Baiting for bullhead
- Thread starter Destroyer551
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Seines are great, but can take some getting used to. It helps if a more experienced person goes with you the first time to show you how it's done. The NANFA forum is a good place to find seining partners.
Otherwise just get a big dipnet with fine mesh. A pool skimmer net will work for a while. If you're going to be doing some hardcore collecting, consider buying a 'Perfect Dipnet' from Jonah's Aquarium or a Cummins net from Delta Net and Twine; they cost a bit more than a baitshop net but hold up much better.
Minnow traps will catch small bullheads. They like smelly baits; chicken livers or other organ meat, cut fish, Ivory soap, etc. willl work.
Otherwise just get a big dipnet with fine mesh. A pool skimmer net will work for a while. If you're going to be doing some hardcore collecting, consider buying a 'Perfect Dipnet' from Jonah's Aquarium or a Cummins net from Delta Net and Twine; they cost a bit more than a baitshop net but hold up much better.
Minnow traps will catch small bullheads. They like smelly baits; chicken livers or other organ meat, cut fish, Ivory soap, etc. willl work.
i use a walmart minnow trap.. catch probably 15 a day at my local pond.. baiting with chicken skins and meat cutouts..
sorry when i posted the pic it kinda cut up the words a bit so ill jsut post te website: http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/photopost/data/500/5629minnowtrap.JPG
hope this helped
hope this helped
I used the bottle trap above to catch crays. Tbh they are a bit flimsy and annoying to use if I were you make a kind of mesh lobster trap
