duzzan
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| 26 Aug 2010 07:44 PM |
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Every time I throw out some bait (no matter what type) a turtle ends up taking it, what do y'all think I should try?
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jstratton3
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| 26 Aug 2010 08:46 PM |
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Snapper soup. Try a spinner or some kind of moving bait. Cat,s are predators Maby a live minow. |
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slipperybob
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| 26 Aug 2010 08:50 PM |
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Bobber, that will prevent 99.99 percent of turtles from taking the bait.  |
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fisherfanatic
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| 01 Sep 2010 07:41 PM |
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I have had 2+ foot long snapping turtles chase my spinnerbaits. They like willow leaf blades the best.  |
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bass or bass?
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| 01 Sep 2010 09:06 PM |
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I don't know, I think I'd try fishing some place else.
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Williamvan1
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| 02 Sep 2010 11:10 AM |
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I agree with finding a new spot. Turtles will chase almost anything as if to play or eat. You never know until they grab on. |
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jsanchez3
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| 02 Sep 2010 11:26 AM |
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YOU NET A TURTLE MAKE TURTLE SOUP, MY BROTHER IN LAW IN MEXICO DID THAT ALL THE TIME WHEN HE CAUGHT ONE |
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Pegsguy
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| 02 Sep 2010 02:34 PM |
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The only sure-fire cure I know of to keep turtles off your line is to fish where there aren't any! Tom |
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slipperybob
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| 02 Sep 2010 03:03 PM |
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Catfish clonker...call the cats in. |
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fisherfanatic
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| 02 Sep 2010 04:53 PM |
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Also, think about it like this. If there were any really large catfish in the spot you were fishing, there wouldn't be a big turtle problem in the first place. Big catfish will eat anything, including turtles. |
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jro6969
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| 02 Sep 2010 05:35 PM |
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Find some deeper water and then fish on the bottem.
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slipperybob
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| 02 Sep 2010 08:12 PM |
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Fish the bubbly, swirly water of the dam. I've never caught a turtle there.
If you have a boat, go to the middle of the river. |
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mbulger2
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| 12 Sep 2010 01:55 PM |
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I find that a 22 rifle works wonders |
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jsanchez3
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| 12 Sep 2010 07:54 PM |
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slipperybob
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| 12 Sep 2010 09:33 PM |
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for the catfish or the turtle?
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bassmasterbk
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| 19 Sep 2010 04:32 PM |
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Have u ever hoooked one of theys critters? |
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fisherfanatic
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| 19 Sep 2010 04:42 PM |
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Posted By bassmasterbk on 19 Sep 2010 05:32 PM
Have u ever hoooked one of theys critters? I was fishing off a pier last summer. The day was a real scorcher! The heat was repulsive (no shade what-so-ever  ). Some guy that was fishing next to me suddenly yelled for his wife to get the net. I was assuming he had a really big bass, but instead he pulled in about a two and a half foot long turtle.  He was lucky that he didn't have to manually unhook the turtle, the hook just popped out of it's mouth! |
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bassmasterbk
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| 19 Sep 2010 04:55 PM |
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Ya i cant imagin geting the hook out of he swollowed it! |
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slipperybob
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| 19 Sep 2010 11:47 PM |
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I've never caught a turtle with the whole hook swallowed. I'd imagine the turtle will be a SHELL OUT OF LUCK!
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kclance
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| 23 Sep 2010 07:01 PM |
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When I lived in GA I used to catch turtles all the time on the Flint River between Fort Valley and Reynalds. It does get annoying but as others said, make turtle soup. Its pretty tasty lol |
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