trapping snapper

[Cyngbaeld]

Spotted a snapper in my pond. Now I know where the ducklings disappeared to. Would a large, heavy live trap work for it? Partially submerged? What for bait?

[big rockpile]

Don't think it will work.Could try Set Line with Big piece of Fish on it.Or set with .22.

big rockpile

[Bearfootfarm]

I used to catch them with a steel leader on a clorox jug, with a baited treble hook.

Make the baited line a couple of feet long and let it hang from the handle

Tie a longer line to the jug and anchor it onshore, then toss the jug in the water,

You'll know you've got him when the jug starts moving around a lot

[Micheal]

Had a neighbor once that took 100 lb test line loaded with steel leader and treble hooks (baited with fish/worms/chicken leg/etc) and ran it across my pond. In just one night he caught 3 snappers and 1 other box type turtle. Sad part was he didn't catch the big one I wanted out of the pond. Although that one did get a shot of 22 later on........

[Cyngbaeld]

I'm afraid one of the ducks would be injured with a baited hook.

[tinknal]

Originally Posted by Cyngbaeld

I'm afraid one of the ducks would be injured with a baited hook.

You could do it with a heavy duty fishing pole with good stout line. If it is a small pond I bet you would catch it pretty quick.

[Cyngbaeld]

Wonder if one of the neighbors might have some fishing gear they wouldn't mind loaning me. I haven't fished in yrs and yrs.

[fishhead]

A box trap baited with chicken should work. Set the trap so that it's about 1/2 submerged and hang the bait from the top over the pan just above the waterline. Snappers can smell and will come to the bait.

[Cyngbaeld]

OK, I can try that. I'll drag the big trap up tonight.

[rwur961615]

Single hook in a 1" x 1" or larger piece of fat back (salt pork) throw in the water at dusk tied off to a tree collect turtle in the morning> Serve with gravy over rice (chicken fried) for supper.
Rick

[YuccaFlatsRanch]

snapping turtle soup is yummy too.

[Oldcountryboy]

How to build a turtle trap: I hope I can explain this so you can build you one.

1. make a square frame out of 2 x 4 studs of about 2 ft. across

2. Glue 1 inch thick strips of stryofoam on one side of the 2 x 4 studs. The styrofoam is used to make the square frame float on top of the pond water.

3. Make a basket out of chicken wire that would surround the square frame and extend down close to 2 feet. Attach this basket to the outside of the square frame.

4. On the inside of the square frame. Hammer finishing nails of about 3 inches long into the sides of the frame. Hammer the nails deep enough so that there is about 1 1/2 inches of the nail sticking out. Space the nails about 1 inch apart all around the inside of the frame.

5. Use fresh chicken scraps such as backbones, neckbones, liver, or fish remains,etc, and place in a bag of somesort and suspend the bag so that it is located about the very center of the square frame.

Anchor the trap about the center of the pond. The turtles will crawl over the top and into the basket. But when they try to crawl out, their shells will get caught on the finishing nails and will keep them in.

I hope the directions make sense.

[kenworth]

When we havin turtle? MMMMmmm!