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    I am planning on putting out some crappie beds soon. I am going to make them out of pvc. I have heard that pvc can be hard to find in the water. I know a lot of you fishermen have come up with a way to make pvc more visible under the water and easier to find on your graphs. Since I promise not to steal the locations of your beds could you give me an ideal of how to sink mine and easily find them next time I look for them.

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    Dont make them easy to find....

    Good electronics and marking your waypoints and your secret is golden!
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    Here's one out of fiberglass.

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    Fill these pvc attractors with concrete for max visibility.
    If stealth mode is what your after tie them to a concrete block instead.

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    Sand the pvc and mark it with GPS it will show up if I was u I would also make some out of wood stakes I think they like wood better I like to mix mine with the pvc and wood
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    Anything hollow...I.e.- bamboo or pipe is much tougher to locate through sonar.. Like Slabin said mark it with GPS


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    All I can say is I've sunk pvc structures and I absolutely can't see them with down scan or side imaging. I thought trapping air inside the pipes would make them visible, but not the case for me.


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