Aquatic Vegetation Groomer | Cattail Cutter

PROS: This thing is a beast! Was able to assemble and start cutting weeds in about 20 minutes. Since this works both underwater and out of the water, when using underwater, we removed the guard and were able to cut in both directions. When using out of the water, leave the guard on! Up here in Northern Minnesota, we have a lot of heavy thick cattails. We tried cutting and pulling by hand. Could not pull or cut hardly any of them. The AVG cut through them like butter, including the previous season dried and dead cattails, which are impossible to pull by hand. Some of them were 1" x 2" thick and very tough. The AVG cut through them without a hitch. I particularly like the ability to get right down into the foot of much we have and cut them off at the base. Also, we ran it for several hours and used less than a gallon of fuel. CONS: It's a two-cycle so you have to mix gas & oil. You have to be VERY careful not to dip the motor into the water. The price of the float option seems high, so we didn't get that. Probably should have. Would have made it much easier to get out to the deeper water. OVERALL: VERY happy with it. I would highly recommend the AVG if you have tough weeds and a lot of them.

I was skeptical on buying this but I am glad I did. It works great on any weeds you can get to. From grass to cat-tails it will cut it. Very happy with this purchase.

We have 600ft of waterfront. At least half of it is covered in aquatic weeds. I have spent 2 years trying to clear it with my lake rake, with very little success and a lot of back breaking work. In 3 days I was able to clear most of it. I am a 55 year old woman. If I can do it anyone can! The rake zilla was also helpful and absolutely necessary. My weeds were so thick I had to constantly rake so I could continue. I had a quote to have a commercial harvester come do it for $16,000. Although this product is not cheap, it is so worth it. I had also tried my own stihls weed eater with every attachment I could find. It always got wound up and stuck in the weeds. If you are worrying about the price like I was, please know that I am so happy! I wish I was able to show you before and after pics.

One grim day, we found about 2000 sq. ft of a floating bullrush island that a hurricane had jammed into our cove. To make a long story a bit shorter, the AVG saved us. While standing on plywood on top of the weeds, I used the AVG to cut it into 3' x 8' pieces. The stuff was about 18" thick, a mass of tangled roots and mud, but the AVG sliced right through it, with a bit of effort. Okay, a lot of effort. I could only stand doing it for 3 hours in a given day. Over time, I cut and then hauled about 70 - 80 of these chunks up and out of the water with a winch. It was a workout, and it took me a long time, but getting my waterfront back made it worthwhile. I couldn't have done it without the AVG. It's powerful, light for what it is, and super reliable. Worth every dime.

I ordered my Cattail cutter online Friday morning. Selected standard shipping. It arrived in central Florida Monday morning. Very fast!