Thread: pvc vs other

I prefer pvc over about anything else. You will hear a lot of other opinions. For me they are harder for others to find, I rarely hang up and they do hold fish. THE BANDIT

I like the concept of them, fewer hangs and less obvious of depthfinders. But sorry , they just have'nt produced as well for me. I favor wood stakebeds , then it's Persimmon Tree Brushpiles, and then Bamboo. All in this order,Slabbandit and I are suppose to build some wood stakebeds from pallets. We will try to post pictures .

How do you sink the pallets/stakebeds?

pvc skums over in about 2 mo.s i like em but my wood beds still are no 1

Originally Posted by NIMROD

I like the concept of them, fewer hangs and less obvious of depthfinders. But sorry , they just have'nt produced as well for me. I favor wood stakebeds , then it's Persimmon Tree Brushpiles, and then Bamboo. All in this order,Slabbandit and I are suppose to build some wood stakebeds from pallets. We will try to post pictures .

I agree they havent produced for me as well as the brushpiles I have placed. The most fish I have caught off the pvc is three keepers at one time, some of the brushpiles I have caught as many as 15 keepers on one. I am sure location is a factor but I feel like I get more return for my time and work on brushpiles.

Originally Posted by FishingDog

How do you sink the pallets/stakebeds?

Avoid the heavy pallets, takes too much weight to sink. I tie a rock or block to each corner and drop overboard. They don't need to be big ,just place several close together.

I put in about 8 PVC condos and found time to be the best I ever saw. Last summer (2006) we caught crappie off of them all summer in 100 degree heat in about 8 ft. of water. Limited out (36) many many times before noon. So I my experience is that PVC is the best or all the rest here in Oklahoma.

I talked to the state rep over some lakes in Ky and he did not favor the pvc, he said that he has dived and actually looked at them and they did not hold as much fish as regular wood, I was really excited about the pvc until I heard that. Where can I find bamboo ?