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re: How to catch snapping turtles in a pond.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 7:13 pm to TIGERBAIT84
Posted on 10/16/14 at 7:13 pm to TIGERBAIT84
You know how to clean one when you catch a bigger one? That is important. I'm available for hire. The fee is as follows: you bring beer and turtle to my house and I'll clean him. You haul off guts. My daughter gets to keep the skull.
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Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:04 pm to tenfoe
That sounds like a deal.
I've never cleaned a snapper only a few soft shells. Can't imagine much difference?
I've never cleaned a snapper only a few soft shells. Can't imagine much difference?
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:08 pm to weadjust
quote:He said snapping turtles, not strippers. Snapping turtles don't sun. tan.
The turtles would crawl up on the board to get some sun. The weight of the turtle would cause the board to tip down and drop them in the drum. You may have to add some weight on the bottom side 2x6 over the drum to make it tetter totter the turtle into the drum.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:10 pm to diat150
I doubt a basking trap is going to work for any snappers.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:13 pm to TIGERBAIT84
If you are west of the atchafalaya river you need to talk to geauxtiga about cleaning her for you. I think he charges $10/lb.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:17 pm to tenfoe
quote:I've watched some youtubes on it and think I could but I'd only clean on halves. *wink*
If you are west of the atchafalaya river you need to talk to geauxtiga about cleaning her for you. I think he charges $10/lb.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:36 pm to TIGERBAIT84
quote:I posted this a while back.
I've never cleaned a snapper only a few soft shells. Can't imagine much difference?
One method to clean snapping turtles (with pics)
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:48 pm to Sasquatch Smash
quote:
Posted by Sasquatch Smash I doubt a basking trap is going to work for any snappers.
Never thought about it but you're obviously right. Why is this?
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:49 pm to TIGERBAIT84
quote:
I was kind enough to fight the hook out the angry shits mouth. Lil dummy immediately hit another line.
Glad to see that my system worked for ya. I don't throw em back, though. I kill em. That's one less snappin turtle to eat on my fish. But that 1/0 worm hook will rust off pretty fast when you have a throwback if you just cut the wire leader there at the hook. Better stretch his neck out all the way, though, before you get close with those wire pliers...
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:53 pm to BFIV
Yea I doubt I try to pull anymore hooks. It was a pain in the arse.
I'm thinking I'll clean most that are caught going forward. Get enough meat and cook em up.
I'm thinking I'll clean most that are caught going forward. Get enough meat and cook em up.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 9:56 pm to TIGERBAIT84
quote:
I'm thinking I'll clean most that are caught going forward. Get enough meat and cook em up.
Everytime I caught one, I'd call up a friend who liked em. I didn't actually kill em, but I got rid of em just the same. He would put em in a 55 gallon drum and feed em dog food for about a month, then he'd dress em out and save the meat til he had enough for a turtle cook. Try some breakfast bacon the next time. Best bait I've ever used. Ya gotta thread it on there pretty good, though. Place the baited hook as far upstream from your discharge or overflow as you can. The smell will drift downstream and the snappers will follow it all the way up the pond to the bait.
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 10:03 pm
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:05 pm to Sasquatch Smash
Thanks didn't know that. We just shot the ones that stuck there head out of the water with 22s.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:07 pm to TIGERBAIT84
quote:Those common snappers furnish well. If they weigh 8 lbs you get about 1/2 that in meat. 4lbs at 12 bucks pound is worth your time.
Yea I doubt I try to pull anymore hooks. It was a pain in the arse.
I'm thinking I'll clean most that are caught going forward. Get enough meat and cook em up.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:09 pm to tenfoe
quote:
Sounds like a great way to catch a dog.
I did catch a yote one night, Tenfoe. That thing made so much of a racket that I didn't know what was going on at first. Yote broke the hook off the wire leader. I actually felt bad about that, so I only bait the snappers during the day now. No dogs around here to worry about.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:17 pm to BFIV
quote:They will feed in the day time, obviously, but are really nocturnal.
so I only bait the snappers during the day now.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:27 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
but are really nocturnal.
Did not know that. I figgered they laid up at night because I always saw em stretched out on the top of the water or on a log or the bank catchin some rays...
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:31 pm to BFIV
quote:Dam, I never see any in the daytime. You must have a lot or maybe my eyes are not trained.
Did not know that. I figgered they laid up at night because I always saw em stretched out on the top of the water or on a log or the bank catchin some rays...
This post was edited on 10/16/14 at 10:33 pm
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:40 pm to Geauxtiga
quote:
Dam, I never see any in the daytime.
Before I found out my buddy liked to eat em, I'd sneak down to the pond and shoot em with a 12 gauge. I've done the low crawl many a time to get within range before they ducked under the water or slid off a log or the bank when they saw me.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 10:52 pm to TIGERBAIT84
Use shrimp. They will go crazy over shrimp.
Posted on 10/16/14 at 11:09 pm to Double Oh
quote:
Use shrimp. They will go crazy over shrimp
I agree. We don't have enough shrimp up here, though, to use for turtle bait. Shrimp costs too much to feed it to snappers! Mama BFIV would not be happy if she knew I was using her frozen shrimp to catch turtles...
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