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catfish traps
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:30 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:30 am
Anyone have any pointers on fishing for catfish with wooden slat traps?
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:39 am to slipsinker
Ive done this for years. You can catch ALOT of fish in them. They need to be in moving water and the nastiest, stinkiest and stickiest cheese you can find is the best bait. Pack the cheese under the throat all the way up to the gap in the slats and make sure it on the bottom. Throat goes down current, of course. If the traps are new they'll need to be soaked until they sink on there on. Sometimes they need to soak long enough to turn dark in color before the fish really go in them.
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 10:43 am
Posted on 6/13/14 at 10:44 am to slipsinker
Where do you plan to fish them?
Posted on 6/13/14 at 11:01 am to dragboatscott
Everything dragboatscott says
Stinky cheese
Stinky cheese
Posted on 6/13/14 at 12:50 pm to dragboatscott
plan to fish them in north la. Thinking about making Caney the first episode in the saga. Also, thanks for the advice..something I always wanted to try.
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:25 pm to dragboatscott
dragboat is right on
if you are making/buying new traps you are going to need to soak them in a pond or similar for a few weeks at least, probably longer
i never could get fish into a new trap
if you are making/buying new traps you are going to need to soak them in a pond or similar for a few weeks at least, probably longer
i never could get fish into a new trap
Posted on 6/13/14 at 3:48 pm to slipsinker
Have a little patience with them. Once they turn dark, pick your spots and let them fish for 3 days during the summer. Whatever fish you catch will probably die after that. I leave mine down for a week during the cool months. Move them around if you don't catch. Once they do make some room in your freezer. Good luck
Posted on 6/13/14 at 4:03 pm to slipsinker
Caney lake would not be my first choice for them. You would probably do better fishing Darbonne creek/"little Darbonne"
Posted on 6/13/14 at 4:34 pm to mcpotiger
You are probably right about Caney..the jet ski's don't generate enough current for catfish traps
Posted on 6/13/14 at 5:32 pm to mcpotiger
quote:Without knowing a thing about Caney Lake, I would agree.
Caney lake would not be my first choice for them.
Definitely need a current for them to work. At least in my experience. I think Wick catches in a canal along his property. I assume there is some water movement in it.
This post was edited on 6/13/14 at 5:33 pm
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