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Offline criveraville

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #30 on: June 15, 2012, 11:08:18 pm »
Clint you may even catch some snakes in that trap. That would be an added bonus  :laugh:

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #31 on: June 16, 2012, 12:10:24 am »
i've been wanting to make on for crawdads in my creek.  Nice trap. dp
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« Reply #32 on: June 16, 2012, 12:18:28 am »
Clint,if you are catching chubs on a hook you are on the right path.chubs are great for flatheads.they tend to like live fish baits.channels and blues like stinky baits.my biggest flatheads where caught on slabs of carp that i shot on that same body of water.carp that i shot else where didn't work as good as the ones i had shot there.i guess they smell different.i have caught 4 over 50 pounds.channels and blues love the cherry chicken.the last time i used cherry chicken at the gun club,i caught 17 and the smallest blue was 8 pounds.it works brother.hope you catch a bunch buddy.
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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #33 on: June 16, 2012, 10:12:03 am »
now I'm all messed up!  I thought I was going to focus on my bowfishing, but now all I can think about are these whisker fish!!
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Offline beetlebailey1977

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #34 on: June 16, 2012, 01:10:01 pm »
Cant beat Catalpa worms when they are out.  If you use the chicken livers cut squares of panty hose to wrap around them then secure on the hook.....they will stay on a long time and not fly off.
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #35 on: June 17, 2012, 12:07:28 am »
The minnow trap works great.  I threw two dinner rolls in it and left it in the creek for 2 hours.  When I pulled it out, there were 25 perfect sized bait fish in it. 

I cleaned out my tackle box today and got some new line, hooks, and weights on my way in to work tonight.  I went with the braided spider wire.  On the back of the box it says its made from Dyneema.  That sounds familiar.  I got 50 lb test for my small poles and 65 for my big one.  That should do it. 
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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #36 on: June 17, 2012, 12:16:06 am »
Quote from: osage outlaw on June 17, 2012, 12:07:28 am
The minnow trap works great.  I threw two dinner rolls in it and left it in the creek for 2 hours.  When I pulled it out, there were 25 perfect sized bait fish in it. 

I cleaned out my tackle box today and got some new line, hooks, and weights on my way in to work tonight.  I went with the braided spider wire.  On the back of the box it says its made from Dyneema.  That sounds familiar.  I got 50 lb test for my small poles and 65 for my big one.  That should do it.

 8) when do you leave?  taunt lines, dp
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Offline osage outlaw

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« Reply #37 on: June 17, 2012, 12:18:44 am »
Monday.  I can't wait
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Offline Kpete

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #38 on: June 18, 2012, 02:19:26 am »
sounds like the catfish are in trouble.   My grandad and I used to fish lakes at night from a row boat with chicken livers and did well.   Since then I have done better on fresh fish live or cut bait.   With minnows I sometimes cruch the heads and break the belly open before hooking them.
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« Reply #39 on: June 18, 2012, 02:47:46 am »
The fishing trip might be postponed.  I'm in the ER hooked up to an antibiotic IV.  This morning I noticed a bug bite on my upper inner thigh.  It got bad quick today.  They are doing a blood test to see if it is MRSA.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #40 on: June 18, 2012, 11:57:17 pm »
Once caught a 5 lb channel cat that had a nearly full-grown barn swallow in his belly.  I caught him on a #1 Mepps spinner just under the bridge where the swallows were nesting.
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« Reply #41 on: June 19, 2012, 12:44:53 am »
Dang it Osage!

Sorry to hear that!
Prayers out for your Speedy Recovery!

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Offline YosemiteBen

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #42 on: June 19, 2012, 03:34:33 am »
Osage - hopefully it aint - had it once dont want it again! 
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Offline TRACY

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« Reply #43 on: June 19, 2012, 12:54:49 pm »
Man Clint, I hope your okay! Almost sounds like a recluse bite reaction :P

If you get back to catfishing, live bait for flats and blues and all the above for channels. I will add seining crawfish (normal and soft) along with helgrimites.

Take care and get better!

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Re: need catfish bait ideas
« Reply #44 on: June 19, 2012, 03:38:48 pm »
Dang Clint!!!  You OK?  Thinkin about you Buddy. dpg
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