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How Do I Create a Fish Habitat in My New Farm Pond?

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That is a great question. Farm ponds are often constructed with very smooth bottom topography and provide very little cover for the fish food chain.

Traditionally, Christmas Trees, cinder blocks tied together, old pallets and other homemade fish attractors have worked fairly well at providing cover. The downside to trees and pallets is decomposition, cinder blocks have a sharp, hard edge and all snag fishing line.

With this in mind, Brad Metzler a Wildlife & Fisheries Management graduate of Texas A & M, developed the Honey Hole Tree & Shrub Artificial Fish Habitat. Surveys showed that fish love certain habitats & structures, which Mother Nature provides. Imitating Mother Nature the Honey Hole Tree & Shrub provides a healthy habitat for fish production and fish attraction.

Brad's invention has garnered rave reviews by some of the biggest names in sports fishing, Roland Martin & Jimmy Houston. Here is what they have to say about the Honey Hole-Tree & Shrub.

"This is truly the most innovative product on the market for attracting fish. The flexible snag-free limbs lets you fish right down in it." Roland Martin

"Many private ponds and lakes just don't have enough structure. This product really solves the problem by creating a perfect habitat for both game-fish and bait-fish." Jimmy Houston

Place your Shrub in 3-4 feet of water. Simply toss the Shrub into the water. It will sink quickly and remain upright. Clusters of three shrubs or trees in a triangular pattern works best.

Place your Tree in water at least 6 feet deep. It will also sink quickly and land upright, regardless of how it is tossed in the water. If you have very deep waters and would like to suspend a few trees, simply leave the weights off and link the trees together-tethered to an anchor. They will float upside down at different depths, creating a long vertical structure in the water column.