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#303313 08/15/12 11:37 AM
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I have a Fyke net on order and am looking forward to setting it out. I have zero experience and would love to get any tips that would cut my learning curve. The net is a modified 2x4, 1/2 mesh with a 20' lead.

How do you deal with snaping turtles? Do muskrats get trapped, if so how do I deal with them?

Thanks

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Usually you find the turtles and rats dead in the trap. Easily dealt with that way... Find a natural transition area to set the trap up next to. That should help up your catch. Is there a certain species you are specifically targeting?

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Thanks for the response CJ. I've read all your posts about using these these nets. Some of them twice. I am targeting the most hated BH along with BG, BCP. My ponds are small at 1 acre and 1/4 acre with irregular contours and average depths of 4.5'.

I hoping this will method will allow me to control the numbers of fish in these ponds. The "trash" fish like BH will always be in my pond or find away in. Just looking for away to deal with them.

Suggestions?

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Where did you order your net from?

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The one that essup had mentioned. Nicholsnetandtwine.com

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Out of the snappers and sliders that I've caught in the net during the past year, only 1 snapper and 1 slider were dead. Having 5 snappers all around 20+ pounds in the trap at the same time alive along with all the fish sure made things interesting!


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Of you fully submerge the net everything but fish will die..


I believe in catch and release. I catch then release to the grease..

BG. CSBG. LMB. HSB. RES.

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essup- how did you do it? that sounds like a great story!

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So far I've always submerged the net 100%.

mnfish, not so much of a story but a PITA. I had to drag the hoop portion to a shallow area so I could net out most of the fish, and see what end of the turtles I was grabbing, making sure that none of the others heads were within snapping range. I'll bet it took 45 minutes to empty the net!

I was using it to reduce the stunted BG population in that particular pond, and I removed about 2,000 BG in 5 days. There were a lot of BH removed too.


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Yikes! Big snapping turtles together in a small area and in a very foul mood.

Thanks for the input. I know its like everything else..just get out and do it, skin your knees and learn. Just looking for the big mistakes to avoid.

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When turtles are involved, I don't like to stick my hands anywhere that I can't see their heads and know that I'm in the safe zone.

Picking up BH can be interesting too. It seems the smaller the fish, the sharper the spines.


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Didja' eat those turtles esshup??


"Forget pounds and ounces, I'm figuring displacement!"

If we accept that: MBG(+)FGSF(=)HBG(F1)
And we surmise that: BG(>)HBG(F1) while GSF(<)HBG(F1)
Would it hold true that: HBG(F1)(+)AM500(x)q.d.(=)1.5lbGRWT?
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I relocated 3 of them, and gave 2 to the landscapers that were there at the time.


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Those litle BH can be very difficult to handle, especially for kids or inexperienced fishmen. Not sure if there is a product out there or not but I think I need a tool I can hand to guests before fishing.

I'm thinking of a normaly closed spring loadedtype of pliers. Interlocking forks that the BH would be clasped with. The top fork would be thick enough to protect against the top spine. It holds the bh tight while the hook is removed.

Add it to my list of things that will probably never get done smile

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Just got a message from the Mrs. My net has been delivered and sitting in the garage!!! She should know better than to tell me while I'm working...now all I can think about is setting it and harvesting some fish. Maybe I should wrap up early today. laugh

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Set it up on the lawn and take a picture. I'm interested to see what it looks like.


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Will do. Give me a little time. One of my little girls just turned 15 today. Where does the time go?

Side Note: As a joke I had my wife wrap up the net and we gave it to her like it was her b-day present. The look on her face was priceless. "ohhh dad"

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Can't wait to get it wet.




Dimensions are 2'x4' and 1/2" mesh. What do you think? I hope this works with BH, BG, BCP

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Good looking net. How much was the trap?? It should catch fish. I am interested if you ever get a LMB in it and what size it is. They tend to avoid traps. Most other fish species will enter traps. Good fishing!

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AWESOME! One of the best pond management investments you'll ever make... Set that bad boy and post photos of what it brings in!

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CJ,
Can't wait to get it wet! Is two hoops going to be big enough? The ones I've seen have 5 or 6 hoops.

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That looks good and a bit more manageable than the one that I'm using. That one is 3'x5' and from the first rectangle to the knot at the back it's 16' long, then there's the 50' lead.


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Mnfish, I have found that kids (and others) can be introduced to fish handling with a cheapo pair off cotton gloves.

Neat fyke setup.


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How does a fyke net work? I tried to find it on the internet but couldn't get a good description.

Do you put bait in the left most compartment in the second picture?


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Fish hit the blocker net and run parallel to it. They then get to the ever decreasing hoops where they become entrapped... No bait. Very effective on most species except for black bass.

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