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When you order artificial fish habitat online, it will be shipped to you via ground and the fees are calculated at checkout. Typically, it takes less than a week for us to process your order for shipping from our facility in Lindsay, Texas. When it does, you’ll receive a confirmation email including your tracking number.
All of Pond King’s artificial fish habitat carries a 10 year limited warranty on any manufacturer defects. While we stand behind our products, we aren't obligated to replace parts that are misused (eaten by otters, beavers, snapping turtles, stolen or tampered with) or damaged due to normal wear and tear. But we love a good story so if any of the above applies to you, shoot us an email (with pictures, please) to let us know what happened.
Have more questions?
We’re happy to answer any questions you may have. Let us help you determine if the Honey Hole Value Packs is right for you.
FAQ
Fish need cover. They either go to it to feed, or they go to it to avoid being eaten. Submerged vegetation is valuable as habitat for predatory species like Bass or Crappie and for forage species like Bluegill. Pond King’s fisheries biologists designed the Honey Hole product line to augment or replace naturally occurring aquatic vegetation to attract game fish (the fish that use cover as ambush to help them feed) and protect forage fish (the species that use habitat to hide from predation).
Our artificial fish habitat is designed for pond and lake owners to help with fish population management without a lot of vegetation control. Natural vegetation can be difficult to control for two primary reasons; Vegetation can take over the environment, Structure can, and almost always does, decay. For those reasons, it’s not always easy to manage naturally occurring habitat. Our fish habitat is intended to provide an effective and affordable alternative to natural cover types for a variety of purposes and objectives. All of Pond King’s artificial fish habitat is safe for the environment, reduces the likelihood of snagged lures, is easy to assemble and deploy, doesn’t decay, and you can find it using your fish finder, so locating your honey hole season after season is a snap.
The Honey Hole Grass, Reed and Dock Dropper ship fully assembled. The other Honey Hole products require some minimal assembly, which can easily be done in your shop or at your pond, but never with any toxic glues!
Absolutely not! The Honey Hole, and the Honey Hole Reed, Brush, Shrub, Tree and Grass can just be tossed into the water from your boat or the shore. You just drop the Dock Dropper from your dock (as the name implies), secure it to your deck and you are good to go.
Pond King’s Honey Hole artificial fish habitat is made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and is designed to be assembled without any toxic glues or adhesives, so yes it is safe for the environment. In fact, given that it doesn’t degrade overtime and minimizes the number of lures snagged that land on the bottom of the lake or pond, some might even say our artificial fish habitat is good for the environment!
Our artificial fish habitat has a higher-than average limb count which results in a lot more surface area for the accumulation of periphyton. Plus, the materials we use to make our habitat are biologically inert, so they aren’t just safe for your pond today, they are safe for the life of the product.
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This Artificial Fish Habitat At-a-Glance chart shows the ideal depth and placement for each type of artificial fish habitat. If you still have questions, give us a call at (940) 305-0490 and our fisheries biologist can help you decide.
Honey Hole Value Pack #1:
The Honey Hole Value Pack #1 includes:
- Honey Hole Nursery (1): Provides protection for newly hatched fry. Place away from regular fishing areas in 2-4 feet of water.
- Honey Hole Grass (2): Ideal cover for early life-stage fish starting to venture out into deeper water. Place in water 4-6 feet in depth.
- Honey Hole Brush (1): As your juvenile fish mature, they'll start heading out into deeper water, but they'll still need cover from predation and a place to start hunting. The Brush is perfect for these fish and should be placed in water 7-10 feet deep.
Honey Hole Value Pack #2:
The Honey Hole Value Pack #2 includes:
- Honey Hole Nursery (2): Protects newly hatched fry. Ideal for water 2-4 feet.
- Honey Hole Grass (4): Provides cover for fish in early life-stages. Ideal for water depths of 4-6 feet.
- Honey Hole Brush (4): As your juvenile fish mature, they'll start heading out into deeper water, but they'll still need cover from predation and a place to start hunting. The Brush is perfect for these fish and should be placed in water 7-10 feet deep.
Honey Hole Value Pack #3:
The Honey Hole Value Pack #3 includes:
- Honey Hole Nursery (3): Protects newly hatched fry. Ideal for water 2-4 feet.
- Honey Hole Grass (5): Provides cover for fish in early life-stages. Ideal for water 4-6 feet.
- Honey Hole Brush (5): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for juvenile fish. Place in water 7-10 feet.
- Honey Hole Reed (1): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for intermediate fish that are making their way into the deeper parts of your pond. Place in water 10-12 feet deep.
Honey Hole Value Pack #4:
The Honey Hole Value Pack #4 includes:
- Honey Hole Mega Nursery (1): Protects newly hatched fry. Ideal for water 4-5 feet.
- Honey Hole Grass (4): Provides cover for fish in early life-stages. Ideal for water 4-6 feet.
- Honey Hole Brush (4): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for juvenile fish. Place in water 7-10 feet.
- Honey Hole Reed (3): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for intermediate fish that are making their way into the deeper parts of your pond. Place in water 10-12 feet deep.
- Honey Hole Shrub (3): Creates refuge for early life-stage fish through the close positioning of limbs, internal shelter, and 12 diamond-shaped holes on the main body. Ideal for water 3-6 feet.
Honey Hole Value Pack #5:
The Honey Hole Value Pack #5 includes:
- Honey Hole Mega Nursery (2): Protects newly hatched fry. Ideal for water 4-5 feet.
- Honey Hole Shrub (3): Provides refuge for early life-stage fish. Ideal for water 3-6 feet.
- Honey Hole Grass (6): Provides cover for fish in early life-stages. Ideal for water 4-6 feet.
- Honey Hole Tree (3): Allows intermediate fish to seek cover and find ambush positions in the vertically aligned holes. Ideal for water 6-10 feet.
- Honey Hole Brush (6): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for juvenile fish. Place in water 7-10 feet.
- Honey Hole Reed (3): Provides cover and ambush opportunities for intermediate fish. Place in water 10-12 feet deep.
Meet life stage and seasonal habitat needs
Fry and juvenile fish tend to stay in shallow waters. As they mature and the seasons progress, they’ll start to venture out into deeper waters. To help them reach the next life stage, it is important to provide habitat at various water depths. And, as summer approaches, the fish are reaching adulthood, while also searching for cooler waters, so they start to head into deeper water. Providing cover at these depths can help reduce the stress associated with heat and oxygen depletion. Our value packs are designed to give you cover at each of these life stages to help your fish thrive throughout the year.
Environmentally friendly and long lasting
Pond King’s artificial fish habitat is made from low (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with UV inhibitors. Polyethylene is a biologically inert material and is the same type of plastic approved by the FDA for use in the food storage industry, so you don’t have to worry about any unwanted toxins. The high limb count of Pond King’s artificial habitat supports the production of periphyton, which is an important part of the food chain. And, unlike "natural" habitat, artificial fish habitat won’t rot, decay, or overrun your fishery. It’ll be there each season, just like the season before.
