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Does it work? Yes. Is it feasible, hardly ever. Like Dom said I catch smelt when they show but then you lose a line in the water and when it’s a 2 trapper that really sucks. If you were looking to target huge Goldens then yeah but it still may take you a few hours. I’d rather use those hours to fish than fish for bait. I’ll pay someone to do that so I can catch what matters. 100% it will work though and if that’s what pops your rocks off then have at it. I’ve posted this before but guys don’t wanna read the novels of info and tricks we post to make them succeed they just want a spot and access and to then fail. I can show you threads enough so I or Joe or Keith etc started that could turn anyone into a stud ice fisherman but focus is only on who I call lazy and where any of us were and how we parked lolDump some flake fish food in the hole as it makes it way down it creates a frenzy. Good luck
I did do some research found a thread called trapping bait in the Maine section very good info some stuff I already new other tips were good. Such as dog food vs white bread. I get what you mean though people our lazy there’s millions of threads on here. Just gotta type a keyword and look. More or less was just seeing if anyone had greater success versus trapping.
Spot on buddy, Litterally type your topic in the search as a question and bangggg lol. That wasn’t targeted at you fyi.
. People don’t understand the time and effort that goes into finding a spot locating fish figuring the fish out. It’s called fishing not catching this world is so based on instant gratification that they’ll look for any way to achieve that in the laziest fashion.
That's how sleepless Flamingos roll ya know!
They have flamingos in Michigan?
^^ right on . This is the best part, figuring it all out. "Hunting" the fish. And then protecting it like your first born
For those of you who trap bait during the winter. I myself have always used traps with short sets in beaver ponds. Wondering if using a jig rod with small fly hook and bit of worm using my flasher to locate schools would be more effective. Anyone ever tried this mostly looking to catch medium to large shiners under 5 in.
It's not worth it to try + catch medium-large shiners (<5") on a jig rod. The mouth on a medium shiner is pretty darn small. You're much better off trapping them (or buying them).That said, I have caught quite a few large goldens jigging by accident. They are a pain to hook, but once hooked they actually give a pretty good fight for their size, lol....like a mini tarpon.The serious pike guys (that don't like to talk about pike fishing on the interwebs) will catch large goldens in the fall on hook + line, then keep them in a large bait tank or freeze them for winter.
Ironically, I just got in from running bait traps before the big chill and during the full moon cycle,2 were in sluiceways out of beaver ponds , neither produced, a tributary of the merrimack was stuffed, 50,maybe 60, last one was in a pet pond that has red fins, here you drop the trap and have to grapple it or it gets stolen, I got a bakers dozen from that one..my go to bait is oatmeal balls made with grape soda, it's the same recipe I used in my carping days.I have 3 different retaining methods, one is a koi.pond with a wire keeper, I can keep a few hundred there, a pond heater keeps my access open,I have a 55 gallon drum. Buried in the garden to take advantage of natural insulation, I keep suckers and large bait in here, to change water, I stick a garden hose in and let it overflow, a PITA this time of year, but it works,my working tank is 35 gallon insulated trash can a 600gph penn plax canister filter, filters, pumps water through the chiller(1/4 hp) and circulates to.keep the baits oriented in the current, I don't feed at 4o degrees their metabolism is so slow, they will die via predation first!Water changes are done twice a week, i.have a pump to drain the tank and potable water piped to it,small changes are better than 1 big one.As for hook and line goldens, it is plausible, but usually not practical,it also is time consuming, if I want quantities of large bait, I trap suckers, BTW, for pike, if rigged correctly. A golden is Just as good dead as alive, my biggest pike21lbs)came on a dead golden.
I’ve noticed I have better luck with suspended vs bottoming sitting traps what’s your input on this? Also 2 hr soaks Max of 6-7 if time doesn’t allow me to get there in 2 is most productive. Also found beaver ponds with cattails if you set just right outside then suspended usually can pull 3 dozen or so in a soak
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