Thread: PVC Not Working

I have pvc out but it dont hold fish! I put cane out in the same area, full of fish with in a week! I also have wood out and I have better luck with the wood, holds fish almost year around. The cane want. Put two piles out today. ( wood ), can't wait to fish them.

I agree I like cane too. It brings in fish fast, but I have noticed it isn't around too long

If I had to choose between PVC and a brushpile the pile would win about every time. Usually you stand more of a chance to catch numbers of fish in a brushpile. BUT, in my experience with stakebeds, I really can't tell a difference in the PVC or wood. Sometimes their in both, sometimes their in one or the other, sometimes their in neither. There are few absolutes in fishin'! Thanks.
Mark

Porcupine structure

I am not saying this is perfect but I do think it is better at mimicking the natural thing. Personally, if I had a lake to place such structure in I would use green or black PVC and there would be multiple sections that went back and forth and in and out and every which way. Enough cover to not only attract crappie but to get the bait fish and other food supplies to inhabit the structure at the same time. Could even take some sort of shallow blade and cut groves all up and down the PVC to give places for moss, algae and other plant material to get a hold in. Cut big holes in the PVC pipe for bait fish to hide in and crayfish.

Is everything I see straight up and down to limit lost jigs and lures?

I know, I know nothing about attracting crappie to structure but I do know a little about attracting plants and critters to it. Just me 2 cents I guess but I think there is room for a lot of improvements that will improve even the commercial one's production a lot.

Wood outproduces pvc 10-1 for me.......gonna stick with wood in the future.

I make plywood forms so I can make the bases wider. The forms are angled 15 degrees so I can get them out. I use 2 80# bags for 3 16" x 16" forms. They have to cure 7 days or they will break apart.

i dropped some where i have caught lots of fish and then about six months latter went back dropped my camera down and they had algea hanging all over them but no fish that was a year and a half ago still no fish i am all about wood even just a oak limb pretty good in size a cinder block and peice of wire and fish will be on it in no time. just my 2cents

Placement is the key factor here in My opinion I normally put mine where bait fish stay? then I keep the location's baited for bait fish. they produce better this you have to remember about 10-15 % of the water holds 90% of the fish!