I live in South West Georgia and we have very hard rock/clay soil but when I go visit my brother in South Carolina, every yard has beautiful grass and all grown with this red dirt... it's creepy seeing it in real life and I had no idea how plants could actually grow in that soil... It's just like regular dirt, just red
Finally got around to checking out the backyard build. Been watching the 5 acre build since day 1. Figured I'd watch some of this before you finish the third pond. Good stuff, bud
Greg's team is top notch. I figured they would have it in within an afternoon, but you went full out on this sucker. Giant pond, enough to swim in. Looks great. Can't wait to see the Bass released to the new home.
As a lifelong resident of Alabama, I find your endeavors so interesting! Also, those bream are getting some size on them! Kudos to you my friend I look forward to watching more from you as I will be a subscriber. Thank you!
You, sir, are living the dream! And in Ohio no less... (I grew up and lived in Cleveland for part of my childhood so Ohio is one of the states that I can call home...I now reside in the state where ur rocks came from) ... Any boy (girls, too but I can only speak for the many boys who thought like I did) who has EVER held a fishing pole have had dreams of having their very own bass pond... I remember fishing like CRAZY on an almost weekly basis on Lake Erie in both Cleveland's waterfront as well as Sandusky ...not sure about rn, but back in the early 90's, Sandusky was THE SPOT for non-stop yellow & white perch...we'd have 3 to 4 hooks per pole and would be reeling them in with a fish for every hook ! It was insane and I've never experienced fishing that good anywhere else so far... And can't forget the walleye... Only awesome thing about WI are the bass, Pike, muskey, and salmon... At that time, I'd pray that I'd at least hook one fish on the edge of the mouth so I could keep it alive to throw in my aquarium at home... The dream was to have a pond like yours where I could toss in fish I caught.... Big props and tons of jealousy!
Them in a few years: *recreating the amazon rainforest in my backyard!!* Them in a decade: *reconstructing the ancient mayan civilization in all its glory in my backyard!!!!* Them in a few decades: *rebuilding the library of Alexandria and its contents in my backyard!!!!*
@@top2not2___ It was a super big library in Egypt that just up and disappeared. It contained a LOT of knowledge and records which we don’t hav access to any longer. Its a major mystery because we just don’t know what was in it exactly, snd where it went. I mean it was the thing people would travel across oceans to see, but there’s not any written records from people to where it went. If you want to look into it you won’t regret a thing.
@@wynterfir I believe the Library of Alexandria, or a large part of its collection, was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war in 48 BC. It was rebuilt, but dwindled over time. Politicians rarely want to spend money on libraries or the arts. It was finally demolished in 391 AD. It was one of the greatest libraries in its heyday and it’s a shame more people don’t even know of its existence. 🤗🤗🤗
Thank you for posting your journey with this pond. I learned so much more from the guy in the grey shirt in a 14 minute video than I have watching probably 10-20 other fish pond builds. By the way, I agree-they made a crazy amount of progress in just one day and the rocks y'all picked were beautiful!
This is just like pouring concrete in Missouri!! You've got the line of guys "Looking busy" in the clay/Wasting their time while the machine actually sets the pace for the day! Looking busy XD well I'm young, so years of working smart will save my back while they cry about breaking down
In my country, we don't have Dirt... We have sand. And if there's a place with dirt it's always yellowish brown. And dry af. I love in Jordan. It's not the most pond friendly place
You already invested in that, you might as well drill a well bamabass. Then you can tie that into your main line into house also and delete your water bill completely.
@@andrewh3177 well pumps will not effect electric bill that much. I was a plumber for 10 years and used to replace pumps and lines. Most of the pumps i used were 10amp running off 120v
The initial fill will be spendy but after that natural rainfall will reduce the need for adding large amounts of water. The biggest expense will be the ongoing electricity consumption from the pumps.
Yep, that'd be the best route, add some treatment to remove any harmful metal etc. Rain and snow should be enough to replenish macro nutrients on occasion from what might get removed in treatment that makes the water safe for the fish. (very important to plants, not just the fish their selves.)
Aquascape in upstate NY put out Koi Pond in, but now in a new home and no pond, and feeling sad. Always enjoy sitting by the waterfall and feeding the Koi and hearing the falls, I had 4 falls. This looks about size we had, around 10000 gallons. Enjoy.
Or things to build when you work your face off and save up and sacrifice and make the right decision in your life so you can have nice things, would work also.
Firstname Lastname is allowed bud this is not a “nice thing” it might look cool but it’s the definition of useless if someone’s gonna work hard at least spend it on something useful
@@wilsonfishingclub5197 you're a member of a fishing club and you're talking about uselessness? I love to fish, but seriously spending tens of thousands of dollars on a bass boat with all the electronics & expensive rods and reels, to go out and catch and release fish all day? Sometimes the most useless things are also the most fun. 😊
I’m a civil/environmental engineering student and I cant say how awesome this video is! I would absolutely love to do something like this when I graduate, your sustainability guy has the life! What a cool job, might be sending u guys a resume in the future hahaha
I believe some people use a heat gun but it may differ depending on the material and such. Idk why I'm replying since this was two years ago lol. So, just thought I'd tell you in case you were still wondering. Have a good day (or whatever time it is where you live at.) :)
searching the comments for that, because I tried sealing two liners on a very small pond and one tiny crease screwed me. I watched those frames over and over and cannot for the life of me understand how that holds water at all.
That is so cool I didn't know that Greg wittstock the pond guy is a Ohio State fan awesome GO BUCKS and the pond looks awesome and is going to look awesome
Wow, that must be a great place to dig...all that red clay looks like a dream to work with. Where I live here in PA the dirt is all filled with glacier rock. You can't dig an inch without hitting a rock and some of them are so big you need an excavator to pull them out.
Look how red that dirt is incredible
gotta love the red clay
I live in South West Georgia and we have very hard rock/clay soil but when I go visit my brother in South Carolina, every yard has beautiful grass and all grown with this red dirt... it's creepy seeing it in real life and I had no idea how plants could actually grow in that soil... It's just like regular dirt, just red
It's like that in North Carolina too.
Plenty here in Aus, feels like mars every time.
I live in New Hampshire. And our dirt is like 3 shades of brown. Dark, darker, and darkest. Lmao
Amazing what a herd of Dad's can do...
lmfao
@@dylansmemes260 stop being gay
Not like 80s Dads, My Dad and his brother dug an Olympic pool by hand in one week, finished the pool in a month with no heavy Machinery.
@@somebodyoncetoldme6557 you wanna hook up some time, just two dudes fuckin? You keen???
Technically we are all apes and apes roll in troops. A troop of dads can get a lot of stuff done!
Finally got around to checking out the backyard build. Been watching the 5 acre build since day 1. Figured I'd watch some of this before you finish the third pond. Good stuff, bud
i dont plan on making a pond anytime soon if ever, but listening to Ed explain everything is truly interesting.
Greg's team is top notch. I figured they would have it in within an afternoon, but you went full out on this sucker. Giant pond, enough to swim in. Looks great. Can't wait to see the Bass released to the new home.
(Still) coming back and watching some of these. Some great memories!
@@PurpleDrac oh yeah really? Why does it have to be "black"?
This wouldn't be Alabama without some guy named Bubba.
or ohio
Sergeant Seven
I jUsT FucKeD Ma cOuSIn
XD yeahhhh....true
So it's Alabama, I thought it was SC with the red clay and sago palm.
Sweet Home Obama
Whoops, wrong movie...
“The Pond Guy” loves him some him.
hogsandsooners
😂😂
Get da fuk outta my chair ya doosh
Kinda guy to interrupt his kid’s first words.
Obnoxious douche that peeked in high school lol
@@Xait lmbo
As a lifelong resident of Alabama, I find your endeavors so interesting! Also, those bream are getting some size on them! Kudos to you my friend I look forward to watching more from you as I will be a subscriber. Thank you!
That was a lot easier watching that from my air conditioned living room 😉
Welcome Bamabass to “Living the Aquascape Lifestyle!”
Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy LSU
Lets gooo O-H!!
SpyDerPr0Digy 83 I-O
Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy probably a lot less profitable though! Nice work sir
Greg Wittstock, The Pond Guy How much is a small pond
Always amazes me how great these ponds look when you get them rocked out. Good work guys.
Great job on part 1! It was an honor to be a part of your amazing project. Can’t wait to see the next vid👍
Thank you for all of your hard work! You guys are the best!
Used a shovel myself kids helped saved a ton great pond guys
this whole process is absolutely amazing!!!
lojo.fishing it funny because Every video I watch u have committed on we have good taste 😂
@@emersonperkins3189 same here
Cause he's amazing
Southern folks know the struggle of red clay all too well. Thank you for showing us this awesome pond build!
Awesome guys!!! Bonnie and Clyde are going to be in heaven..wish y’all the best !!
You, sir, are living the dream! And in Ohio no less... (I grew up and lived in Cleveland for part of my childhood so Ohio is one of the states that I can call home...I now reside in the state where ur rocks came from) ... Any boy (girls, too but I can only speak for the many boys who thought like I did) who has EVER held a fishing pole have had dreams of having their very own bass pond... I remember fishing like CRAZY on an almost weekly basis on Lake Erie in both Cleveland's waterfront as well as Sandusky ...not sure about rn, but back in the early 90's, Sandusky was THE SPOT for non-stop yellow & white perch...we'd have 3 to 4 hooks per pole and would be reeling them in with a fish for every hook ! It was insane and I've never experienced fishing that good anywhere else so far... And can't forget the walleye... Only awesome thing about WI are the bass, Pike, muskey, and salmon... At that time, I'd pray that I'd at least hook one fish on the edge of the mouth so I could keep it alive to throw in my aquarium at home... The dream was to have a pond like yours where I could toss in fish I caught.... Big props and tons of jealousy!
Please post tomorrow this is awesome. I’m a future civil engineer/future pond owner myself! This is really great!👏🏾
Them in a few years: *recreating the amazon rainforest in my backyard!!*
Them in a decade: *reconstructing the ancient mayan civilization in all its glory in my backyard!!!!*
Them in a few decades: *rebuilding the library of Alexandria and its contents in my backyard!!!!*
I love you, I love history too. Some people don't even know what's library of Alexandria
@@kkaran6693 what is it?
@@top2not2___ It was a super big library in Egypt that just up and disappeared. It contained a LOT of knowledge and records which we don’t hav access to any longer. Its a major mystery because we just don’t know what was in it exactly, snd where it went. I mean it was the thing people would travel across oceans to see, but there’s not any written records from people to where it went. If you want to look into it you won’t regret a thing.
*then
@@wynterfir I believe the Library of Alexandria, or a large part of its collection, was accidentally burned by Julius Caesar during his civil war in 48 BC. It was rebuilt, but dwindled over time. Politicians rarely want to spend money on libraries or the arts. It was finally demolished in 391 AD. It was one of the greatest libraries in its heyday and it’s a shame more people don’t even know of its existence. 🤗🤗🤗
Wow, I've never seen red soil like that before. Wow that's almost creepy and amazing looking.
Thank you for posting your journey with this pond. I learned so much more from the guy in the grey shirt in a 14 minute video than I have watching probably 10-20 other fish pond builds. By the way, I agree-they made a crazy amount of progress in just one day and the rocks y'all picked were beautiful!
Make it as big as possible because territorial bass will hog a huge area so if you don’t make the pond big enough the bass will still fight
WesleyAPEX yea I don't think it is big enough for those two bass the video might not do a justice of the pond though
They did live in a 300 gallon for a while
Right,,,,,,, well they need minimum about 2 1/2 acres,, don't think they're going to make it..
WesleyApex Your the best baseball youtuber
How do fish fight
Wow......that's for mentioning me.....was a huge pleasure u letting me help u guys with this project...... THANK YOU
Nice pond😍I dug mine by hand 100% a one man Crew.
This is just like pouring concrete in Missouri!! You've got the line of guys "Looking busy" in the clay/Wasting their time while the machine actually sets the pace for the day! Looking busy XD well I'm young, so years of working smart will save my back while they cry about breaking down
Freakin epic!!! Yall are goin to have 2 of the happiest bass in the country!!
As a Geology student it's very satisfying to hear these guys talking about rocks and stuff.
Now THAT'S a Pond! This is going to be AWESOME!
Man, Friday night with nothing to do and I find your channel. This is great! Love watching this pond get built.
I know it's weird to say but I LOVE y'alls dirt. I live in Texas and our dirt is ugly brown and dry.
william massey i was thinking the same thing, they have really nice soil there
I live in east Texas and that's how our dirt looks
In my country, we don't have Dirt...
We have sand. And if there's a place with dirt it's always yellowish brown. And dry af. I love in Jordan. It's not the most pond friendly place
I live in Georgia with lots of red clay
writhe86 tell me about it I’m digging a pond with just a shovel and with just me and wikers it’s hard
And now, a lake! Amazing progression over the years.
You shipped 24 tons of rocks!? That’s half the project cost right there!!
Wow bama! Crazy to see where you started!
Rest In Peace your water bill
Damn that’s a decent amount of
Likes 👍👍😩😩
You already invested in that, you might as well drill a well bamabass. Then you can tie that into your main line into house also and delete your water bill completely.
@@andrewh3177 well pumps will not effect electric bill that much. I was a plumber for 10 years and used to replace pumps and lines. Most of the pumps i used were 10amp running off 120v
The initial fill will be spendy but after that natural rainfall will reduce the need for adding large amounts of water. The biggest expense will be the ongoing electricity consumption from the pumps.
Surprisingly it doesn't cost much to fill the pond and run it
Yep, that'd be the best route, add some treatment to remove any harmful metal etc. Rain and snow should be enough to replenish macro nutrients on occasion from what might get removed in treatment that makes the water safe for the fish. (very important to plants, not just the fish their selves.)
Aquascape in upstate NY put out Koi Pond in, but now in a new home and no pond, and feeling sad. Always enjoy sitting by the waterfall and feeding the Koi and hearing the falls, I had 4 falls. This looks about size we had, around 10000 gallons. Enjoy.
They’re hustling. Can’t wait to see the finished product.
This video should be titled "Things to build when you have too much money" 😂
Preeech...
*too much land 😂
Or things to build when you work your face off and save up and sacrifice and make the right decision in your life so you can have nice things, would work also.
Firstname Lastname is allowed bud this is not a “nice thing” it might look cool but it’s the definition of useless if someone’s gonna work hard at least spend it on something useful
@@wilsonfishingclub5197 you're a member of a fishing club and you're talking about uselessness? I love to fish, but seriously spending tens of thousands of dollars on a bass boat with all the electronics & expensive rods and reels, to go out and catch and release fish all day? Sometimes the most useless things are also the most fun. 😊
I enjoy watching you video's your talented and fun to watch keep up the great work and bless your awesome family brother
Crazy looking red dirt
Randy Bryant clay? lol
imagine what that does to carpet.
Welcome to the south :) That's all we have down here.
Tropical dirt lol looks very similar to a lot of dirt in Maui
ZZ430T56 not in south florida
Why is it so satisfying to see that scoop dig through the dirt like a hot knife through butter.
Awesome, that was fun to watch! I built a pond in my backyard too, breeding koi and crayfish.
Hello from Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Thanks for sharing your great video’s please keep them coming.
Omg im so excited, B&Cs new pond is going to be amazing!
Aqua blue stones wow 😮
Looks like Greg the pond guy just runs his mouth and does nothing while everyone else works. Props to everyone else that built this.
Very interesting topic, way too much talking! Ruined the video hearing those guys performing and trying to impress everyone with their knowledge.
Guys that wear visor caps usually have a big mouth.
I thought the same thing, he should be in used car sales, I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw him
dumb fucks this is what the video should be talking and teaching how there building a bass pond wank sticks.
Seems coked out
I’m 15 and I thoroughly enjoy watching these types of videos, Why? 😂
Follow your interests and teach yourself.
"i can still feel the heat comin off this big bad boy right here" i say the same thing to my turds
Those 2 guys are in every major pond build
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY FAVORITE FISHING TH-cam CHANNEL
I’m a civil/environmental engineering student and I cant say how awesome this video is! I would absolutely love to do something like this when I graduate, your sustainability guy has the life! What a cool job, might be sending u guys a resume in the future hahaha
That red dirt u have is awesome. Amazing video as always
I love the sound of the locusts. Truly a southern thing..
Im Bob Vance, Vance Refrigeration.
Hey Bob, what line of work are you in?
Oh gosh lol even when he’d talk to phyliss he would say that
hey bob........ AND........
Lmao I thought the same thing
Those Aquascape guys do build great ponds and waterfalls!
Those pond guys look like a blast to hang out with. I hope they get a ton more business because of you guys. I'm sure they will. Love the pond
These pond guys are the largest/busiest water feature business in the country.
Yes, they were a blast and some of the nicest, genuine people you’ll ever meet!
@@bamaliz3361 they look annoying like "shut up dumbass" and just work
Nice pond! Small world man, I met Greg at GIE 2017 and I realized this project was over in the estates. Very cool man!
Greg does some awesome jobs!
Cant wait for some topwater feeding shots
These guys need a tv show!!
Hopefully we get the part 2 tomorrow for tank Tuesday
OHHHH I DIDNT EVEN THINK IF THAT that'd be awesome
Good shit my man. Eagle money! Good for you. Not many people can say they have stacked bass pond in a fenced yard!
This is going to be such a cool pond 👍
I never would have thought dirt could be so beautiful.
You inspired me to get my first tank
what a cool project, seems like a nice bunch of guys doing it also, ty for the vid
Woooo!! It's finally happening!
You guys must be engineers! This is so cool, what fun! Work hard play hard, great job!
Knowing that rock came from my state to make this beautiful pond makes me very proud
That Red clay is just fabulous!
The next episode couldn't come any sooner!!!want to see how this turns out!
I won't make you all wait until next week. I hope to have Day 2 out in the next 2-3 days.
BamaBass 👏👏👏
BamaBass why did I read that in your voice lol
That is the dream to be able to afford a quality pond like this in your backyard... one day.
We know we're home when we see that good ol' Alabama red clay#RollTide
Steven C Red clay is in the piedmont from Virginia down through N.C., S.C., GA, and then over to Al.
Steven C d
Idiot
@@stomp999 - Says the moron whose life revolves around pot & cars.
Yooo these boys went STRAIGHT to work ! 💪🏾
I’ve dreamed of doing that since I started fishing I’m jealous
Me too!
I lol everytime you said “the filter goes here” man with a plan!!! I love it! Great video
I waiting to see the finished pond. 😍😍😎🤙
What's a bass-pond building video without a guy named Bubba! Love it!
Would love a pond like this connected to an aquaponics system connected to a drip irrigation system in my garden!
Don't ever connect a down spout to a pond or even irrigation; shingles are poison to fish!
I love to watch getting things built. This was great!
Ehh homework can wait
Nice sized backyard. The pond is gonna make it look even better.
I haven’t seen dirt that red since I lived in Kenya.
I am planning to build my own pond in my backyard.. it help me a lot.. thanks for this video..
That's one hell of a subwoofer.
Beautiful build, can't imagine the cost on the rock, I'm thankful my property has a LOT of rock and boulder that was free :)
Loved the video cause of the comments! Thanks guys
Son: Dad, I want a pond in the backyard...
BamaBass: Hold my beer 🍺
Good to see a Alabama TH-camr!!!!
How did you seam together the liner panels?
I believe some people use a heat gun but it may differ depending on the material and such. Idk why I'm replying since this was two years ago lol. So, just thought I'd tell you in case you were still wondering. Have a good day (or whatever time it is where you live at.) :)
searching the comments for that, because I tried sealing two liners on a very small pond and one tiny crease screwed me. I watched those frames over and over and cannot for the life of me understand how that holds water at all.
Wow I didn't know that you met Greg the pond guy when building your backyard pond. He has shown some really cool pond builds.
2 minutes in and I can tell you that I do not like Greg Woodstock "The Pond Guy"
You can tell he's the alpha of the group.
@@JohnDoe-qq8et which makes the rest a bunch of betas
7.12 in and I had to find this comment.
Idk y but he seems like a sociopath to me xD
It's relay nice work
Man that is one heck of a crew.
This is so cool 👍🏾me and my pa were just talkin about starting a TH-cam channel about our farm like if you thank we should 👍🏾
Ohhh those boulders are beauties!!!
I love watching the videos you guys are awesome and amazing hope one day to meet you I love the fishing video to 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That is so cool I didn't know that Greg wittstock the pond guy is a Ohio State fan awesome GO BUCKS and the pond looks awesome and is going to look awesome
12:31 what is he doing.
He humpin da rock
I died
Wow, that must be a great place to dig...all that red clay looks like a dream to work with. Where I live here in PA the dirt is all filled with glacier rock. You can't dig an inch without hitting a rock and some of them are so big you need an excavator to pull them out.
It would have been nice to see if/how there was a seal between the sheets of pond liner. Is leakage OK?
Wow, that's looking really good.
Green sunfish and perch in the 300!
And Moby
I say Crappie and Pumpkinseed
i knew you guys had to be in alabama when i heard what night sounds like at 13:21 lol