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  1. 02-27-2010, 03:01 PM #1
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    Default Poor Boys PVC Structure!


    What do you use when you don't have the money to buy PVC to throw in the lake?... use Hugh Jass cane!

    What I thought was a little Switch Cane patch on the side of the interstate turned out to be a small forest uf Giant Cane! I was surprised when I pulled the truck to the side of the road and walked down with my trusty bypass loppers.

    I've been working on these for the past couple of days.


    I made 6 of them. They about 10' tall and have 12 canes in each one.

    Like I said, some of the canes were huge and stood about 25' tall... most of the canes are half stalks.


    I used scrap plywood for the base forms, and leftover screws from a deck project. The bases are 12"x12"x4"= 1/3 cubic foot of concrete = 50 lbs.

    I estimate they weigh 75-80 lbs. each

    I made my own quick setting concrete with regular sakrete and an extra shovel full of portland cement per bag of crete.




    The angle of the canes is 22.5 degrees. I used my power miter saw to cut the angle just below a joint node.

    I hope the Crappies like them!
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  2. 02-27-2010, 04:04 PM #2
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    they look good to me
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    good looking structure, those would be great for deeper water
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    Look good.
    Will look better when you start pulling the crappie off of them!
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    Don,t forget to drill some holes in the cane so water can get in makes them weigh more & not as boyuant. Tags.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sailfish1 View Post
    good looking structure, those would be great for deeper water
    I plan to put them on humps that come up from 25' to 15'.

    Quote Originally Posted by i-catch-cartags View Post
    Don,t forget to drill some holes in the cane so water can get in makes them weigh more & not as boyuant. Tags.
    I plan on doing that after the concrete sets up, one at the bottom and top of every joint, 1/8" diameter... should look like a Jacuzzi when I drop them.:D

    I have enough portland leftover to make 6 more, I'll prolly drop them at the bottom of the humps in the 25' depth.

    After all is said and done I'll have about $4 in each one.

    Thanks for the kind words folks!
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    It would bust my colostomy bag to lift those.:p
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    great looking if i was crappie i would hang out around them but i would be the one looking for the baits with hooks in them lol
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    i-catch-cartags is right on the money. Drill some holes in each section of the cain to let out the air or they will float away in just a little current. I made one with a five gallon bucket full of concrete and it stayed in place until a massive rain and the current took it out of the bay.
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  10. 02-27-2010, 10:49 PM #10
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    Those are some great looking structure, like who needs wants PVC when U can get cane like U got. Really like your structures.
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