No Profanity *** No Flaming *** No Advertising *** No Anti Trappers ***NO POLITICS
No Non-Target Catches *** No Links to Anti-trapping Sites *** No Avoiding Profanity Filter


Home~Trap Talk~ADC Forum~Trap Shed~Wilderness Trapping~International Trappers~Fur Handling

Auction Forum~Trapper Tips~Links~Gallery~Basic Sets~Convention Calendar~Chat~ Trap Collecting Forum

Trapper's Humor~Strictly Trapping~Fur Buyers Directory~Mugshots~Fur Sale Directory~Wildcrafting~The Pen and Quill

Trapper's Tales~Words From The Past~Legends~Archives~Kids Forum~Lure Formulators Forum~ Fermenter's Forum


~~~ Dobbins' Products Catalog ~~~


Minnesota Trapline Products
Please support our sponsor for the Trappers Talk Page - Minnesota Trapline Products


Print Thread
Hop To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Live bait #6765884
02/10/20 10:23 PM
02/10/20 10:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Who keeps live bait like shiners shad or bluegill at home for fishing

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765889
02/10/20 10:31 PM
02/10/20 10:31 PM
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 15,520
Champaign County, Ohio.
K
KeithC Offline
trapper
KeithC  Offline
trapper
K

Joined: May 2009
Posts: 15,520
Champaign County, Ohio.
I frequently keep fish for bait mostly in a large aquarium or stock tank.

I want to put in a small pond to raise fathead minnows in.

Keith

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765890
02/10/20 10:31 PM
02/10/20 10:31 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
~ADC~ Offline
The Count
~ADC~  Offline
The Count

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
Bullheads, yep.

[Linked Image]



Last edited by ~ADC~; 02/10/20 10:35 PM.
Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765894
02/10/20 10:34 PM
02/10/20 10:34 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 62,658
Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline

trapper
330-Trapper  Offline

trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 62,658
Minnesota
In the Summer I do


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765912
02/10/20 10:49 PM
02/10/20 10:49 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Nice set up ADC. what ya keep the bullheads for? Flathead bait?

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765950
02/10/20 11:17 PM
02/10/20 11:17 PM
Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 2,180
Priest River, Idaho USA
S
SundanceMtnMan Offline
trapper
SundanceMtnMan  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Feb 2017
Posts: 2,180
Priest River, Idaho USA
Can't use live bait except bugs and worms in Idaho. frown


"They Say Nothing is Impossible,
But, I Do Nothing Every Day."
Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765951
02/10/20 11:18 PM
02/10/20 11:18 PM
Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 127
Pennsylvania
TRAPDOC57 Offline
trapper
TRAPDOC57  Offline
trapper

Joined: Feb 2020
Posts: 127
Pennsylvania
I keep suckers, chubs, and bluegills in my rain barrels. I have to restock before I start fishing this spring. I used them all for trapping bait. The fish eat the mosquito larva all summer and fertilize the water I use for my garden.

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765954
02/10/20 11:18 PM
02/10/20 11:18 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
~ADC~ Offline
The Count
~ADC~  Offline
The Count

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
Originally Posted by Arkansas87
Nice set up ADC. what ya keep the bullheads for? Flathead bait?


Yes.


Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765983
02/10/20 11:40 PM
02/10/20 11:40 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
What kind of filter you have on the tank ADC? I had a good tank set up almost finished I was building out of a chest freezer. Had it almost done and puting the last screw in the spray bar and let the dang freon out of it.. thought I had all the lines marked just right but that last screw found one. Kinda let the wind out of me after that. I'm thinking about trying to come up with a new tank idea now though. I kept shiners and gills in a small pool last year but I want something more permanent. The pool worked ok tho and was cheep. 8$ at walmart lol. But the round shape made it really hard to net those quick shinners

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765990
02/10/20 11:45 PM
02/10/20 11:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Pool set up

2020-02-10 21.42.35.png
Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765991
02/10/20 11:46 PM
02/10/20 11:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Never did have a filter. Just changed the water when it got dirty. Water bill got kinda high tho

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6765997
02/10/20 11:52 PM
02/10/20 11:52 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
~ADC~ Offline
The Count
~ADC~  Offline
The Count

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,256
Iowa
Originally Posted by Arkansas87
What kind of filter you have on the tank ADC? I had a good tank set up almost finished I was building out of a chest freezer. Had it almost done and puting the last screw in the spray bar and let the dang freon out of it.. thought I had all the lines marked just right but that last screw found one. Kinda let the wind out of me after that. I'm thinking about trying to come up with a new tank idea now though. I kept shiners and gills in a small pool last year but I want something more permanent. The pool worked ok tho and was cheep. 8$ at walmart lol. But the round shape made it really hard to net those quick shinners


No filter. With the bullheads I put them in an aerated plastic 55gal barrel of creek water to "clean out" over night, when put them into this tank, which is tap water with this added... https://www.walmart.com/ip/sure-lif...g5svI5wIVyEXVCh3nSwoiEAQYAyABEgI1SvD_BwE I mix it up a couple days before I'm putting bait in it. I use an old C-Pap machine to pump air along with a couple 110v aerators. Feed them a small handful of catfish pellets every day or so. I typically only keep them 3-4 weeks tops before I have used them up and switch to fresh water when I go catch the next batch.



Re: Live bait [Re: TRAPDOC57] #6765998
02/10/20 11:54 PM
02/10/20 11:54 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 62,658
Minnesota
330-Trapper Offline

trapper
330-Trapper  Offline

trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 62,658
Minnesota
Originally Posted by TRAPDOC57
I keep suckers, chubs, and bluegills in my rain barrels. I have to restock before I start fishing this spring. I used them all for trapping bait. The fish eat the mosquito larva all summer and fertilize the water I use for my garden.

Thats really cool!!!


NRA and NTA Life Member
www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com




Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766027
02/11/20 12:36 AM
02/11/20 12:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Yes the rain barrel is very cool! Wish I could set up something like that. But it gets so hot here in the summer I dnt think it would work. The freezer tank I was gonna be the ticket for me to be able to keep the water cool. But I still might try to use a smaller chest freezer I have to make a filter system with. Would filter water and cool it at the same time. Soon as I figure out what I'm gonna do for a tank il prolly try to find a way to do my freezer filter idea

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766030
02/11/20 12:40 AM
02/11/20 12:40 AM
Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,311
Indiana
K
kyron4 Offline
trapper
kyron4  Offline
trapper
K

Joined: Jun 2013
Posts: 1,311
Indiana
I use half of a white 55 gallon plastic drum with aerator and filter in the corner of my shop. I add a product called U-2 , I thinks it's called, turns the water blue and helps keep fish alive and frisky. We catch chubs and small gills for catfishing in the summer.

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766032
02/11/20 12:42 AM
02/11/20 12:42 AM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Thanks for the link ADC. I will give that a try when I get my tank set up. I think I might try to build a tank out of wood and line it with something. Build it like out of 2×12's. Make it like 2 feet deep by 2 feet wide and about 10 feet long. That way bait would be easier to net? I would haveto figure it but I want around 200-300 gallons I reckon.

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766044
02/11/20 01:17 AM
02/11/20 01:17 AM
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,035
wyoming southeast
D
danvee Offline
trapper
danvee  Offline
trapper
D

Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 3,035
wyoming southeast
Mine always dye off when it gets hot especially with the aerators going.

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766065
02/11/20 02:16 AM
02/11/20 02:16 AM
Joined: May 2009
Posts: 15,520
Champaign County, Ohio.
K
KeithC Offline
trapper
KeithC  Offline
trapper
K

Joined: May 2009
Posts: 15,520
Champaign County, Ohio.
Originally Posted by Arkansas87
Thanks for the link ADC. I will give that a try when I get my tank set up. I think I might try to build a tank out of wood and line it with something. Build it like out of 2×12's. Make it like 2 feet deep by 2 feet wide and about 10 feet long. That way bait would be easier to net? I would haveto figure it but I want around 200-300 gallons I reckon.



It would be cheaper and easier to use a 275 gallon or 330 gallon poly tote tank. Just cut the cage and top off. You can get them off Craigslist for free to $35.00. Make sure it was not used to hold toxic materials. People frequently use the totes to raise tilapia, koi and shrimp in.

Keith

Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6766075
02/11/20 03:42 AM
02/11/20 03:42 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 41,592
Northern Maine
Bruce T Offline
trapper
Bruce T  Offline
trapper

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 41,592
Northern Maine
Shiners and smelts


Nevada bound
Re: Live bait [Re: Arkansas87] #6774195
02/17/20 09:32 PM
02/17/20 09:32 PM
Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
A
Arkansas87 Offline OP
trapper
Arkansas87  Offline OP
trapper
A

Joined: Jan 2018
Posts: 548
Bismarck Arkansas
Well fellas what ya think

2020-02-17 11.32.27.png
Page 1 of 2 1 2
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread