Sucker Grabbing?

[oneshot 1]

Does anyone grab on the Niangua River?

I never see anyone but see a lot of Giggers.

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[tjm]

are the giggers wading or boating?

I haven't seen anyone grabbing any fish anywhere since the 1980s. Those old guys all died, and around here the accesses they used are all closed.

[oneshot 1]

Well the water is clear and some banks are high.

I have hooks and all. The only time I really seen then running was in the Pomme de Terre river. 

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[oneshot 1]

12 hours ago, tjm said:

are the giggers wading or boating?

I haven't seen anyone grabbing any fish anywhere since the 1980s. Those old guys all died, and around here the accesses they used are all closed.

Giggers are using Boats but I'm thinking even that is slowing.

I fish for them by Bennett Springs Park. Had some guys from MDC laughing at me. 

People don't eat them like they use to.

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[Terrierman]

Nixa still has Sucker Days but they don't cook all that many suckers anymore.  Grabbing is still kind of a deal down here.  Finley, James, Bull Creek, Swan Creek and Beaver all have a lot of suckers and I've seen people grabbing.

[mic]

Excuse my city slicker question... does grabbing mean hand fishing?

[Terrierman]

10 minutes ago, mic said:

Excuse my city slicker question... does grabbing mean hand fishing?

No it's snagging.  You can see the fish and give a weighted hook a yank.  If you're good at it you can get a nice mess of fish.

[fishinwrench]

I took an outdoor writer on a smallmouth float once, and there were suckers on the bottom of the slick water runs, easy to spot because they were putting off cloudy spots behind them.  He started casting just above the cloudy spots and brought 4-5 to hand on a Rebel wee craw crankbait, and snagged & lost several more. 

The ones he brought to hand were all caught in the mouth.....So they will chase and eat lures tickled along the bottom... SOMETIMES.    I've tried force feeding them flys 1000 times since then though, and have never been successful.  

[mic]

41 minutes ago, Terrierman said:

No it's snagging.  You can see the fish and give a weighted hook a yank.  If you're good at it you can get a nice mess of fish.

LOL... why not call it snagging then... is this an Ozark woke thing.  Just kidding, don't pull my membership card. 

 

[Johnsfolly]

25 minutes ago, mic said:

LOL... why not call it snagging then

Probably because Snagging was already used for paddlefish/spoonbills. Likely didn't want to make if too difficult for folks to know what you were talking about 😉. 

That's why all three species of rock bass are called goggleyes or most sunfish are called bream😅!