Johnsfolly 5,139 Report post Posted August 3, 2018 congrats on finding a workable setup. Nice Fish! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No luck 5 Report post Posted August 5, 2018 I just spent the week on indian point on table rock with crawdad traps with wet cat food out every night. Didn't catch anything kids were disappointed. I read the lake is full of them but didn't get any. Anyone got any advice? Wrong time? Wrong end of lake? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobby b. 481 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 4 hours ago, No luck said: I just spent the week on indian point on table rock with crawdad traps with wet cat food out every night. Didn't catch anything kids were disappointed. I read the lake is full of them but didn't get any. Anyone got any advice? Wrong time? Wrong end of lake? I found that the trap makes all the difference for me. The smaller traps you can get at Walmart never produced much. I bought a bigger one from a bait store and it would be full of large crawdads. I would drop it in 15 fow on our dock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
top_dollar 275 Report post Posted August 6, 2018 Ive tried that a few times and only caught a couple. Used cut up bluegills for bait and hung traps off a boat slip in 10-15 fow. Ive always been disappointed as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No luck 5 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 Thats a downer if u read the april mo conversationist mag it sounds like it's full of them. Watched a YouTube video of a guy pulling a larger square trap out and it was full of them. Maybe the trap is the ticket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boobie 60 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 I have one of the bigger traps prob 2ft. x 2ft. Cut blue gills 15 ft. of water and always caught plenty. The small traps never worked for me. I don't know if they escape or what but they just don't work. Table rock tackle used to have them.Would make seafood gumbo with my catchings!!!!! YUM. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smalls21 369 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 used to set up a square trap with crappie carcass after i was done cleaning them and would have about a half trap full, one time we put a dead snake in the trap, came back the next morning and the trap was almost overflowing. so i would go kill a snake and put it in a trap! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhateversBitin 15 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 According to MDC, "Game fish or their parts may not be used as bait." While I mostly understand why, it still irks me a bit that our wildlife code will not allow sportsmen to utilize the entire fish. I think about this every time I dispose of what's left after filleting crappie or walleye. Also, snakes are protected by state law. It is technically illegal to kill them. There are exceptions, such as a venomous snake in close proximity to humans, but I wouldn't use one to bait a trap. This isn't meant to be a lecture. I just wanted to put out there that if you do this, you might have some explaining to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Smalls21 369 Report post Posted August 8, 2018 i was in fear of my life when the snake approached me! 3 3 Champ188, snagged in outlet 3, LD Fisher and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
No luck 5 Report post Posted August 9, 2018 Guys thanks so much for feedback. Never joined a forum before. Dissapointed kids made me do it. Next time we will take some bigger square traps. If a snake rolls up dead its going in. 3 2 Smalls21, snagged in outlet 3, vernon and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
