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    I am in the process of building some PVC trees. They will be around 5' to 6' tall with branches about 30" long. Do yall think 20 lbs of concrete would be plenty to hold them in place or should I use more.
    Also if I were to sink them in a river bend should I put them on the outside of the bend or inside?

    Thank in advance.

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    I've wanted to ask the same question. How much weight for the death star in 20 ft. of water.Also is 3 enough to drop in one place, or should I drop more.This will be may first time . Thanks Alot
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    I've been sinking bamboo condos in the lake using about 40-50 lbs. of cement. The bamboo has alot of bouyancy and they sink just fine. I wouldnt think the PVC would be as bouyant so 20-30 lbs should do OK as long as youre sinking in a lake with no current to speak of.
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    I only have a little bit of experience with sinking PVC and what I've done has been back in the bays out of any current. PVC will sink by itself (schedule 40) so I didn't use any weight whatsoever. A very easy job compared to sinking pallets or brush. I just wonder how long it will take the PVC to grow algee and start attracting crappie in 20' of water? My stuff has only been down a couple of months. Good Luck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by markd85
    I only have a little bit of experience with sinking PVC and what I've done has been back in the bays out of any current. PVC will sink by itself (schedule 40) so I didn't use any weight whatsoever. A very easy job compared to sinking pallets or brush. I just wonder how long it will take the PVC to grow algee and start attracting crappie in 20' of water? My stuff has only been down a couple of months. Good Luck.
    Mark
    THE ALGAE WILL START GROWING AS SOON AS YOU PUT THE STUFF
    IN THE WATER, HOW FAST IT GROWS DEPENDS ON THE TEMPERATURE
    OF THE WATER. IT DOESNT GROW MUCH IN WINTER OR EARLY SPRING.
    I THINK IT IS OVERATED FOR ATTRACTING FISH. ALGAE BEATS NO ALGAE
    BUT THE FISH COME TO THE COVER. THE MINNOWS ALGAE ATTRACTS
    IS AN ADDED BONUS. IF THE FISH ARE ALREADY IN 20' OF WATER
    THE PLASTIC SHOULD ATTRACT THEM WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
    IF THERE IS OTHER COVER CLOSE BY AT THE SAME DEPTH IT MAY
    TAKE LONGER. ITS HARD TO SAYS BECAUSE EVERY SITUATION SEEMS
    TO BE DIFFERENT, BUT I DONT THINK YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A FULL
    GROWTH OF ALGAE. JUST MY THOUGHT, I'VE BEEN WRONG BEFORE AND
    PROBABLY WILL BE AGAIN, WIFE KEEPS REMINDING ME OF SUCH.

    REGARDS
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    Everyone seems to talk about algae. I fish a Reservoir that has no weeds and I don't think has any algae. It's loaded with bait fish and zoe plankton. we catch crappie in the summer and winter in the 20 to 35 ft. depth range. Most algae I've seen in most lakes is green. When we pull something up it has a clear brown look and is slimmy. We also have almost no current and they don't drop the lake.
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    I reckon I should of made my question clear, I was refering to river bends in a reservior (Sam Rayburn). Dont know if that changes anything. Do these areas still get the strong currents?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Henman
    I reckon I should of made my question clear, I was refering to river bends in a reservior (Sam Rayburn). Dont know if that changes anything. Do these areas still get the strong currents?
    20# should be more than enough when dropping in a lake. The curren tends to be spread out more because the dam is drawing from the lake as a whole. Only if you are placing in the far upper end of the lake where the river enters and creates the lake should you have concern. Once the river has dispered into the lake, the current tends to stabilize quite a bit. A very windy day will cause a current that might be opposite of normal flow direction. Also, the amount of cubic feet per second being released would contribute to the amount of current within the lake.
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    Thanks for the response thus far. I've kind of have the idea that if I scuff up the pvc alittle bit with sand paper it might help speed up the algae process some. Maybe I can bribe my oldest son into the job.

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    i have the same ? as crip47. how much PVC do you sink in one area? on a river bend....i was thinking about puttin one in the river and 2 on the outside of the bend. but what about a bay? would you start skinking PVC in the back of the bay? or in the mouth of the bay?

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