Thread: Poor Boys PVC Structure!

Originally Posted by zappaf19

Due to the fact I live in Indiana we don't have bamboo. Do your hooks snag themselves or do they just drag across like PVC?
Bill

That's the reason I cut all the branches off, so the hooks will slide like PVC... the should be fairly jig and minnow rig friendly.:D

Looks great, we pefer a little smaller cane and leave on all limbs with leaves intact.

Originally Posted by GCD

That's the reason I cut all the branches off, so the hooks will slide like PVC... the should be fairly jig and minnow rig friendly.:D

The joy of the small flexible cane branches are that if a hook is caught around one of the limbs, you just give it a little tug, and the hook slides up the branch and comes right off, will not snag, plus gives mor "brushy" feel/look to it and IMO attracks more fishies (bait and craps)

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Looks great, we pefer a little smaller cane and leave on all limbs with leaves intact.

Originally Posted by LMBarnett

The joy of the small flexible cane branches are that if a hook is caught around one of the limbs, you just give it a little tug, and the hook slides up the branch and comes right off, will not snag, plus gives mor "brushy" feel/look to it and IMO attracks more fishies (bait and craps)

I knew someone was going to say that!:D.. and it's true to a certain extent.

... but I fish a lot of minnow rigs, especially in the winter... and even the small branches will pull your minnow off the hook.

I think the next ones I make will have 4 smaller canes in the middle with leaves and branches on, but still use the 8 bigger canes on the outside. I'll compare and see which works best.

I'll be dropping these 2 to a spot, so it's gonna be a pretty good amount of canes per spot.

Just got in from drilling the 1/8" holes in the canes, 2 per joint... one at the bottom and one at the top (about 30,000 holes I think), these things aint gonna disapper right after I drop them with all those bubbles.... prolly still be bubbling this time next month!:D

That extra shovel full of portland per bag of concrete mix worked good for a quick set.... that stuff is harder than Chinese arithmetic on page #99 right now!!!

You Got That Right Cp

Originally Posted by rocket rich

You Got That Right Cp

Do "push aways" (from the table) and hit the gym!

... you'll be surprised!!!

Watch the power lines going down the road. I get a visual here!:D

Sunday afternoon I looked at Midwest Crappie and the segment on fishing over the porcupine structure. I had a brain f@#$, why couldn't I build something similar.

I took 5' of Sch 40 4" pipe and using a 7/8" spade bit drilled 5 holes spaced 12" apart. I then rotated the pipe 90 degs dropped down 4-5" and drilled 4 more holes. I took some 10' pcs of 1/2", cut them in 2, slipped em thru the holes and pegged them with a deck screw. The finished structure looks like a cedar tree on its side with the trunk supported by its limbs. The fish can suspend around the limbs and they can hang underneath it as well. I will use a 4 or 5 # weight since the structure doesn't weigh much. I can conceal 6 in the boat including weghts and no one can see it. I just need a battery op drill and a fist full of screws. It took about 30 minutes to complete