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| what is the best way to catch snapping turtles Posted by beenHADdat there is a canal that runs through our hunting lease and wanted to try to catch turtles. i've never done it before and need some advice/tips. i would like to try without traps first then maybe purchase some later if i think it would be worth it, but if using traps is the best way to do it and they are not very expensive i will try it.  on 6/21 at 6:34 amhelp me out! Reply • Back to Top |
| why you wanna catch em? You should probably just watch animal planet and nat geo for a couple days and that'll teach you all you need to know. Reply • Back to Top |
| i want to eat them Reply • Back to Top |
| tie a trot line to two objects and keep it suspended about 2-3 inches above the water. bait with chicken hearts. good luck Reply • Back to Top |
| guess i should have mentioned i will be doing this from the bank, no boat. tiger, how long do u let them sit? overnight? Reply • Back to Top |
| I think the Turtleman from Kentucky just walked around in the water til he felt them under his feet. Then he would pick them up and throw them on the bank Reply • Back to Top |
| haha yea that aint gaw happen Reply • Back to Top |
| Crossing the road Reply • Back to Top |
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| ride around the country when they're draining rice fields, you've never seen a coonass hit the brakes faster than when he sees a snapping turtle crossing the road Reply • Back to Top |
quote: I almost got into a fist fight over a big softshell crossing the road. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: I've seen 2 men argue on the side of the road about a turtle. Pretty damn awesome Reply • Back to Top |
quote: legit reason to fight to the death imho Reply • Back to Top |
| heres a good youtube video with some tips LINK Reply • Back to Top |
quote: I got the turtle and they still haven't heard from Ole T-Ray. Reply • Back to Top |
quote: this with a piece of cut bait always got me a few turtles. Reply • Back to Top |
| Live buffalo is the best, cut bait if you can't find it. Stake a trot to the bank with a weight on the end. Don't be afraid to throw it in the trash. Them big turtles love it. Reply • Back to Top |
| Im thinking soap or beef jerky hanging above the water will be lights out for turtles Reply • Back to Top |
| turtle man - "you might find a bull frog or two...a fish attack, plus uhh maybe a snake" camera man - or typhoid turtle man - nah that be water snakes... Reply • Back to Top |
| You are right about a coonass and brakes – was headed to the Atch towing a 20’ boat when we spotted a nice snapper crossing the road … The coonass with me – yells stop stop so I layed on the brakes trying not to jack knife the trailer – I stop and coonass takes off out of truck like a spotted ape back to turtle. Too late … a Nissan sentra (not towing a boat) stops a lot faster and coonass w/o teeth stepped out grabs the 50+lb turtle and tosses it in the trunk and takes off. My coonass comes back and looks like someone just ran over his dog ….. he looks at me and says “man dat sucks – it was a nice turtle – no way I can tell my daddy bout dis he would be pissed” – he also thought I should have stopped faster. I probably could have but must admit that stopping for turtles was not part of my growing up so I was a little slow. BTW he and his daddy made a kick a** sauce picante so I was disappointed we missed the turtle too Reply • Back to Top • Refresh |
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