Ok i need honest opinions about pvc beds
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Ok i need honest opinions about pvc beds
I prefer pvc over about anything else. You will hear a lot of other opinions. For me they are harder for others to find, I rarely hang up and they do hold fish. THE BANDIT
I like the concept of them, fewer hangs and less obvious of depthfinders. But sorry , they just have'nt produced as well for me. I favor wood stakebeds , then it's Persimmon Tree Brushpiles, and then Bamboo. All in this order,Slabbandit and I are suppose to build some wood stakebeds from pallets. We will try to post pictures .
How do you sink the pallets/stakebeds?:)
pvc skums over in about 2 mo.s i like em but my wood beds still are no 1
I agree they havent produced for me as well as the brushpiles I have placed. The most fish I have caught off the pvc is three keepers at one time, some of the brushpiles I have caught as many as 15 keepers on one. I am sure location is a factor but I feel like I get more return for my time and work on brushpiles.Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Avoid the heavy pallets, takes too much weight to sink. I tie a rock or block to each corner and drop overboard. They don't need to be big ,just place several close together.;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FishingDog
I put in about 8 PVC condos and found time to be the best I ever saw. Last summer (2006) we caught crappie off of them all summer in 100 degree heat in about 8 ft. of water. Limited out (36) many many times before noon. So I my experience is that PVC is the best or all the rest here in Oklahoma.
I talked to the state rep over some lakes in Ky and he did not favor the pvc, he said that he has dived and actually looked at them and they did not hold as much fish as regular wood, I was really excited about the pvc until I heard that. Where can I find bamboo ?
down south!! Actually saw a patch between Greenville ,SC and Atlanta on the side of Hwy 85. It is around you just have to look for it. I have a huge patch down the street at this Korean church that is on the edge of there parking lot. Does grow wild down here and is around
newblade...when the pvc and wood slime over, how can a fish tell what's under the slime? The DMR in our state actually PROMOTED plastic fish houses and how to build them at one time. Now plastic 55 gal drums are an issue in our state and they had to outlaw them because of handgrabbers, etc. But I would think plastic is just as good as wood or anyhting else once it's slimed...As for wood and boo, well they are natural materials so I would think they work quicker but not better in the long run. If anything the boo would be gone soon.
Ask your DMR guy this? How many times did he dive on these beds? the fish just not might have been there when he was.
I like whatever I can find free. We have been getting free pallets and breaking them down to use for stake beds. If I can find a load of PVC at an auction and the price is right, I'll take it.
Free, I agree. I hate to throw good money in the river on purpose. I do enough of that by accident.Quote:
Originally Posted by mduncan62
My PVC worked good the first year. Hasn't done much good last couple years. I believe brushpiles are the bestest ever and always will be. They just a pain in the tailpipe to fish sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by sac-a-lait
Can you take the pallets apart and nail them to another to form a stakebed? Anyone done this and does anyone know what kind of wood is in a pallet normally? What about pine 2x4's, like left over from building a house?
I dropped 3 Bill Dance Porcipine Fish Attractors made from PVC and I've also dropped 8 homemade PVC stake beds this summer, I haven't had much luck off of any of them. I'm hoping next year they will pay off once algae takes a foothold on them. Brush always seems to produce its just a pain to sink.
you might want to try something like this if you have 2x4s even so i found 1x2 to work better...just make sure you done use treated lumber.. i have a bed on one lake thats bout 40 buckets and probably 30 yards by 30 yards and usually stays loaded
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at what depth and place in the lake do you sink these? What kind of wood is that?
i have used pine cedar and fur... all depnds on your lake how deep you sink them.. i stick most of mine in 6-12 foot of water just depends onwhen you plan to fish em mainly