Author Topic: trapping shiners (Read 14412 times)

tightline02917 · « **Reply #30 on:** Dec 02, 2008, 09:37 AM »

i got about 60 goldens nice size the other day put them in EAD tank

Dozindoug · « **Reply #31 on:** Dec 02, 2008, 07:01 PM »

Thirty Goldie's today in a hour more to come tomorrow, monster's

Imissedem · « **Reply #32 on:** Dec 02, 2008, 07:53 PM »

Quote from: Dozindoug on Dec 02, 2008, 07:01 PM

Thirty Goldie's today in a hour more to come tomorrow, monster's

Nice job./Working on another location from someone else.Keep em coming.

RIfish · « **Reply #33 on:** Dec 02, 2008, 08:21 PM »

not much luck this year trapping ,I guess we will have to use plan B

Dozindoug · « **Reply #34 on:** Dec 02, 2008, 08:54 PM »

Quote from: RIfish on Dec 02, 2008, 08:21 PM

not much luck this year trapping ,I guess we will have to use plan B
Dynamite ?

mike · « **Reply #35 on:** Dec 03, 2008, 04:31 PM »

plan b works for me next week

flik n dip · « **Reply #36 on:** Dec 03, 2008, 04:45 PM »

I went to a new place that has good size suckers in it but i couldn't get through the ice! But i wasnt going to push my luck to go walk out on it to cut a hole because it was dark.

Dozindoug · « **Reply #37 on:** Dec 03, 2008, 05:22 PM »

Remember if you guys are going to push it a old inner tube and ten feet of rope tied around the waist works well I know believe me I know

flik n dip · « **Reply #38 on:** Dec 03, 2008, 06:25 PM »

lol Yea i was on my way home and wasnt prepared.

tooth · « **Reply #39 on:** Dec 04, 2008, 08:42 AM »

so i have been trying to trap bait in southern RI for 2 years now without much luck. Just wondering what type of areas do you set your traps in or if you have any tips? Getting ready for the ice shouldnt be long now!!

flik n dip · « **Reply #40 on:** Dec 04, 2008, 05:30 PM »

I set my traps today in small ponds that look like run off from somewhere. Not a big pond but it is loaded with shiners

RIfish · « **Reply #41 on:** Dec 10, 2008, 09:46 PM »

I got 8 med to large shiners in the traps today

smulax · « **Reply #42 on:** Dec 11, 2008, 11:22 AM »

Glad to hear everyone is doing well. as for me tried a spot -nothing moved the traps last night. we shall see.

tightline02917 · « **Reply #43 on:** Dec 11, 2008, 04:11 PM »

found a pond in warwick where i once lived on the ymca on 117 had a trap full of goldens a 3 30 is when i checked FULL of bait. i was working at the time went to through the trap maybe 4 feet off shore and hit the only rock on the beach an opened it right up. so after that i tried to think like ice an pimp out my seld.

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #44 on:** Dec 11, 2008, 04:21 PM »

Thats okay Billy... we will excuse you on your birthday.

I set my trap at 9am this morning and went and hauled it in @ 4 and it had 89 in it. 50-60% med. heavy/large, 15-20% med. and the rest perfect for jigging.

Imissedem · « **Reply #45 on:** Dec 11, 2008, 05:18 PM »

Bait shops are gonna be hurting this winter.

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #46 on:** Dec 11, 2008, 06:36 PM »

Yeah I got lucky with this place. Only thing is, I don't know the guy well and he is doing me a favor so I only plan on taking a couple trap-fulls so I don't leave him high and dry. I have a few other spots that haven't yielded as much but it got me going until the ice left this other guys pond... so I will have to throw my trap more often in those places. They are bigger spots though so having the trap in the right place determines if you get 2 or 20.

flik n dip · « **Reply #47 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 08:19 AM »

Going to try again today. while we have open spots. Set them up before I go to my concert at 3 and pick them up tommarow.

RIfish · « **Reply #48 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 09:17 AM »

dip got any in lincoln ? I got 2 there,goin to check them at 11:30 today, an then towmorrow mornin when I get out of work....

flik n dip · « **Reply #49 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 10:08 AM »

yea I got one there and im going to try another spot for some bigger ones.

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #50 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 10:30 AM »

RIFish... Butterfly Pond in Lincoln has bait in it. It would be worth a try if you haven't already.

Ed

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #51 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 10:40 AM »

Quote from: RIfish on Dec 13, 2008, 09:17 AM

dip got any in lincoln ? I got 2 there,goin to check them at 11:30 today, an then towmorrow mornin when I get out of work....

If it's a very small pond you might want to set 2 traps. One 6 inches from the surface and one dead on the bottom.

Take all the horn pout that go into the trap on the bottom and throw them as far into the woods as you can. It may not get you 2,000 shiners this year, but you will be helping out the future populations. You gotta leave some though or else it messes up the balance... but the horned pout are the reason behind only getting 1-2 in your trap. In a 1 acre pond theres probaly 10,000+ horned pout just chowing on the shiners all day.

Thats my theory at least because I've had it happen too. Some ponds you only get a few shiners, but tons of horned pout each time. Others you get 50+ shiners and not a single horned pout.

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #52 on:** Dec 13, 2008, 02:46 PM »

130 more today and 70 yesterday

Now we need ice!

JimC · « **Reply #53 on:** Dec 14, 2008, 11:41 AM »

I was trapping in smithfield, Wasn't catching sh@#. I went to a place in ma. nada. I'm heading back out to a trout pond to drown 2 more traps.

RIfish · « **Reply #54 on:** Dec 14, 2008, 11:49 AM »

EAD I have tried Butterfly pond in the past near the dam with no luck

BaitWrangler · « **Reply #55 on:** Dec 14, 2008, 07:19 PM »

Shoot, well give those places I told you a shot. No more bugs around and no more alge those critters are getting hungry.

Blaine · « **Reply #56 on:** Dec 16, 2008, 06:36 PM »

Hit the MOTHERLOAD today!

I'm off from the tackle shop on Mondays and Tuesdays, so we usually get a little fishing in one day and trap bait the other. We've been doing some scouting around a bit over the last few weeks and today it paid off in spades. Along Ct river we found a tiny little feeder creek that ran under the road. I thought I was seeing things when we looked over the guard rail. I brought over 20 pounds of bait back to the shop. They ranged from pins to medium heavy sized bait.

Here is a quick video clip of one of the hauls...

RIfish · « **Reply #57 on:** Dec 16, 2008, 07:06 PM »

that is awesome !!! do you put a bait bag in the middle on the bottom of the net? Did you make that net with the spreaders? How long do you let it sit?

Dozindoug · « **Reply #58 on:** Dec 16, 2008, 07:18 PM »

Nice haul Blaine,I was on them myself today rod & reel though finished up with 41 goldies, 4 gills biggest goldie was around nine inches no fallfish though

Back at it tomorrow

JimC · « **Reply #59 on:** Dec 16, 2008, 07:54 PM »

What kind of bait was the majority, Looks like a mixed bag.

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Author Topic: trapping shiners (Read 14412 times)