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Agree with Intimidator; we have also found putting them in sets from shallow to deep and with 6 to 15 attractor per set (depending in the bottom contours). Also mixing a variety of types can help make them 2-3X more productive, with "BB"s (brush blocks) with long lasting HARDWOOD limbs shallowest in 6-10 fow, "C" trees deeper and lastly PVC deepest of all. Doing this helps create about an ideal mixture of cover for almost everything that swims, from minnows, juvenile fish, and "big uns". Many species will probably take advantage of this variety through out the year, and they will likely hold fish even as cold fronts roll through...
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I sand plastic buckets so they will attract algae and put 6-8 stakes in each one. These should last awhile but eventually the wood will deteriorate but the buckets should be like a stump field for many years.
I have wiped cooking oil around the inside of some buckets after trimming them so I can reuse them after they've had a few weeks to cure.
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IMHO, You are correct....I believe in sanding all plastic with a heavy grit sandpaper, I use 60 grit. This allows algae to really grip.Originally Posted by Bronson
We pulled up a couple 3 yr old plastic buckets and "pvc trees" that I didn't sand, for a test to end the discussion for us once and for all....it was easy to wipe the lake growth off the plastic and the base material was hardly affected....3 year old plastic "pvc trees", in the same area, that had been sanded, had more growth and it was attached into the grooves, you could not remove the base algae easily....that was enough for me to take the extra time and do it right.
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If it`s worth doing, in the long run it`s probably better to even slightly "over" do it...
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Didn't even think of sanding the bucket! Thanks for the great tip!
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