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hurricane Pond Update: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Pet Ducks: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
The Last Chapter: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Big Problems: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Turning the Water On: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 2: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 3: • 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...
Finished: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 12,000 Fish: • 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...
Building a Fish Tracking System: • Building the World's M...
Follow us on social media:
/ bamabassofficial
/ _bamabass_
/ _bamabass_
Shop for your fishing products at bamafrogs.com
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!!!!
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!
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 .
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?
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.
Don't know why I am obsessed with this. It has been four whole days. I NEED and update! 😁🐟
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 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'm moving to NC and in time I plan to buy a 40 acre plot of farm land to eventually build a "Ohio" round barn that can seat 500 people for events comfortably for receptions and events while doubling as a restaurant during the week. This is something I would like to do with a large island with an outdoor gazebo for outdoor ceremonies while I also have bonfire pits. The overall plan is to eventually have the pond filled with Koi fish and lotus flowers. I just love this!
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
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.
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!!
Imagine drilling for water but ending up with oil.
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
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
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!!!
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
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!
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. 😃
👍
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.
Gotta love the Gulf! Floating dock, for sure, great entry while you figure large, permanent structure...
That's awesome!! What a gift to hand down through the generations!!
I know it sounds silly but I feel like we are all part of this, and this whole process has been awesome.
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?
Beautiful! Thank you for taking us along.
Wow, you explain everything so nicely. Soothing
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.
Such a cool series.
Bien
Bien
What ever happened with the naming contest?
id say it was more of a wet one
Utterly fascinating watch! I've never seen ponds created. Great job 👏👏👏
One of the true Joys of life is human creativity and intelligence and good basic skills. The wonderful things we can make! Bravo.
I’ve throughly enjoyed watching this pond build.
Hope you do an overall cost assessment at the end! Would be interesting to me
I'm so happy I found this series!! You have a beautiful family sir. Thanks for sharing this project. I'm hooked!!
@bamabass you got us all anxious for an update video!! Excited to see it after all the rain!
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 🤷
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 series is litterally one of the coolest things ive ever seen, no lie
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.
Floating dock most definitely, you can move around the pound where ever you want too. Nice pond man so sick seeing it come together.
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
Just a short note to say I admire you for having such an adorable little tunnel inspector.
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!
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!!!!
Absolutely loving this series, can't wait to see this thing done with all these amazing features, keep up the good work! ❤
me to
Me three
me four
Me five
@@tamastacsi1175 me six
Wouldn't have thought but watching the process of building a rather large pond has been pretty cool. Thanks for sharing with us your narration has been entertaining and very informative. Thumbs 👍 up ...
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.
Personally I would just do a floating dock, mother nature is making the decision for you by sending Ida.
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.
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
Bonkers-scale project! Amazing
Floating docks are not bad weather resistant. I would do the dock right the first time. Looks amazing
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
You really do a great job of explaining things. Job well done! Press On!!!
This is the first video I have watched of your series. I am excited to watch the others, and MORE EXCITED for your fishing videos. Well done Sir, well done. 🇺🇸👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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.
The way this man talks about the brush piles for the fish, it’s practically the worlds biggest fish tank lmao
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
Impressive work. Thanks for sharing.
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.🇺🇸✌️
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.
Floating dock!! We're ready for the stocking video!!! Great stuff!
Daaaaannnngg!! What a project! I can just imagine this in a few years.
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.
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!
Enjoyed your show! Thanks for sharing.
This series of videos was just too cool, I didn't know you could just make a lake like that, amazing video, thanks...
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
Best series on yt rn
Good timing digging it out and rigging up the pump right before the storms hit.
Once the fish are in I'd really wanna see an episode on you filling the pond, Alcatraz island and perimeter with some vegetation!
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.
Floating dock, for sure. It's always nice to have the convenience of being able to move your dock if you'd like.
Get that well pumping along with mother nature.
Very big undertaking! Best wishes that it meets your expectations.
The pond is looking great!
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.
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!
Thanks for the content, can't wait to see it when it's filled!
This is the best channel out there love the series can’t wait to see the pond fully built!
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.
Love all the structure...these fish have no idea how lucky they are!
Man, that's sweet! Congratulations!
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.
!
this series is literally one of the coolest things ive ever seen, no lie
Easily impressed then.
Haterrrr lol
Hope Ida filled the pond ,and hope your safe to finish the pond.wish this can happen back here in kenya.
This is amazing work! Very cool project.
I am so excited being apart of this entire journey, seeing the water fill gave me a non stop grin for a few minutes
Floating dock seems more practical.
Especially during hurricane season.
And! They're less maintenance in comparison.
God works in beautiful ways. Great job. 👍
I would love to build a pond like this! Very cool!!
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.
😂
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.
We sure could use some rain like that down here in South Texas!
After riding out Ida in New Orleans, we had to leave the city because of the lack of power, fuel, and food. We’re hanging out in Fairhope and checking out some of the Mobile area. I’m keeping an eye out for a beautiful new pond among the peanut fields! With all the trees that went down in the storm, you could do his and hers thrones for Bonnie and Clyde. Love the series, thanks for sharing.
this was such an exciting series. you should leave it full after the storm and install a floating dock.
You guys are so blessed. Such an awesome project. I have followed you for years. Probably since 2013 or 2014. I remember some old videos of Liz catching some monsters and then the time when 1 rod 1 reel came to get out fished by Liz lol. You guys are awesome
They really are! 💖I wish they would have put more structure in before filling it up. I liked what he did with the PVC pipes that was a awesome idea for a bass hideout but he should've did more! I would have threw couple of those in there to go with the pyramid maybe do like a half pyramid over in another area of the pond. Or in the shallower part to give them that edge for when they hunt the bluegill. That'd have been nice 😎
I'm ready to see it!!! Great content 👍
Pretty interesting, thanks for sharing.