I Built a Wildlife Pond (Day 1 vs Day 100)

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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...
Adding Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Hurricane Update: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
New Pet Ducks: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
The Final Chapter: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Big Problems: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Filling it with Water Part 2: • 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...
Adding 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...
Stocking Shad: • 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 the 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: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding Cypress Trees and Structure: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Handfeeding the Bass: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Adding 300 Goldfish: • Building a 5 Acre Pond...
Glass Bottom Kayaks: • Exploring the 5 Acre P...
Building a Duck House: • 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...
My Biggest Mistakes: • My Biggest Mistakes Bu...
Crystal Clear Water: • Arctic Freeze Turns 5 ...
Building an Eagle Nest: • Building an Eagle Nest...
1 Year Later: • One Year Ago I Built a...
Bait Pond Day 1: • Building Our Next Pond...
Filling Bait Pond with Water: • Building a New Shrimp ...
Adding 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...
Adding 2,000 Prawns: • Adding 2000 Prawns to ...
One Year Ago We Added the Bass: • One Year Ago We Added ...
Delivering Fish to Eagle Nest: • Delivering Fish to the...
Strapping a tiny camera on a bass: • Strapping a Tiny Camer...
Schooling Tiger Bass: • Schooling Tiger Bass A...
Aquascape Pond Build Day 1: • Building a Giant Water...
Aquascape Pond Build Day 2: • Building an Aquascape ...
Aquascape Pond Build Day 3: • Building an Aquascape ...
Aquascape Final Day: • Our New Pond Build is ...
Stocking Rainbow Trout: • Stocking Rainbow Trout...
Adding Fish to Cedar Falls: • Adding Fish to Our New...
Day 1 vs Day 500: • We Built a 5 Acre Pond...
Trapping Crawfish: • Trapping Crawfish for ...
Adding Florida Strain Bass: • Adding a New Strain of...
Underwater Fish Tracking System: • Building the World's M...
Adding 10,000 fish: • Adding 10,000 Fish to ...
Revealing a Secret Project: • Revealing a Secret Pro...
Our Bass Spawned: • The Bass Spawned in th...
Adding 5,000 Prawns: • Adding 5,000 Prawns to...
Stocking Tilapia: • Adding 8,000 Fish to t...
Day 1 Vs. Year 2: • I Built a 5 Acre Pond ...
Adding 12,000 Fish: • Adding 12,000 Fish to ...
What Happened to the 5 Acre Pond: • What Happened to the 5...
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[@dy24forever]

Who waits for these videos every Sunday evening 🙋‍♂️

[@taylormeacham7029]

Meeeeee

[@derekstine937]

👋🏻

[@tomjefferson179]

i do!!!!!

[@tomkarau]

I wait for it every other Sunday..

[@Marco-b6b]

Me

[@b-man1232]

It's CRAZY to think that that corner of that property was just a dirt field not that many years ago! Now, it's an Aquatic Slice of Heaven!

[@jimmyhughes5392]

you want to ensure scales are calibrated mate, weigh something you know the weight of and make sure it's right

[@pauljansen6650]

There's too many in the pond, a body of water will always reach a point of equilibrium

[@kodywillnauer9422]

“Folks at home” is the best way to start a KZbin video. Great channel!

[@PurpleDrac]

he really has this pond stuff down to 👨‍🔬a science! even calculating bass weights with precision. Seeing him out there with this tech doesn't get any better. 😎

[@kodywillnauer9422]

@@PurpleDrac “gotta love it” 😎

[@BrendenMulhern]

All it takes is money 😂

[@kodywillnauer9422]

@@BrendenMulhern everything takes money

[@PurpleDrac]

@@kodywillnauer9422 but the difference about Steve's money is it came from selling baits and tackle (his passions) then invested it into pond building .. and to think it all started with @55 gallon >to a custom built 300 gallon >to @backyard aqua scape pond >to the five acre Crimson Oak and from that >to Cedar Falls. Just an incredible journey and couldn't have been accomplished by anyone more deserving in my opinion.

[@felixwei4499]

Hey, you can easily overwinter tropical lillies. Basically If it gets colder, you get them out, cut of leafes and roots and put the rhizome in some moist moss or sand. Store them somewhere cool but not freezing and they should come back nice and healthy when you Put them Back in the pond in spring. You can find a lot of Info on that in the Internet, would be a shame if all those lillies where to die of

[@TheBoognish7]

I was gonna say the same!

[@ChristopherMueller-vh5lk]

I agree, i live in texas and the lillies in our pond come back every year. obviously the climate is different but there has to be a way to get them to come back each year. I dont do anything to ours they are just wild ones that appeared on their own. also some really big elephant ear type plants too. They die off each winter but always come back the following spring.

[@Echosinfireify]

I get the sense this is a guy who pays people to landscape, not someone who gardens themselves. Rich enough to just buy more next season.

[@ChristopherMueller-vh5lk]

@@Echosinfireify probably true sadly, still a good video and a really nice set up

[@sidneyvandykeii3169]

"If there's one thing I know about Bass is they love an easy meal". That is why the Bass aren't eating those eatable Blue Gill. The Bass are so used to those small shiners being thrown into the pond, that is the size they focus on. Can you throw larger bait fish into the pond to teach them to hunt bigger prey? Also the abundance of shiners makes the Bass target smaller prey.

[@lysolmax]

Yup. And they are likely having to work a lot harder to chase down/catch 1-2 dozen shiners vs a large bluegill.

[@mattdeming228]

It's not Sunday if there's no BamaBass video!

[@thanos8914]

🗣️

[@kadenworthington2057]

It’s been two weeks overdue!!! I was heartbroken not to have had a video last Sunday lol… keep up the good work BamaBass!

[@sandram3338]

Same!!

[@mysterj1]

I’m bummed that all we got is a rehash.

[@ReelFishyGuy]

In my experience, it seems relatively common to see bass top out around that 2.5-3.5lb mark when they don’t have larger forage. You gotta find a way to entice them to start eating the blue gill. Talk with some people but sometimes you can clip fins on some to make them swim weird and look like an easier meal or stock a few hundred in a smaller size. Bass should pick up on the pattern and shape and start to target them more frequently once they gain some confidence in seeing them as food.

[@BenWeeksBonanzaPilot]

Those crawdads will migrate during rainy periods and get into the big pond. I don’t think they will hurt the clay liner, but just thought I’d let you know.

[@bigg53er]

Came here to say this

[@ninawink8973]

I knew the sand beach would be important. Most birds (ducks and the like excluded) NEED that sand bath to get all clean and with a sand beach there you have now made it prime territory for those apex predator birds to move in like you wanted! I hope you get an excited pair of bird out there!

[@magnumbrahms5339]

There are thousands of dudes out here living vicariously through you. I feel like that's my pond too without doing all the work and spending all those moolah. Thanks man. :)

[@ryanperry9472]

Dude...your videos are my therapy! I am so relaxed watching them! I love seeing all the different wild life that shows up, love the pond build, and love everything about them! I get excited when i see one show up in my feed! Please keep up the great work and thank you for the free therapy! I always make sure to like ;)

[@xXSocietyBlowsXx]

I'd maybe check your scale or possibly pick up a new one. I understand they may be predictable losses after the spawn but those losses seemed relatively consistent. That scale has definitely seen a lot of fish over the years and may be getting worn out.

[@QuMuIdk]

The third squirrels name should be Gadget, 😊 keeping with the Chip N Dale cartoon. 😁

[@Youri2]

Yeah that would be a nice name

[@RetroBerner]

Aren't you worried that some of those crawfish will find their way into the pond? Amazing how far it has come in just a hundred days!

[@NomutMaiw]

It's always amazing to see you construct, and this "Dream" pond is the ideal complement to your five-acre pond setup!

[@thomasb4467]

So we went and bought some of the LMNT packs using the BAMA Bass promo. Oh my word is it tasty! We like the watermelon, orange, and grapefruit the best so far.

[@615installations]

Missed not having a Sunday night video lately, but glad you got to take some time off and travel… Always look forward to the “Next Episode” 😊

[@SupercarEnjoyer]

Incredible job, keep it up. No politics, or controversial topics, just relaxing outdoor content and fascinating analysis. You're amazing.

[@greghammett7894]

Nice red shouldered hawk going after the squirrel. Time to cull some bass or add some pickerel or other toothy predator fish to cull baby bass.

[@angellestat2730]

31:32 My favorite part of all your videos, an aerial view of your pond. Love it.

[@susancummings-voncluck9046]

Love the ending with a taste of your Bahama’s trip.

[@rgarlinyc]

Wonderful to see you build - it never gets old - and this "Dream" pond is the perfect addition to your five acre pond installation!

[@YunielRuane]

Gadget is the appropriate name for the third squirrel, in keeping with the Chip N Dale animation.

[@mtyx01]

Can you do extended versions (without the cuts, so we see everything!) Also can you do some webcams on the Pond so we can keep an eye on it 24/7? I do fall asleep with your videos at night. Lovely!

[@BamaBass]

Working on getting some live streams setup

[@mtyx01]

@@BamaBass BTW wife says mini bamabass jr. land missile is super cute!

[@PurpleDrac]

​​​@@BamaBass omg. the cats love your livestream! we used to watch your guys backyard streams on my laptop and they would jump on the bed with their faces glued to the screen !! even mistook it for an aquarium and everytime Cloud saw Shadow the catfish his eyes would get real big! 😂😂😂😂 Can't wait to see the ones @Cedar Falls! 🤠 and for all the new subscribers you're in ☺️for a treat! 🤗

[@amberharmon3522]

Not sure how I stumbled across this channel but I absolutely love it. Your genuine enthusiasm is heard in your voice and your laugh. May God bless all your efforts. Thanks for sharing your little piece of aquatic heaven with viewers!!

[@SimSpark1]

Great job the side pond! I love greg and his team. I am glad i tipped you a long while ago . About the trouts: they are bigveaters, i remember in germany/Austria europe we would eat that the forrellen hof .restaurants where you can puck out your uwn trout to eat. And as children we were allowed to extra feed them, and what they do is giving them omelettes! (eggs), and pellots. It was a lot if fun because they are alwats jumping, much more than base and koi's. We used to watch troats in the rivers in the mountain riverbeds in villages near the bridges, because they know they get fed as well.. so much fun .

[@billhatcher2984]

I'm glad you built the smaller water feature I love the diversity of it I could put a couple chairs around it and I don't think I would ever be board there is so much to learn and watch even if you have seen it before it's still cool

[@ronalddelong2190]

You never fail to impress us with everything you've accomplished with your pond builds. Absolutely gorgeous.

[@gettinghighonfpsgaming345]

SALT WATER BUILD PLEASE!!!!!!! Loved my 400 gallon can only imagine a pond

[@stewartwattson5386]

Would this even be possible? Be cool if so

[@stormysaneCF10]

yeah lol

[@standoortjes3651]

It is possible, but really difficult en to costly. The sun gets a lot of algae in the pond. U need it to be in the shade almost all of the time. I have seen some ponds. But most are close to the sea and they can pump fresh saltwater 24/7. It is possible, but it will be a next level challenge wich might not be worth all that trouble. A saltwaterpon works better/great inside tho.

[@stewartwattson5386]

@@standoortjes3651 , my thoughts to. The Crimson Oak pond is basically replicating what can happen naturally in that climate and space and we see how much maintenance that takes. A salt water pond on same property would really be trying fight nature. I've only done small aquariums but salt water is a big step up in difficulty from freshwater

[@karaleeann1211]

The aquascape pond looks fantastic!!❤❤❤ I love all the variety of Lillies! 🪷🪷🪷🪷🪷

[@dfish346]

Keep stocking trout!!!! Rainbow trout are the reason bass get so big in California

[@ethanwinchenbach7353]

I love Greg's work, it shows how highly you value the pond ecosystem.

[@klcpca]

I LOVE seeing the growth of your pond with all of the critters that have made t their home. My favorite is the "Wild Baby BamaBass" running loose at the airport!!! How adorable was that!!!! ❤

[@RtoioBnoiy]

I'm grateful to folks who do things like this for the environment. God bless, and thank you for sharing.

[@ricardocalderon9823]

I am thankful for people that do stuff like this for the environment. God bless and thanks for sharing

[@hokudadog7637]

You have such a fantastic setup! Incredible research you are doing. That overspill for the pond is brilliantly engineered. So impressed

[@roccocorvo6625]

I love the small ponds landscaping and hardscaping other than that red mulch. I always thought it stood out like an eye sore when I was a kid. All of our flower beds at my childhood home had it. Anyways, keep up the good work! Love the journey

[@Lisatn68]

When I was a kid many moons ago, 😂, I would get excited for Sundays so I could watch The Wonderful World of Disney. Now, I look forward to Sundays to watch BamaBass episodes 😊

[@markissboi3583]

Ponds coming along great & outtakes of the wildlife around it . cheers from Ozstraya

[@Brad-bb2io]

What a life! So happy for you and your family getting to do what you guys love to do you've done some amazing amazing things with your property! love your content! Can't wait to follow along with your new projects!

[@tlynn609]

So surprising to me that you don't have way more subs than 1.04 mill. I know you recently made it to the 1 mill mark but you deserve multi million. Love these videos & look forward to them every week.

[@judycook1918]

Absolutely beautiful pond building. Your crew knew what they were doing. I wish I could have just a little part of that in my backyard. Perhaps I’ll dream a little.

[@tmoneyfivesixace]

no better way to end a sunday than an episode of bamabass!

[@treesandfishing6532]

Comment 17. Congratulations, looking great and cant wait to see what is still to come

[@KeithCooper-Albuquerque]

Thanks for another great video! Your property has come a long way! I'm sure I speak for many that we are waiting for more great content!

[@basedcarp]

bamabass with the absolute heater title for the algorithm

[@jasonbeedon9867]

It’s amazing how much Bamabass enjoys the small pond as well. Love it!

[@ps1497]

This is an excellent quick overview of the entire, amazing build.

[@zhiqiangchen2836]

Thanks for the awesome video! And loved Bahamian conch salad - one of the best tasting seafood dish I've ever had!

[@jacobc392]

I've been thinking about building a small hydroelectric dam on my property once I buy a house. With your engineering background, I believe that would be a great project to undertake in the creek on the farm. I think your viewers would enjoy it, I know I will. It can power the farm!

[@amufdivinsquatch]

I have a water lily in my little 625 gallon pond that regrows and blooms every year. It isn't fancy like the ones you currently have but it is nice not having to replace it every year.

[@mastergunnerysgt1258]

Keep them coming, for I love them and I know that everyone do's the same.

[@johnboggan4390]

Very good video and thank you much. You are blessed. 😊

[@natessocalfishingadventure6988]

Again this is my favorite channel has been for a very long time!!! Thanks for the smiles guys!!

[@telyeash4155]

I wait for these videos every week we just love watching your family

[@GladysGordon-zq1wr]

Interesting perspective, got me thinking!

[@sootysmother8]

Love watching the nature shots

[@ericsmith7783]

Get so excited everytime I see Bama bass pop up, love these videos

[@SD-kt6cb]

I could watch these videos everyday. Thanks sharing this with us.

[@lindabuck2777]

Well THAT was a packed video with ERRYTHANG 😁I don’t know which I enjoyed most! I’m not a big fisher coz my dad got me hooked on deep sea fishing, and lakes were too tame for me lol. It’s the one thing I missed when my folks split. I know all you guys are drooling though lol. Whew-that hawk was a little lackadaisical in his intention so squirrel wasn’t lunch! Sorry I can’t remember all the names. Good to know you’re up on all the care for the fish, it’s a hot summer-maybe they’re eating light too lol. Your son AND daughter are so precious but lookout dad-he’s a runner! Lovely to see you share your Bahamas trip too great place! Thank you🙏🏻❤️🌟

[@ivanrajkovic2765]

Need more videos. I enjoy it! Much love from Croatia.

[@greystark7414]

Thank you Bamma Bass for the great vid. Can't see when you catch that big mamma you released in the 5 Acker pond a few months back

[@dazsboxofwater]

Great video, thanks for sharing , keep up the good work 👏🏼👏🏼👍🏻🫡

[@Josh-kd9pw]

Saltwater pond? that would be so cool

[@DyslexicYoda]

Great to see the evolution of the pond.

[@jakeljohnson8391]

Been watching since the first day of building, crazy you here now, amazing

[@jennpurdy5475]

All you guys deserve an Award. That's simply AMAZING !!!

[@bobbyjones7609]

i love the fact that with all the different predators and literal homes you have made for the animals, that a mouse and his baby have taken over a house and is sleeping in the bed like a king! so great.

[@ToeiuFioua]

What a fantastic arrangement!

[@canbonly1970]

A flock of crows is called a murder of crows.

[@Iv852002s]

That Spider caught a cicada it looks like!! So much life out there

[@DawgGoneOutside]

Such an amazing setup!

[@timwoods603]

My favorite saying of BamaBass's "Got Eeeem" Love the idea of a Saltwater feature. Now that would be cool. Great Video.

[@Strugglinginlife]

Don’t want to be a know-it-all but at 30:45 you were talking about maybe making a salt water build. That shark you were considering is NOT a baby hammerhead shark. That is a bonnet head shark. They only get 18-24 inches large. You should totally build a salt water pond and get a bonnet head shark!

[@PurpleDrac]

That would 😱be so wild! 😂😅 he'll probably load it with some stripers and red drums. Such excellent game fish and maybe the smaller specimens of grouper? Definitely wouldn't go Queensland unless you're wantin @thousand pound monster terrorizing your pond and eating everything in it but bumblebee groupers are pretty nice I've seen those they usually stay within reasonable size but might do a little more research just to be sure. and last but certainly not least adding some 🦈sharks! Most shark species from what I've gathered are nomadic meaning they require to be in open water but might look into some of the smaller species like oceanic black tips you usually see them in aquariums @restaurants throughout central Asia and major seaports like Hongkong and Bangkok 🇹🇭Thailand. 😎

[@mikemiller8440]

Thanks so much for sharing this awesome video with us it was awesome so much fun to watch

[@timf6916]

Very nice, just Love watching

[@josephstinson8017]

Hey, buddy, all you workers did a great job at amazing job. It looks so good. You couldn't have asked for a better place to put it in. You picked a great place. I love your videos you put out. I only watched the ones but there's probably more. There to watch I will finish watching the rest. I just want to say. God bless, it looks really amazing and Keep. The videos coming you have a awesome day.

[@heatheryarbrough5255]

I love these videos . I anxiously await every one

[@67loowit_scarab57]

Heck yeah for the rainbow trout. Thems good eatin!!!

[@SoeinDoay]

Fantastic work, please continue. There are no political or contentious themes here-only enjoyable outdoor stuff and insightful analysis. You're great.

[@stebz13]

I wonder if the bass weight problem has to do with their metabolism and the heat. With the Alabama heat their metabolism is going to be super quick, they might just be burning off energy as quickly as they consume it. It seemed like the 3+ pounders were getting caught in November, when it was cool enough for long enough that they could properly eat

[@brockn7878]

You can find lilies that overwinter. They just brought you tropicals .

[@PurpleDrac]

hell yeah stay in his ear about those! 👍🏽would love to see them in the Crimson Oak. 😎

[@laura143justice4]

Omg! I am totally obsessed!!!! Great job!!!!!!!!

[@TheCommunistBear]

Love learning about bass. To this day the only bass I've ever caught was an accident and it was a fry. I was fly fishing the banks of a small lake with a hopper fly, on my backcast I had a bass fry just barely big enough to eat the fly came flying at my face 🤣 luckily no hook set so it was mostly unharmed, but it still surprises me something that small would attack that fly.

[@WdisaCoenj]

Beautiful

[@PoiutVioe]

We proceeded to purchase a few LMNT packs by utilizing the BAMA Bass promotion. How delicious is it, wowza! So far, our favorites are the grapefruit, orange, and watermelon.

[@charlie__kelly3690]

Keep up the inspirational work my fren.

[@jeffpickett9730]

Would love to see you fish for some with a 6” glidebait. Maybe a cormorant Thrizzard, a Trashy bass Thready, ya, it would be so cool to watch. Really enjoy these pond videos!!

[@WillInWestPalm]

If you want to limit damage to your bass, change out any treble hooks for single hooks.

[@Fishing_Track_Skiing_XC1234]

Every second of these videos keep me entertained

[@drew9738]

I think doing another project like making trails would be exciting and new. I am addicted to this channel and you are living the dream life. Thank you for all your hard work.

[@vermili0n]

So cool… i hipe i can build a small pond on my future property. These ponds are amazing

[@edmartin875]

Fantastic as always. Thanks for making my day. P.S. I may be wrong, but I think crawdads can walk from one body of water to another that is nearby. I had at least 1 walk from a very small creek on the back edge of my back yard about 60-70 feet to a very wet spot in my lawn and dig a hole to do whatever it is they do there. (I finally dried up the wet spot by shoving a handful of Willow limbs down the hole and over the years grew me another Willow tree.) So, I would not be surprised if you found crawdads in the 5-acre pond in the relative near future.

[@Jose-xq5ol]

im 27 and i love watching these videos, those bass are looking good. Healthy deer as well

[@hanzketchup859]

Very very great pond, one of the best, if not the best pond I’ve ever seen.

[@AsijkDniw]

People that take action for the environment like this have my gratitude. Blessings and appreciation for your share.

[@shawnboudry1088]

I'm from Wisconsin,thanks for getting the rocks from here.

[@PurpleDrac]

Such a gorgeous aquatic stone you see them @Bass Pro Shops everywhere and (of course) the legendary Cabela's. Such an amazing stone hard to believe they are exclusively in that part of the country but such an amazing sight when seeing them on display. They go so well 👍🏽with just about anything! 😎

[@jermainejohnson2849]

Thanks for the wonderful contents

[@michaelgreenwood5387]

I ordered LMNT with your link. Hope it helps your channel out