I just started putting out stake beds this summer trying to get'em ready for fall fishing. None of them have been out long enough to do much good, yet. I have a questiion about the types of wood used. I have been putting out mostly poplar and some oak, since that's what I've been able to pick up from the furniture factory scrap piles. Do you know if poplar is a good wood to use? I've used canes, bamboo, and wild schrubs (hedge bushes) with good results, but if the poplar strips don't work, i don't need to be wasting time putting them out. Thanks