Bob I have been thinking of something along similar lines but on a much, much smaller scale for catching some of my catfish to eat when I want them (rather than when they decide to bite a hook). Was thinking of making a larger than normal live fish holding cage with the addition of one or two openings on the sides with heavy slide down gates on a latch mechanism.

Feed the CC some sinking catfish food via a pipe running to it daily for a week or two. Have trip ropes to the gate latches to shut when I want to capture them.

Learned this as a kid catching hogs. Much easier to get them used to eating feed where you want them and shut the gate than chasing them all over the pasture trying to get them to go where you want.

Don't know if such a system set up with current as the attraction would work or not. But I think I will try the "feed in a cage" bit on my CC later this year.

Last edited by snrub; 02/24/17 07:22 AM.
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