Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Creating habitat using waterhoses for habitat

Am considering concrete a 2 inch pvc pipe in a 5 gal bucket and have it be 4 feet tall. I will drill a lot of holes and have 300 ft of old vinyle waterhose. My question is I realize it will probably kink and hang down but do you think it will work or not be worth all the trouble?? With 300 ft of hose I could make more than plenty of these attractors.Any advise??

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Cedar trees weighted down is a lot easier to get and do than all the work involved in making the other. I put some cedar down near the shoreline and one day there were fish in it. Trees should last prob at least 10 years
Pat W

Some primary benefits using PVC structure is that it is mobile [can remove and replace if necessary], lasts a lifetime, and snags are reduced/eliminated. I wonder if the hose would be snaggy?

Cedars are ubiquitous and free per Pat's suggestion, but can be frustrating to fish around for young anglers [and even some older ones!] due to snags.

I think the hose option would be cool, but maybe see how snaggy it is prior to installing?

I would think it depends on how rubbery the vinyl is. If its soft like tires, might snag just as easy. Not the same as PVC. TJ has a good idea of testing it first.

I don't think it would be as droopy and as prone to kinking in water as it is on land.

Somewhere here on the forum (it may be in the structure/fish cover thread in the archives) is a picture of x-mas trees that were placed in a pond. Pictures IIRC were taken at 1, 3, 5 and 10 year intervals to show how they degraded over time. PVC won't do that.

Thanks to all. I have several different water hoses. I will try to use the smoothest texture ones. Good point about snagging. Especially because I like to throw crankbaits a lot.My shallow end to the pond has a lot of 4 foot water. To place all my cover in 5 foot water it would seem it would all "gang up" towards the center of the pond. That's not right is it? My deep end is 12 foot.My 3 tire triangles will only stand about 3 foot high. Should I just use those? Most photos I see of ponds on the forum you cannot see the tops of the habitat. If I make pvc trees only 3 foot tall would that work.?? Seems like if you could see at least a little of the tops it would be easier to fish. What do you think. I need to get all this stuff in this weekend because we have our first big rain coming on next Tuesday. I know its not going to fill the pond but at least I wouldn't have to be working in mud.

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That will tell you more than what someone can type.

It depends on what you like to see in a pond. Personally I don't like to see the cover sticking out of the water. Whatever sticks out, the fish can't utilize.

If you like throwing cranks, I'd strongly consider PVC if the hose ends up being snaggy on the treble hooks.

That, and the herons like to use it .