Sinking Utility Poles

[hike4steel]

I have an opportunity to create some cover in my honey hole.  18 utility poles can be sunk and am looking for creative to do so in an environmentally friendly way.  the lake is only about 20 acres in size and ranges from two to 16 foot in depth.  I am assuming that they will float when I drag them into the water but not sure how much weight would be needed to sink them.  Can anyone share their experience and knowledge on this subject. 

[00 mod]

Never have done poles, but if you have an opportunity, and they are not the creosoted, I would make sure there was room under them, and they do not move.  Seems bass like to be under logs and trees that do not move!  That creosote is not a good thing though.

 

Jeff

 

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=64&tid=18

[BuckMaxx]

I would not put them in the water as they have creosote in them. Better off cutting some trees/logs down and seeting them.

[A-Jay]

Something to consider right here.

There are many different types of chemicals that are used to preserve utility poles from insects, rot, fungi, and fires,  some of the more common currently found in the United States are Creosote, CCA, and Penta. Coal-tar creosote has been used as a wood preservative in the U.S. for over 100 years. The creosote used in wood preservation is produced by the high temperature carbonization of coal and consists principally of aromatic hydrocarbons plus some tar acids and bases CCA, another type of preservative, is made up of the oxides or salts of copper, chromium, and arsenic. The arsenic and copper are toxic to insects and fungi that prey on wood.

 

If needed, adding structure is usually beneficial.  However introducing the above chemicals into a small pond may not be.

 

A-Jay

[Hyrule Bass]

if its a true honey hole then why alter it in anyway to begin with?