In earlier times, traps were constructed of wood and fibre. Fishes that swim inside through this opening cannot get out, as the chicken wire opening bends back into its original narrowness. The mesh wraps around the frame and then tapers into the inside of the trap. There are two main types of trap, a permanent or semi-permanent structure placed in a river or tidal area and bottle or pot trap that are usually, but not always baited to attract prey, and are periodically lifted out of the water.Ī typical contemporary trap consists of a frame of thick steel wire in the shape of a heart, with chicken wire stretched around it. The use of traps are culturally almost universal around the world and seem to have been independently invented many times. Fish traps include fishing weirs, cage traps, fish wheels and some fishing net rigs such as fyke nets.
Cage trap at Lembeh Strait, IndonesiaĪ fish trap is a trap used for catching fish and other aquatic animals of value. Experiment and continue to use what works for you while always letting the animals tell you which is the best for your area.For other uses, see Fish trap (disambiguation). Remembering a canine can smell many many times better than you. I personally prefer a slight taint to a bait. Example tainted, fresh and all kinds of degrees in between. And remember schools of thought are all over the board. I noticed in this or an other recent posting the important fact of using for bait what is legal - each state has its own unique laws. It is very important if you are not freezing your fish to preserve it with salt or Sodium Benzoate Powder. But it is interesting to see how your thoughts for what would be good are so similar to what I tried as a young trapper. I started making baits as a very young trapper and we did have Trapperman backin the 70's which would of made it a lot better. I caught a bunch this spring and even fried up a few and they were not that bad. Furbearing animals are attracted to a chunk of fish even miles from the nearest body of water. The very oily and smelly fish last longer than most other species. I have caught many a nice UP coyote on a bullhead. I freeze em or salt em down in a 5 gallon bucket. Catfish is good too but my wife likes eatem. I would rather put chucks of whole meat down the hole, especially if it has any bones, scales, fur, or whatever because it will all contribute to the length of the decomposition of the bait, making it stick around for longer.įish is a great trapping bait for mink, foxes, coyote, raccoon, etc One of best baits is a big fat bullhead. Its nice to have pasty consistency baits but they don't last that long down a dirt-hole. I'm not really sure, however I discovered one thing. When it got really cold the vegetable oil just made the bait thicken up some. In the winter in very wet and snowy areas like around creeks it would wash away a little bit but on dry highland it didn't dissipate as much. Vegetable oil is nice because it is highly stable and processed like bacon grease is but its not as strong and after a few days of rain it will wash away some. Bacon grease is a great base for when it gets colder but it still suppresses the fish smell. Beef fat works good if its not too cold out, if it stays below freezing for too long no amount of salt will be able to keep the fish smelling much if at all because your bait will turn into a little suet ball and will en-clasp the smell. What kind of base should I use for the fish? I know I could get fish oil but when I noticed it drying out I tried a few different things to fix it and here's what I found. Should I just collect a tub of minnows and use that? What fish should I use and how should I use them? I fish in freshwater. I also heard of burying it in a ice cream tub and it would work as bait or lure after sitting for a long time. I have heard many thing like people salting down fish or freezing it. I was looking into using caught fish this year as bait. The sardines were good and lasted a while but for what you get for what you buy you don't get very much. The canned tuna worked great especially as a additive or filler but if it was warm the tuna would rot too fast and not be stable in a bait. It attracted critters just fine but the mackerel had a tendency to dry out fast and it would freeze up and not produce much scent. Last year I used canned fish products like canned mackerel, sardines, and tuna and it worked somewhat well but it wasn't the greatest. Its easy to get since I can catch some fish to use for bait. I was wondering what kind of ideas you guys had on using fish as trapping bait. So its starting to get warm again which for me means its time to start preparing and making baits and lures again.
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