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re: what is the best way to catch snapping turtles
Posted on 6/21/12 at 10:06 am to Preys on Gumps
Posted on 6/21/12 at 10:06 am to Preys on Gumps
so there is a nice size bayou behind my house and i hardly ever do anything with it. ive pulled some small bass and small aligators out of it.
never thought about turtles. love to eat em.
tell me more about this turtle catching device!!
never thought about turtles. love to eat em.
tell me more about this turtle catching device!!
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Posted on 6/21/12 at 10:08 am to beenHADdat
We usually use milk jugs and chicken livers, throw them out at night and come back in the morning
Posted on 6/21/12 at 9:55 pm to chief420
what type of hooks do u recommend?
Posted on 6/21/12 at 9:59 pm to beenHADdat
If you can catch you some bream before you bait yah lines. The bream heads work awesome if your after turtles. Thank me later! Good luck!!
Posted on 6/21/12 at 10:05 pm to beenHADdat
You can build a trap out of 6" PVC pipe and chicken wire. Make a 5x5 foot square out of the PVC and build a fairly good sized box under it out of chicken wire. Put a 2x4 across the top of the square straight over the middle with overhang off each end. Put a board off each end running down into the water. The turtles will walk up on the board, and jump off in the trap. They can't get out.
Posted on 6/21/12 at 10:13 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
ive seen pictures of those, might have to try it... thanks downshift
Posted on 6/21/12 at 11:50 pm to tigerdup07
quote:Or a piece of meat hanging from a branch (and above the water) with some treble hooks hanging too. While it paddles to get the meat it'll get caught on the treb's. A guy from Pine Prairie told me a cat was very good bait to hang.
tigerdup07
tie a trot line to two objects and keep it suspended about 2-3 inches above the water. bait with chicken hearts.
quote:Truth.
Preys on Gumps
Stake a trot to the bank with a weight on the end. Don't be afraid to throw it in the trash.
Posted on 6/21/12 at 11:51 pm to beenHADdat
Works like a champ and it's cheap. The only problem is that if you let it fill up with turtles, you're gonna have a hell of a task on your hands to get it back out the pond.
Posted on 6/21/12 at 11:58 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Basking turtles, yes. You won't catch narry a snapper though.
You can build a trap out of 6" PVC pipe and chicken wire. Make a 5x5 foot square out of the PVC and build a fairly good sized box under it out of chicken wire. Put a 2x4 across the top of the square straight over the middle with overhang off each end. Put a board off each end running down into the water. The turtles will walk up on the board, and jump off in the trap. They can't get out.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 12:03 am to Geauxtiga
Maybe use a 2x8 or something so the bigger turtles want to get on it?
Put one end of the board close to the bank?
We've caught a few with that trap, but it may not be as effective as what yall are suggesting. The only way I've ever caught snappers was to see one on the bank or in a ditch somewhere and grab it.
Put one end of the board close to the bank?
We've caught a few with that trap, but it may not be as effective as what yall are suggesting. The only way I've ever caught snappers was to see one on the bank or in a ditch somewhere and grab it.
Posted on 6/22/12 at 12:42 am to beenHADdat
You want to catch a snapping turtle? Like with your hands?
Screw that.
You're only going to mess up once before you ask yourself "why am I doing this?'
My suggestion is to try to catch the regular painted turtles or something.
Snapping turtle will mess you up if it gets ahold of you.
Screw that.
You're only going to mess up once before you ask yourself "why am I doing this?'
My suggestion is to try to catch the regular painted turtles or something.
Snapping turtle will mess you up if it gets ahold of you.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 10:52 pm to beenHADdat
The OB provided enough beta (and inspiration) in this thread for me to be successful today.
I've never fished for turtles.
Caught one snapping turtle near Geismar, LA.
Trot line to stake on bank. 5 eye hook with chicken gizzards. Got it around sunset.
Thanks guys.
I've never fished for turtles.
Caught one snapping turtle near Geismar, LA.
Trot line to stake on bank. 5 eye hook with chicken gizzards. Got it around sunset.
Thanks guys.
Posted on 6/27/12 at 11:42 pm to W
pics
Posted on 6/27/12 at 11:52 pm to SenseiBuddy
It's not huge, 10# - 15#.
What's the quickest, easiest site to host photo?
What's the quickest, easiest site to host photo?
Posted on 6/28/12 at 12:01 am to OntarioTiger
Posted on 6/28/12 at 12:04 am to W
start a photobucket account...free....
upload pics to it
open pic in photobucket
hit the img button on the photo
come to TD and reply to thread....see the img --->
right there to the right of the reply message box?
paste your link in there...make sure there is only one[img] in front and behind the link...
your pic is posted....
upload pics to it
open pic in photobucket
hit the img button on the photo
come to TD and reply to thread....see the img --->
right there to the right of the reply message box?
paste your link in there...make sure there is only one[img] in front and behind the link...
your pic is posted....
Posted on 6/29/12 at 10:20 am to SenseiBuddy
Waited until I caught another one for photos.
I think the dark one is a 'loggerhead' snapping turtle and the lighter one is an alligator snapping turtle.
Both tasted divine in the sauce piquant.
I caught both in Ascension Parish, on different days.
*No size limit
*1 turtle per day, per person, per vehicle.
I think the dark one is a 'loggerhead' snapping turtle and the lighter one is an alligator snapping turtle.
Both tasted divine in the sauce piquant.
I caught both in Ascension Parish, on different days.
*No size limit
*1 turtle per day, per person, per vehicle.
Posted on 6/29/12 at 11:10 am to SenseiBuddy
Had to tie the bigger one to the truck. They will climb out of the bed and you'll want to slap yourself.
Posted on 6/29/12 at 11:13 am to W
Posted on 7/1/12 at 3:16 pm to yellowfin
Caught another loggerhead yesterday and will hopefully catch another one today.
The first two turtles (pictured above) made a decent sized sauce piquant.
I'll post photos of the second pair soon.
Nevertheless, I've read that there are seven types of meat in one turtle.
Can the OB name the types?
The first two turtles (pictured above) made a decent sized sauce piquant.
I'll post photos of the second pair soon.
Nevertheless, I've read that there are seven types of meat in one turtle.
Can the OB name the types?
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