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Reply With QuoteBamboo is easy and I think it works faster, but hardwood lasts longer for sure. We use willow when we can find it all leafed out in the summer.
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What last longer, i have access to bambo, and can get hard wood, bambo seems like it would be easier to handle but i have never used it and am not sure how log it would last under water.
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Bamboo is easy and I think it works faster, but hardwood lasts longer for sure. We use willow when we can find it all leafed out in the summer.
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Willow works but does not last long , leave any on surface where beavers find they will eat it . My favorite is Hardwood or Cedar which has been trimmed of all small stuff smaller than your finger or even bigger . Bigger in diameter the longer it lasts . I have seen fish move on Persimmon or Oak right away . Bamboo will be nothing but poles in months .
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Hardwoods if you have access to them. Cedars aren’t bad either and have used cane in the past. A biologist in S.W. Arkansas dove on some of their cane piles they put out several years ago on a lake down there and he said he was very surprised how well they held up. They were going to place hardwoods or cedars near the cane to refresh the piles. I have also heard that some folks make piles out of ironwood. Very dense wood that I bet would last a really long time underwater. Hard to find a good supply of ironwood though.
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Hard to access but Iron wood has tiny curly limbs but once they are gone the trees work well . When first dropped in we call them Spider Traps , cause they make Spider Riggers cuss when they run into one !Originally Posted by D10
