Catfish Trap

For nets, current actually makes them more challenging in my opinion. Because you're always dealing with trash getting in the nets. And you get a rain and your river jumps up then your nets get destroyed.

Slat traps it doesn't matter as much because they just sit on the bottom. I have found that in current they silt in pretty quick. So I try to set mine on Sandy or gravel bottom rather than silt.

I have found that with slat traps if you will hang them upside down and raise them one foot off the bottom your success will greatly increase. Get a rope and tie a brick or cinder block about a foot from the throat. Drop trap straight down and pull it up a foot til the string gets right on the cinder block Catfish like to feed upwards into the trap

Worked wonders for us in an area we were catching a few each time just setting it on bottom. Started putting it standing up and filled the trap each time

No Colors Slat Trap Tutorial:

You can get your Traps from Cheryl in Angie LA (just look on Facebook Marketplace) or from Nets and More in Jonesboro LA.



In Mississippi you have to have a commercial fishermen license. Cost is $35 for the year. I then order dog tags from Amazon with my name and commercial license number on them. These have to be attached to the trap. Wire is best.

Here is my bait bag with dog tag inside my trap.



For bait I am a big fan of the Power Bait from Nets and More. It is a blend of soybean meal and cheese. It comes in dry blocks that are easy to handle. Just cut them into thirds and put them directly into the trap, or into a bait bag. They are 100x cleaner and easier to handle than stink cheese.



Then you just set the traps in the usual spots. A deep hole. Where a creek or a culvert flows into the lake. On a sandbar, etc.

In the winter you can check them once a week. In the summer, probably every two days is best. If there are Catfish around, your traps will be full.

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I'm thinking of trying out a net/trap in a 75 acre lake (private). It's loaded with catfish and the gar population is out of control

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What type of net or trap would you recommend for a first timer?

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Post the coordinates here. Lake will be under control in no time

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Ignore him, hea a troll.