re: How to catch snapping turtles in a pond.

Have any otter recipies for when he is done?

If that lil shite is killing off all these tasty sauce picante guys I want to cook his arse.

1 drain pond
2. shoot turtles
3. retrive turtles
4 build a fire
5 get a pot
6 make soup

I use a 1/0 worm hook baited with plain old breakfast bacon. I set the baited hook right at the edge of the water where minnows, small bream, etc. can't get to it. I attach the baited hook to a 3 foot length of very small diameter aluminum wire attached to a piece of rebar stuck in the ground. You can actually see the bacon grease disperse immediately when you put the baited hook in the water. Snappers can't resist that breakfast bacon.

quote:

---

I use an empty water bottle, fishing line about 16" in length and hook.

Cut some bream up and bait

When bottle is moving....you got your turtle.

I've caught 3 snapper head this way.

---

Great way to catch catfish.

quote:

---

Sounds like a great way to catch a dog.

---

Only the ones without collars.

Trapping them is your best bet...... either by turtle trap or hoop net.

Pics or it didn't happen

Trying to upload pics now.

Good. Got a beer can or a pocket knife for a scale? Looks like a throw back.