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Offline bigbore442001

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Turtle trapping
« on: May 22, 2004, 10:42:46 AM »
Now that the turkey season has passed, it is now time to dig out the hoop net turtle trap and start looking for the dinosaurs in the Bay State.

One of the tricks to trapping turtles here is finding a source of water that isn't polluted. I was talking to a biologist who told me that one needs to be careful where you take snapping turtles. Since many of them eat aquatic plants, those plants may have leached pollution from days gone by.

Anyone else trap turtles? Just curious.
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« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2004, 11:08:57 AM »
I also trap turtles.  I use Hoop traps .  I prefer the D shaped traps with 1 1/2 inch net that we (my brother and I make) and FRESH Carp for bait.  
    I understand you guys on the East Coast have some real Monster snappers out that way I know of some huge ones from Mane and New York.  You ever catch any real big ones (over 60 lbs 20+ inch shell length)??    
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« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2004, 02:14:42 PM »
I never got a really big one but at the fish and wildlife headquarters the state has the record snapper  caught. It weighed 79 pounds.
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2004, 02:34:51 AM »
Horn, How bout you sell me some of them D-traps ?
 The biggest I ever cought was 64#
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2004, 08:44:13 AM »
Newt,  I thought that you tied your own up.   I dont have any built right now and I havent priced steel for a while.   I am afraid of the price shock.
      How many are you looking for??
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2004, 11:00:11 AM »
Horn, Mine are wire with net funnals.
I would like to see 1 . Then maybe buy more to sell. Having more than 1,2,3 even 4 types of traps in stock would be nice.I also sell the Quarels Turtle Trap
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009, 08:04:14 AM »
Anyone have plans for turtle traps? I live in Michigan. My grandfather used to trap them when I was small. Id like to get into it again. Ive seen some whopper snappers up in the backwaters of the ausable river.
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2009, 04:46:58 AM »
Horn
I'd also like to see a picture of your style trap too. I taught myself to tie net last winter thinking I might try making a couple turtle traps for myself. Thing is here in WI we have to have a 6 inch stretch on the mesh. I was thinking it might be easier to build a couple wire traps with 6 inch square wire???

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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2009, 03:10:27 AM »
6" streched mesh = 3" squair. Not a 6"x6" opening
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #9 on: January 16, 2009, 04:42:43 AM »

 Here in Fla. they're talking about limiting the catch on turtles. There is one fish house down around Lake Okeechobee that sold over 1,000# of turtle a week to overseas buyers for several weeks last year.
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2009, 12:49:55 AM »
So, ? I catch over a 1000 pound a week.Hech, I'v even cought that much in a day.Been doing it every summer since 1973. Whats your point ?
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2009, 03:59:51 AM »
The POINT is Slimey that the fella is just noting information he knows, so what is your POINT...LOL..... GOTCHA!   For folks that dont know ol Newty  he lives with snappers and im talking about the four legged kind now.  Newt knows more about  chelydradia serpentina than some biologists i believe.   At least Slimey  can catch them in huge numbers and can clean one faster than some people skin  a muskrat.... by the way Slimey what are you doing on putter?   You should be  getting your turtle traps ready?????
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #12 on: January 17, 2009, 06:21:58 AM »
 Dang Newton, you off your meds? You seem to be a bit owly today. Never have gotten into trapping turtles,though they do get in the way of some of my beaver sets.
 Have taken over 1,000 pounds of beaver in a day---and they sure smell better than those dang turtles. Wish they paid the same.
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #13 on: January 17, 2009, 11:25:21 AM »
Rd Fx,I'm house bound. Cant even get the work shop/skin'n shead warm enough to work in.
It's not been above 27* in 3 days and even went down to 8* last night.Should be able to do something tomorrow. The high is suppose to be around 41*. Tonight down to 18* tomorrow night they are forcasting a low of 32*.Now thats better. But still below normal.
Al Gore shove your Globle Warming where the sun dont shine.You rich money grubing SOB.
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #14 on: January 19, 2009, 03:50:31 AM »
Newt
I got another net question.
A buddy has a dozen of the hoop turtle traps. They are in need of a re-dip in coating.
My question?
Is the oil based trap dips the same as the dip they use on the netting? When I look at what is on his traps now, it seems I could just use my cold dip and put his nets in?

Mac
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« Reply #15 on: January 20, 2009, 02:08:53 AM »
No, they are different
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #16 on: January 20, 2009, 01:24:42 PM »
Graybeard, Turtle traps work the best. Bait them with FRESH fish.Set the traps near vegataion.Up stream,so your bait slick goes into the vegataion down stream or across the pond.
Or Jug them. Use a #3/0 or #4/0 hook on 6' of masnary line. No steel leader neaded.Tie it to a gallon jug. Bait with eel or catfish. Throw the set where you see turtles or up stream of vegatation.
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Re: Turtle trapping
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #18 on: January 29, 2009, 08:02:25 PM »
The milk jug with a hook attached is illegal in some states if I remember right. The traps Ive seen here in Michigan didnt look quite like his.  We used to just net them some times next to our minnow traps.
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #19 on: January 29, 2009, 08:15:50 PM »
The kind my pals use up here you can view at growersupply.com or bugspray.com  Set the bait  just the door which flops shut on them after they are in the trap. You can use these up just on the shore where the water meets the land or just set into the water just off shore
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Re: Turtle trapping
« Reply #20 on: January 30, 2009, 07:07:44 AM »
 Bill, I thought Newt answered your question--a couple of posts, above your last one.
 Tom
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