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 2 of 3 1 2 3
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617363
07/01/22 09:01 PM
07/01/22 09:01 PM
Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,497
Southern NJ
maintenanceguy Offline
trapper
maintenanceguy  Offline
trapper

Joined: Mar 2019
Posts: 1,497
Southern NJ
Not legal here at all but...I may or may not have experimented when I was a kid. They catch catfish well.

Very cool devices. You pull out as much line as you need and then "lock" the reel so it doesn't pull the line in. As soon as a fish gives a little tug, the reel unlocks and pulls in the line setting the hook. Set up the line length so the fish is just pulled below the surface of the water and when he pulls on the line, the reel lets him have a little line. When he gets tired and stops fighting, the reel pulls him back in.


-Ryan
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617399
07/01/22 09:25 PM
07/01/22 09:25 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,066
Missouri
M
mississippiposse Offline
trapper
mississippiposse  Offline
trapper
M

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,066
Missouri
MDC outlawed them in a few areas in state. I guess they work well

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617404
07/01/22 09:28 PM
07/01/22 09:28 PM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,257
Iowa
~ADC~ Offline
The Count
~ADC~  Offline
The Count

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,257
Iowa
I'd think a fish of any size would pull out all the line it needed to wrap you up deep under water? Won't live bait trigger them and real your bait out of the water or at least to very surface?

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: ~ADC~] #7617415
07/01/22 09:37 PM
07/01/22 09:37 PM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30 Offline OP
trapper
yotetrapper30  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
I'd think a fish of any size would pull out all the line it needed to wrap you up deep under water? Won't live bait trigger them and real your bait out of the water or at least to very surface?


I wondered that about the live bait. I picked the smallest bluegill I could find and am hoping they can't move the weight enough to trip it?


~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617483
07/02/22 12:15 AM
07/02/22 12:15 AM
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 5,101
Northern Michigan
J
J.Morse Offline
trapper
J.Morse  Offline
trapper
J

Joined: May 2013
Posts: 5,101
Northern Michigan
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30
Originally Posted by J.Morse
Michigan allows 3 as well, and they must be watched the whole time you fish. No unattended lines allowed............bank/limb lines or trot lines are agin the law, attended or otherwise.


That's a dang shame!


I certainly agree, Miss Angela. I don't know when bank/limb lines and trotlines were outlawed here, but their use , or misuse, was common when I was young (50+ years ago). "Juglines' were legal for years, but no longer. They were simply a couple Clorox jugs with a line between, and 4 droplines off that. You could leave them out all night unattended. All that fun stuff is now history here. I have threatened to take an old pal and runn oft to Iowa or elsewhere to fish Flatheads with bank lines and trotlines, if legal. I'm gunna sneak around and follow ADC to his spots and load up on Flathead belly meat! Shhhhhhh, don't let him know!


Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617497
07/02/22 01:00 AM
07/02/22 01:00 AM
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,257
Iowa
~ADC~ Offline
The Count
~ADC~  Offline
The Count

Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 16,257
Iowa
laugh

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617502
07/02/22 01:06 AM
07/02/22 01:06 AM
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,897
American In the Pyrenees; Fran...
S
swift4me Offline
trapper
swift4me  Offline
trapper
S

Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 2,897
American In the Pyrenees; Fran...
I was ignorant about these things. I thought you were talking about what they call Cuban yo-yos.

Looks like a neat way to catch a bunch of fish.

Pete

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: ~ADC~] #7617503
07/02/22 01:10 AM
07/02/22 01:10 AM
Joined: May 2013
Posts: 5,101
Northern Michigan
J
J.Morse Offline
trapper
J.Morse  Offline
trapper
J

Joined: May 2013
Posts: 5,101
Northern Michigan
Originally Posted by ~ADC~
laugh


Dangit, I'm caught.


Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617575
07/02/22 07:23 AM
07/02/22 07:23 AM
Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,516
South Carolina
T
Tom cat Offline
trapper
Tom cat  Offline
trapper
T

Joined: Jul 2016
Posts: 5,516
South Carolina
Hey yote. I've used yoyos when I was a kid.. caught a bunch of cats on bluegill, never had the bait set them off, once you pull tension in the reels to set them the brem aren't strong enough to set them off..


Sugarcreektrapping@gmail.com
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617580
07/02/22 07:27 AM
07/02/22 07:27 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
AirportTrapper Offline
trapper
AirportTrapper  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
Yoyos are alot of fun . I use them for crappie. Live shiner just under the surface of the water. [Linked Image]


If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617603
07/02/22 08:18 AM
07/02/22 08:18 AM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30 Offline OP
trapper
yotetrapper30  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
So after a more thorough reading of our regs yesterday I realized that yoyos can only be left unattended here after dark until daylight. So I had to run back and pick them up at the break of day before Mr. Green Jeans found them and added them to his collection along with wolfdog's, lmao.

Anyways, I was getting pretty discouraged as the first 4 I checked were sprung, with the bait gone. But then on the fifth one I had something. The sixth was also sprung and empty. So one out of 6 ain't great but at least I didn't get skunked.

[Linked Image]


~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617608
07/02/22 08:22 AM
07/02/22 08:22 AM
Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 939
PA/NY on the line
JEckman Offline
trapper
JEckman  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jan 2014
Posts: 939
PA/NY on the line
Never heard of such a thing... But my head goes to rig it on a tip up for ice fishing. Just keep it under water so it doesn't freeze

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617619
07/02/22 08:51 AM
07/02/22 08:51 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19,930
SEPA
L
Lugnut Offline
trapper
Lugnut  Offline
trapper
L

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19,930
SEPA
Only allowed three lines in open water in Pennsylvania, five on ice. No mention of mechanical reels so I guess they are legal here. I think using them would take all the fun out of fishing though.


Eh...wot?

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: Lugnut] #7617627
07/02/22 09:08 AM
07/02/22 09:08 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
AirportTrapper Offline
trapper
AirportTrapper  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
Originally Posted by Lugnut
Only allowed three lines in open water in Pennsylvania, five on ice. No mention of mechanical reels so I guess they are legal here. I think using them wold take all the fun out of fishing though.



I don't know, There's something magical about hearing them firing off in the dark as you are still setting them. When fish are biting good, you are in for nonstop action. I enjoy it more than standard pole fishing for sure.


If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617639
07/02/22 09:22 AM
07/02/22 09:22 AM
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 yotetrapper30
Originally Posted by corky
It must be a southern thing. Most of the States around here limit the number of lines you can run at one time. In WI it is three.


100 hooks here, on a non-commercial license.

One attended pole here.

One hook unless on a lure.


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




Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: Lugnut] #7617642
07/02/22 09:26 AM
07/02/22 09:26 AM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30 Offline OP
trapper
yotetrapper30  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
Airport, is there a certain time of year you use them? Saw others on here saying winter. From your picture, it looks like it's night time. Do you ever use them during the day?

Originally Posted by Lugnut
Only allowed three lines in open water in Pennsylvania, five on ice. No mention of mechanical reels so I guess they are legal here. I think using them wold take all the fun out of fishing though.


That's what some people say about trapping as opposed to hunting. These yoyos are new to me, but I enjoy limb lining for catfish more than pole fishing them.


~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617643
07/02/22 09:27 AM
07/02/22 09:27 AM
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
yotetrapper30 Offline OP
trapper
yotetrapper30  Offline OP
trapper

Joined: May 2011
Posts: 16,511
Oakland, MS
Originally Posted by 330-Trapper
Originally Posted by yotetrapper30


100 hooks here, on a non-commercial license.

One attended pole here.

One hook unless on a lure.


Ours is a hundred hooks, but for these yoyos it's a limit of 25 yoyos with up to 2 hooks each... so 50 hook max.


~~Proud Ultra MAGA~~
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617646
07/02/22 09:31 AM
07/02/22 09:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19,930
SEPA
L
Lugnut Offline
trapper
Lugnut  Offline
trapper
L

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 19,930
SEPA
I can see where they would be useful when running a bunch but since we are only allowed three...

My preferred fishing method is tossing crank baits for big toothy critters or bass, sometimes bottom fishing for carp or cats.


Eh...wot?

Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617667
07/02/22 09:53 AM
07/02/22 09:53 AM
Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
AirportTrapper Offline
trapper
AirportTrapper  Offline
trapper

Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,497
Louisiana
I have always done it at night. Generally in the summer , 2 people with 50 yoyos will keep you busy if you keep them spread out.


If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
Re: Yoyo fishing [Re: yotetrapper30] #7617683
07/02/22 10:13 AM
07/02/22 10:13 AM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,301
Waterville Minnesota
M
mudtracker Offline
trapper
mudtracker  Offline
trapper
M

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,301
Waterville Minnesota
Jeez they wont even let us use more than one line in open water here.


WHO MADE THIS MESS ALL OVER MY FLOOR THE MUDTRACKER WAS HERE HE HE HE
Page 2 of 3 1 2 3
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread