Sipsey
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Always heard if you catch enough for a meal, you done alright. This is what i came up with after losing two. Drilled the pole about 26” from the end of bank pole and placed a #3 hog ring to attach to.
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Trotlines
- Thread starter Nutterbuster
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I was thinking about getting some 5/8 rebar and driving it in the ground. Slip the pole over the rebar each night. I honestly figured anything too big for the system would have cut/broke the line before it took the pole. They were all in there about 2ft deep, and my 200lbs had a hard time getting them out the "right" way. I think I probably set it at too low of an angle and let him pull it straight out
swampsnyper
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What about bamboo?
CrackbottomLouis
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This has been my quarantine obsession. Where I live I can run them every day, and Alabama is pretty laid back about the regulations. I've never run a trotline until about a month ago, but have quickly been able to put probably 100lbs of fish away. Running the lines in a canoe is cheap and peaceful. Goodway to start and end each day. Here's some pics.
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Anybody else run lines? I'm still very much just figuring out all out. Huge shout out to @swampsnyper and @huck72412 for putting up with my questions and general obsession over the subject. Who knew you could catch catfish with soap?
Unscented blue soap was always best for me. Good job on the haul!
Works perfect. 18 to 20 footers.
Bamboo would work awesome, and be free. Just wouldn't be as nifty as pvc.
swampsnyper
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Won't hurt as bad when the gators take it.
swampsnyper
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Made a video of me making my trotline set up. [mention]Nutterbuster [/mention] and I were talking about having a trotline completion on our YouTube channels. I think it will be fun. We still need to work out the details but I’m ready to get on the water and soak some lines.
Details are as follows:
1 point per fish caught north of Montgomery
5 points per fish caught south of montgonery
+20 points for the biggest fish
+5 points for every Miller Lite consumed
-10 points for every bud lite consumed
Fair?
swampsnyper
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Better bring your a-game, swampy...
Just got through cleaning the fish in the post above. Came out to over 5lbs of filets. Going rate for farm catfish here is a bit over $4/lb. So $20 worth of fish for less than 50 cents worth of bait.
Can't beat it.
Can't beat it.
That coffee is too big and the spare to small
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Why catch more than you can eat? Save some for later.
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The 47 from the bottom picture are long gone and the 17 above (caught friday night) are half gone. Between myself, my son, his wife, his two cousins and these two little catfish (and watermelon) eating machines....
.....there ain’t nothing being wasted I can guarantee you that.
.....there ain’t nothing being wasted I can guarantee you that.