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Offline Eastciderida

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Trapping bait
« on: Feb 21, 2012, 10:11 AM »
Checked my trap after being in for a week and frozen under ice. Total got about twenty tadpoles with tails ranging from an inch to 5 inches long. 1 tiny catfish prob 1 inch and the grand prize this little guy threw everything back except for the shiner going to see how long he survives in my bait tank the little black spots are actually on the fish anyone know what type this is?
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Offline Pike Bait

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #1 on: Feb 21, 2012, 10:16 AM »
Looks like an emerald shiner.....I've noticed some black specks on some of my shiners also.
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Offline moosehunter

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #2 on: Feb 21, 2012, 11:14 AM »
not an emerald. a comman shiner with black spot desease. doesant really affect them though.
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Offline icubist

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #3 on: Feb 21, 2012, 12:01 PM »
That's an Arkansas shiner with parasites. I bet his fins are tired. lol
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Offline Eastciderida

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #4 on: Feb 22, 2012, 09:33 AM »
Can you use the tadpoles/ polliwogs as bait these are the perfect size 3-5 inches no feet yet?    Read online you could use frogs no bigger then 5 inches I think it said can someone confirm this?
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Offline Eastciderida

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #5 on: Feb 22, 2012, 09:55 AM »
Says you can use a frog smaller then 2.5 inches about to vent length. What's a frogs vent? Is it the frogs butthole can't did anything online
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Offline GrizlyGarou

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #6 on: Feb 22, 2012, 10:41 AM »
Quote from: Eastciderida on Feb 22, 2012, 09:55 AM
Says you can use a frog smaller then 2.5 inches about to vent length. What's a frogs vent? Is it the frogs butthole can't did anything online

Yup. Also called the 'off ramp'.

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Offline bassboy

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Re: Trapping bait
« Reply #7 on: Feb 22, 2012, 05:36 PM »
hahaha i think tadpoles suck for bait tryed many time and never get a hit on them but that crayfish is real good bait sometime out fishes shinners
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