Lets go run some trot lines :eyebrow:
4 lines, 25 hooks each. Didnt do real well. The riverbanks are blanketed with Mayflies right now.
First line came up with what we guessed to be a 15lb flat head on it, and a couple decent channel cats.
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There's the beast! My brother says he thinks thats the biggest one hes ever got on a set line before.
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Buffalo carp below. Not good for much but they are good smoked.
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A whopper of a Sheephead. Not sure why he kept that cause I think they taste horrible. Our grampa used to catch little ones and gramma would fry them up. Those I could tolerate.
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A nice little Shovelnose Sturgeon, below. A big no no :readthis: He's gotta go back
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My brother with his prize winning cat. What kinda sneer is that anyway? :alscalls:
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He looks heavier then 15 jim. Closer to 18-20 maybe. Use that card for cut bait on your setlines.
Dang wish we could do that up here!!
:wink: WOOOEEEEE!!! Thats gonna be some tasty vittles!
That looks like fun. :highclap: What's the bait?
Pat
My Dad loved to trotline fish in Oklahoma and he was good at it. We moved before I turned 5 and I never lived where it was legal, but grew up on Dad's stories. Looks like some good eating to me and a lot of fun!
I think the flathead is what Dad called a yellow cat, and he claimed those were the best eating of all.
All night crawlers Pat.
That looks like it'd be a lot of fun to do.
When you pull them out of water rip a gill on each side and they'll bleed out nice.
Nice mess of fish!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Is that sheephead full of eggs? :shrug: That's the 1st one I ever seen.
It looks like it is HaMeR dont it? Im not for sure though and I didnt help clean any of them, I bailed and went casting :eyebrow:
Sheephead, also known as croaker, grunt, drum, silver bass, and thunder pumper. Its a junk fish as far as I'm concerned.
I thought it looked that way. But again I've never seen one around here. I'm sure they are in the river here. :shrug: