i coat some of my fish with menhadden fish oil. i use a sprayer like you would spray your garden or fruit trees with. i can really put an old slick on the ponds and let the wind do the rest.







the answer to the other question. roofing tar thinned down with gasoline. dip in then shake off and let drip dry. it needs to be warm. also make sure your tar is thin or your nets will end up being sticky.

mousie

yeah its just like that !

mousie

my bff and turtle trapping partner on a road trip. Swee' Pea. i think shes got the hang of it. 6 keepers in this one net. theres another one buried under there somewhere. this pond gave up 12 out of the hoop nets with turtles still insight.

You girls don't get to have all the fun...LOL

dont be so sure!

when you get both softshells and snappers in the same net, the softshells,(that normally avoid snappers) usually got in there first.
same with smaller and great big male snappers. if you get a huge snapper in first most smaller ones will avoid the nets.

Eric, I'd like to see your video of your son / grandson sometime.
I think a lot of us would enjoy seeing your methods.

LT

Here's One for any and everyone, ran into a friend today says he had one in his trap.

what happens or better what does anyone do with a drowned turtle. Obviously can't take that to sell but is it or would it still be eat able ???

No, it's shot...wasted!
If it dies in warm water,(summer) it's over.
Not worth the risk.
Always stake your nets off so they can't be moved into deep water...
If you don't, eventually you'll be sorry!

None too happy!

this is some good stuff right here I don't turtle trap but I catch my fair share fishing love the pics

never caught one in a kill trap but i ve caught a good many in comstocks beaver trap accidentally . more than beaver anyway. lol

third day in a row i ve caught this turtle (an undersized one) at this location. its amazing how easily you can catch turtles even the same ones with the right bait. anyway time to move the hoops on down the line. three days is all i stay at one location.

Big T told me you girls were whacking and stacking,,,,,Great job!

Use one that won,t do that if set properly.

still at it although august has been unseasonably cool. still catching turtles though.

I haven't had much time to be on this site much this summer, but us jersey boys have been on em.....heres a beast from today at 57 pounds! We also had a 40 pounder, a 44 pounder, and two 45 pounders, along with a boat load of the more average size snappers today......

fishsticks those are some absolute monsters! can you post the pictures any bigger?