Thread: PVC Not Working

I keep 10 stick pvc "trees" bundled up ,layed over on their side for a week or so in shallow water and they will be covered with alge. then take them to area of best intrest . cane or boo trees seem to go away the first time the floods come but pvc still there maybe not standing, but there, with fish

PVC must work for some because too many people post good results. As for me, I have gone over to strictly brush. I've had poor results with pvc, plus I can't hardly find it with my fish finder.

Brush piles all the way!

I've had it both ways, PVC is good but not great . xmas trees don't last long. Pallets are really the best if not too sticks.

I wonder if those static dusters you can get at Dollar tree would work? Just a thought.

I was wondering if willow would be a good choice for wood and a longer lasting material short of using cedar. I know the stuff we have around here does not rot very fast compared to most other woods and the tannins might be a huge draw for fish and food for the fish.

We put out alot of pvc structures that were over 8 feet tall. Some of them were the corregated stuff that you would think woud hold more algea. We have caught fish off of them but not nearly as many as the wood brushpiles we put out. I think willow is a real good choice and persimmon too. I think the more limbs the better. I'm sure any structure will work in some spots. I tend to think the most important thing is location, location, location.

I've had good luck w PVC>

wood all the way for the best and fasted results

I've put out, boo, pvc and wood. Boo did ok till someone moved them. Wood still produces after three years. PVC been down three years and have caught one bass off them. I guess it has to have something to do with the water, whether it has a current, or stands still most of the time. I put my PVC in a big cove on the lake fairly close to the main channel. Maybe it just hasn't grown the algae that a more calmer water would grow. Just a thought.