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Bullheads #383066 07/23/14 02:36 PM
Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 25 NW PA A aguita OP
OP aguita A Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 25 NW PA	Any advice on how to trap small bullheads? They are currently anywhere from 1 to 2 inches in length. I can see swarms of them swimming all around the pond. is a minnow trap or 10 a viable option? If so, what to use for bait? Thanks, Dan

Re: Bullheads aguita #383072 07/23/14 02:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,502 Likes: 827 Grovertown, Indiana esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
esshup Moderator Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 28,502 Likes: 827 Grovertown, Indiana	If you have a helper, look into a 1/8" or 3/16" mesh minnow seine..... www.hoosierpondpros.com http://www.pondboss.com/subscribe.asp?c=4 3/4 to 1 1/4 ac pond LMB, SMB, PS, BG, RES, CC, YP, Bardello BG, (RBT & Blue Tilapia - seasonal).

Re: Bullheads aguita #383079 07/23/14 03:04 PM
Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,794 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker
teehjaeh57 Chairman, Pond Boss Legacy award; Moderator; field correspondent Lunker Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 8,794 Likes: 68 Lincoln, NE	I netted several dozen swimming in tight balls in my pond already this year. Look like ideal forage for everything - but couldn't help myself removing them. Hate to think how many I've missed... Yes, baited minnow traps will work for BH collection in my experience. Pellets worked well for me - if those aren't available might try pet food or beef/chicken/turkey liver. Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~ Henry David Thoreau

Re: Bullheads aguita #383090 07/23/14 04:31 PM
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,752 Likes: 33 Central Oklahoma J jludwig
jludwig J Joined: May 2011 Posts: 1,752 Likes: 33 Central Oklahoma	Shotgun also works for them swimming in small balls.

Re: Bullheads aguita #383094 07/23/14 06:28 PM
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,049 Likes: 276 Hurst & Bowie, Texas D Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker
Dave Davidson1 Moderator Lunker D Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 16,049 Likes: 276 Hurst & Bowie, Texas	Yep It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color. Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done. Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP

Re: Bullheads aguita #383139 07/24/14 06:49 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 58 MN C czimmerm Lunker
czimmerm Lunker C Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 58 MN	I've had a fair amount of success with a cloverleaf minnow trap in the shallow areas where the bullheads were seen. No bait - just pulled it up every day to do "good fish/bad fish" sorting. I did try some stinkbait as an experiment but came up empty. I also tried the 12 gauge (with steel shot, of course) and only peppered about 10% of the swarm. Maybe I was using the wrong choke? CZ