Building a 5 Acre Pond! (Liming and Fertilizing)

Imagine 5 years from now bama bass catching his own tagged bass 10 pounders wow !

Hello, nice pond. My dad used to dig/build ponds back in the 1950's and 60's. When he finished the pond, he would back a manure spreader up to the pond and put a load of manure into the new pond. That would settle all the clay to the bottom and the manure also would start the life cycles in the pond. Just like magic, a cloudy pond would clear up. Those ponds were fun to fish in as I was a kid. Folks would let me fish them because they knew my Dad. Nice memory. George.

So rewarding watching a new ecosystem being created and populated with life. Looking forward to more progress!

I know you didn't ask for suggestions this video but if those 3 ducks keep hanging around you should name them Huey, Dewey, and Louie

8:14 Definitely a Banded Watersnake, Nerodia fasciata. At this time stamp you can see the eye stripe is thinner at the nose and curves down and gets thicker towards the cheek. They are fantastic mimics of the Cottonmouth but not quite good enough---a Cottonmouth eyestripe is straighter from nose to cheek, and more uniform thickness. There is a ton of variability in body striping but usually a Cottonmouth has thinner dark bands and wider light ones, and the Banded Watersnake is usually opposite, like we have here. Also, while in an attempt to mimic the Cottonmouth the Banded Watersnake does have a wider face, it is still just not wide enough or the right shape.

Man I wanna come see this pond in person. Watching it from start to finish has just amazed me. Love it man

Definitely a banded water snake! I’m sure he’s been having a good ol’ time with all the baitfish in the pond!

I've never been a big fish guy, but this series has been so entertaining to watch. Keep up the good work my man. I'm so excited for the episode when you DROP THE BASS

I’m a recent subscriber, found out about you last week, but I have absolutely binge watched the entire pond building episodes! I can’t wait for the future of this pond!

as a person in the pool business you don’t want to rely on those water tests from the big box pool stores, trust me the machine that’s tests your water is specifically designed to have something out of range each and every week, id recommend buying an at homes test kit from the brand Taylor, it’s pricey but also dead accurate!

I would like to see you add crawdads… get like 3 bags and drop them all in different areas… give them time to breed and hide… bc bass can eat small ones and you can harvest your own for cook outs.. man I love to see you build to live off your own land… thats been a dream of mine for years!!! Congratulations and enjoy!!

For sprinkler in the island, try scheduling it for early mornings (before sun is up) and late evenings (after sun is down). If you are sprinkling it during hot sunny day, sun combined with water will burn your grass.

I love this… it’s like having my own pond… but you do all the work for me. Thanks Bama!

I get excited like a kid when I get an notification from your pond updates. I have enjoyed every step of the way.

Ever think about adding any bottom feeders like crawfish and catfish? That would be AWESOME! Another bass snack in those crawdads.

I swear if I ever win the lottery, I'm building a pond like this. Simply EPIC.

So glad to see the progress continue, can’t wait to see what comes next. Iv seen a lot of YouTubers ponds fail. But you do it the right way. This is truly Inspiring

That's gonna be a productive pond for sure. We have a 7lb-plus largemouth in our Central Florida pond. Caught him twice and he is hard to fool now but I see him nailing bluegills and such. There is also a huge channel cat or two. Together they keep the blue tilapia population down, but there are some 4 pounders that will take a fly. Geez, these fish have become pets.

What a single elegant solution for spreading the lyme, I love that

I’ve been watching this all night