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re: Live Croakers for trout
Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:26 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:26 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
ANDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
They taste good!
Don't catch trout? Eat the bait!
They taste good!
Don't catch trout? Eat the bait!
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Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:28 pm to Fishhead
We would if we got the right size. We got a huge speck when we used one for bait. I want to say it was around 8 or 9 pounds.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:29 pm to la_birdman
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I want to say it was around 8 or 9 pounds.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:29 pm to la_birdman
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I want to say it was around 8 or 9 pounds.
You know the rules...
Posted on 6/18/12 at 6:38 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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You know the rules...
I was around 16 at the time, no idea where the pics are.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 8:31 pm to Fishhead
Why Croakers catch larger trout possible explanation:
LINK
It is wikipedia, so take that for what it's worth.
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Small trout eat large amounts of shrimp and other crustaceans. As trout become larger, their diet shifts toward fish, the larger, the better. Studies in Texas and Mississippi show that really big trout strongly prefer to feed on mullet; a large trout will find the largest mullet it can handle and try to swallow it. Often the mullet is half or two-thirds as large as the trout.[2]
LINK
It is wikipedia, so take that for what it's worth.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:14 pm to dpd901
Well that only tells us that large trout prefer minnows, not specifically croaker. I believe a trout will spit out a mullet to eat a live croaker.
Posted on 6/18/12 at 10:14 pm to Fishhead
Best trout fishing i have ever done was using croakers in grand isle. usually dont have any throwbacks using them..
Posted on 6/19/12 at 7:47 am to Fishhead
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spit out a mullet for a croaker
no wayPosted on 6/19/12 at 7:52 am to Fishhead
Bigger bait catch bigger fish. Croakers and Pogies FTW.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:23 am to Topwater Trout
We always get shrimp and cocahoes... But I hardly ever catch with on a cocahoe.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:34 am to Fishhead
Live croaker FTW. IF there are trout they will hit a live croaker.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:36 am to MSG
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But I hardly ever catch with on a cocahoe.
We never get shrimp. Not sold at our marina. Kill them with cocahoes.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 10:05 am to Topwater Trout
That's crazy, I guess I just don't feel as confident with one. I know people that use nothing but cocahoes too, and slay the trout.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 10:29 am to bayoudude
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Live croaker FTW
Damn near every speckled trout rodeo in the eastern half of Louisiana for the past 15 years has been won on a live croaker
Posted on 6/19/12 at 12:30 pm to treble hook
Few times I have used croakers, sure we'd catch monsters, but we also caught a crapload of hardheads.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 1:06 pm to jimbeam
As soon as they start dying you got to put a fresh one on or they become a hardhead/stingray magnet.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 10:29 pm to treble hook
Are y'all buying your croakers or catching them yourself? If catching yourself what method are you using to get enough for bait? I have an absurd amount of live well space and would like to give them a try sometime.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 10:38 pm to Topwater Trout
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cocahoes
Pretty much the most awesome live bait ever. They are so fricking tough. We had one live in the livewell for 3 days in just enough water to cover the drain plug.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 11:31 pm to Mr Mom
Got to catch then yourself. Too expensive to buy that many live
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