Gulf Coast - wont go to jail now :)

so the tank is still sitting on beach and yes BP still keeps threatening to throw me in jail everytime i go down there to get it... i decided to build another reef!!! only failed inspection 3 times.... ;? They dont like to see 55 gallon drum steel barrels mounted onto it... even though i said they was my grouper holes :thumbsup:

Change the spelling from "allowd" to "aloud" and they might just accept it.

Change the spelling from "allowd" to "aloud" and they might just accept it.


:o ROTFLMAO

Great idea, but those bolts youve used should last about a month and then there will be a bunch of scrap metal lying on the bottom of the gulf.....Have you thought about adding welds to the thing to prolong the life of it?

Great idea, but those bolts youve used should last about a month and then there will be a bunch of scrap metal lying on the bottom of the gulf.....Have you thought about adding welds to the thing to prolong the life of it?

i used stainless bolts and fasteners... shouldnt that hold up? and wanted to weild, just couldnt locate a weilder without buying one.... :(

thanks for spell check guys!!!! :thumbsup:

Musta cleaned a lotta pools to afford to put that rig together...:grin::jk:

Wrap that sucka in chain link if you got some laying around.

Musta cleaned a lotta pools to afford to put that rig together...:grin::jk:

:thumbsup: times are tough bro!!!! :Q

Wrap that sucka in chain link if you got some laying around.

i do have some.... wrap all away around all the sides?

i used stainless bolts and fasteners... shouldnt that hold up? and wanted to weild, just couldnt locate a weilder without buying one.... :(

thanks for spell check guys!!!! :thumbsup:

Stainless will last longer, it looked like they were just regular old steel......

Use SS tie wraps for your chain link...or the triggers will eat the nylon ones!! DNR took video of them eating some off my pyramids..

SOOOOOO when are you dragging that thing out;?;?;? Just wondering.....i wont be following you on radar or anything;cool;:grin::rofl:,

Awesome! Where can you find regulations on what they allow for reefs? I want to build my own and not sure where to start. Was it a pain to get that permit? I'd be in the Gulf too.

Use SS tie wraps for your chain link...or the triggers will eat the nylon ones!! DNR took video of them eating some off my pyramids..

thanks bro... good info there!!!! would love to "HOUSE" a bunch a triggers on it :)

Awesome! Where can you find regulations on what they allow for reefs? I want to build my own and not sure where to start. Was it a pain to get that permit? I'd be in the Gulf too.

Not a pain at all dude... The guys at the Bama natural resources was awesome to explain what they wanted and not wanted.... weight seem to be the key... steel and concrete... makes them very happy... I had some help from my captain buddies at the marina... Plus Jay from the state was a pretty cool dude.....

SOOOOOO when are you dragging that thing out;?;?;? Just wondering.....i wont be following you on radar or anything;cool;:grin::rofl:,

Come on Bro!!!! :thumbsup: U can fish my holes whenever ur down this way!!!! hope all is well with ya man... ;cool;

Are ya leavin the Bud Light can on it??? :grin:

how long does it take to start holding fish and general marine life once it hits the water

Are ya leavin the Bud Light can on it??? :grin:


What a dang rookie. I thought everyone knew bud light was the beginning of the food chain!

i do have some.... wrap all away around all the sides?

Absolutely, bait fish do inside the chain link, so the big boys hang around the outside. Best reefs in the gulf are chain link, only down side is that they only last about 5 years.

Absolutely, bait fish do inside the chain link, so the big boys hang around the outside. Best reefs in the gulf are chain link, only down side is that they only last about 5 years.

or 6 months if mother nature decides to screw us... :( No "H" word here.... hopefully deploying reef tues or weds and already started on next one.... so goal is to drop 4 or 6 a year... materials are cheap... usually scrap stuff... 25.00 bucks to get permited... and the guys at the resource wont charge ya everytime to inspect it... next one will be chain linked!!! :thumbsup:

What a dang rookie. I thought everyone knew bud light was the beginning of the food chain!

those endagered fish are bigger drunks than we are :thumbsup:

http://www.outdooralabama.com/fishing/saltwater/fisheries/artificial-reefs/protocol.cfm

http://www.gsmfc.org/publications/GSMFC%20Number%20121.pdf

steel drums or plastic drums or anything that looks like a container of hazardous materials is not wanted. Some diver will see it and report them as suspicious and then the state or feds have to go see if they contain bad stuff.

No sheet metal stuff cause it just don'r last long enough.

Use commercial chainlink fence if you can get it cause it is a heavier gage wire and will last longer.

Absolutely, bait fish do inside the chain link, so the big boys hang around the outside. Best reefs in the gulf are chain link, only down side is that they only last about 5 years.

Saw this video on another forum - shows what chain link can do
http://vimeo.com/38004915

Saw this video on another forum - shows what chain link can do
http://vimeo.com/38004915

cool vid bro!!!!!

how long does it take to start holding fish and general marine life once it hits the water

Mere days.

Saw this video on another forum - shows what chain link can do
http://vimeo.com/38004915

x2 Cool video. Chain link does make a big difference. Looks like it promotes faster coral growth + habitat = more fish! :thumbsup:

You drop this thing yet?

yep shes drop.... starting new reef with chainlink fence already... i am fortunate to be able to travel up and down this island and gather all kinds of materials... 2 more is my goal before summer... hopefully they will be ready next june....

Cool!!!