Pvc Trees Do They Hold Largemouth?

[laker67]

I have pvc and brush. One nice thing about pvc, you do not need weights to sink it. Brush seems to be better day in and day out. Roughing it up is probably a good idea. It took a couple of years for algea to stick on the slick pvc.

[Blazerman]

I used to collect christmas trees every year and sink them. One thing we used to do is lay them on the bank for a few weeks to dry out and then burn them. After that all the needles would be gone and they would have bigger openings between branches. That way they wouldn't turn into a solid mass in the water like they will with the needles still attached.

[Old plug]

are they larger pipe ? I didnt know if it would make a difference being as it seems Largemouth seem to like them big logs

I have large PVC bed on LOZ made of 4 " pipe works for both bass and crappie. I do not think much of buried Xmas trees they do not last long. When ever possible I like to sink fresh oak limbs the best is the tip tops of the oak if you can get them. But if the limb has enough thick branches I will use it. I drug one into the lake last year with a main limb boat about 6"in dia and 20 ft long. They are real heavy. They go right done no weight deed and they stay put. Crappie do not always relate to brush though.

[Old plug]

One more thing about brush a lot of people think you put it down and the fish zoom right in . Brushing is a skill like most other things. And it is a lot of work to do it right.

[Champ188]

One more thing about brush a lot of people think you put it down and the fish zoom right in . Brushing is a skill like most other things. And it is a lot of work to do it right.

Got that right. I've done it successfully but it does take a lot of work, you need the RIGHT brush (pin oak can't be beat for bass) and you better be prepared for certain piles to never hold fish. That's just the facts of life.

[Old plug]

I like to star with a pile out farther then build them in a line up to shallow water. I will go along with the pin oak we must do not have many of them here. I have cut saplings like you see at the edge of the woods some of them can be real nice as well.

[gitnby]

speaking of Christmas trees. if you see an old fake one that someone is throwing out, or if you have one you don't use?

They work great! You can bend the branches any which way, or you can cut a few off. you do need to weight them down, though.

The one I put out was great! tied the top to half of a cinder block, dropped it down top first, and then tied the bottom to support rail on dock.

Held crappie and bass for several years.

Unfortunately, I have no idea where it is now? Last flood, it broke loose.