I have heard of baiting using shelled corn or usinf large flour sacks filled with dog food. Does anyone know if this will work?
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you can go and live by the beach and have a pool at your house and you can go deep sea fishin(i did that once)if you use chuncks of dead fish it works as bait(i leave by the beach in the Philipines, its really hot here and the fish r big, but i never go fishing cuz im not patient enough, but i have a deep pool in my yard too)and if you hava a house by the beach you can also go scuba divin.
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Ringtail cats (which are not actually cats, but related to raccoons) are predators, and are most likely to be attracted to aromatic meat baits.\n\nCanned fish, fish based cat food, or a 50/50 mixture of peanut butter and honey or molasses (which is pretty much an all-purpose mammal bait) would probably work well.  I would recommend the cat food first, as it is easy to obtain and cheap, and if that doesn't work, try the other baits.\n\nI'm not sure what the local regulations are in Texas, but you might require a permit from your state Fish and Wildlife regulatory agency.  Many allow trapping freely on your own property, but may require written permission of the owners of whatever property you intend to release the animal onto.  Some agencies may require a nominal fee for trapping fur bearing varmints.
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There is a cool device we use at my place. The mouse gets trapped inside 2 x 1/2 x 1/2 foot wooden box (exact size doesnt matter). It's a simple device and works. Email me (sici_iadic@yahoo.com) n ill tell u how to make it if the below explanation isnt clear. \n\nOnce mouse gets trapped inside u can decide what to do with it. We dont like to kill 'em so we take them to a garbage dump far away and let 'em loose.\n\nThere is a small sliding door which falls down from one side of the box. The door is held up by a string and its other end goes through a small hole at the top of the box to the inside. There is a small ring fixed to the bottom of the box inside it. A piece of food is atached to the string and this goes through the ring and the door is held up by this peice of food. We use a Sprat most of the time. A piece of Potato also works. The door if its not heavy must have a weight to bring it down fast. We use an old padlock lodged on the top of the door. \n\nThe mouse comes in, eats the sprat, down comes the door and next day we find it trapped inside. On the other side to the door we've put a mesh to see inside. Guess u could modify this simple design anyway u want.\n\nThe key to this trap is how heavy the door can be (without breaking the string by itself) and how smooth and fast it slides down. Also the piece of food must be just barely holding up the door. Otherwise the Mouse may take some bites and leave without the door coming down. \n\nWe've caught abt 50 mice with this trap over the years.\n\nall the best.
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The best, most undisputed crappie bait ever, are live minnows.  Crappie go nuts for them.  In fact, in your local tackle shop, they'll probably have a size of minnow called a "crappie minnow."  This isn't because it's a baby crappie, it's because it's the perfect size for catching crappie.\n\nThat being said, there are other lures that will seduce those paper-mouthed rascals into biting.  My personal favorite is a white 1/16 oz. jig head w/ a chartruese "trailer."  I say trailer because when it comes to crappie lures, the sky is the limit.  There are as many different 2" trailers for crappie jigs as there are soft plastics for bass fishing.  You can catch them on almost all of them though, but I really like the white head/chartruese body combo.\n\nAnother good lure is a small rooster tail.  Find one with a silver color and silver blades.  It mimics minnows, and therefore triggers strikes.\n\nGood Luck.
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Use the sandwich to lure an animal and shoot it. You can then eat the animal and also use some of it to lure more animals.
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I'd say if you're catching that variety you're probably doing the right things... you might catch more bluegill if you switch from minnows to worms or crickets... use a small brass hook... no bigger than an inch (I don't know hook #'s) put a spit shot weight about 3 inches above the hook and then a bobber about 2 feet above that... good luck
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Well, there's a lot of different ways to catfish. But, I'll explain the most common way in Minnesota...\n\nWe go to the river (don't eat them though), get a nice sturdy pole, about 25 - 30 pound test line, a nice sized SHARP hook, a sturdy reel, big sinkers, and some chubs (bait). We normally go out at night, so we also bring a bell to hook to the end of the rod (it'll ring it we get a bite). \n\nPut enough weight in sinkers on so your bait can actually make it to the bottom (will vary depending on current, and depth). Put a nice chub on your big hook and cast it upstream.. The current may take it downstream if you don't have enough weight on in sinkers. Once you're on the bottom, reel up the slack only... then it's a waiting game. Once your pole starts bouncing or your bell starts ringing give it a GOOD tug.\n\nIf you are reeling in without getting a bite (checking bait or whatever) reel in fast. You don't want to get snagged up on a log or rock. Also, keep the tip of your rod up.\n\nHope you have fun & good luck!
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Well there are alot of variables to your question.... water temperature, clarity, depth, stream or pond/lake..... but here are my top three....\n\nGrape soft plastic worm... usually a curl tail... and rigging depends on those above variables.\n\nBuzz baits and spinner baits.... with a slow retrieve.... and a nice trailer never hurt anything..\n\nAnd top water poppers and hard baits.... poppers for the noise and spooks and torpedos for good action
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If you are fishing from the bank of a lake and using a regular rod and real not a fly rod then maybe I can help. I've been fishing the same lake for about 10 years.  There are many good baits out there but the two that work best for me are salmon eggs and power bait. You can get them at any walmart k mart etc. Usually spring and late fall are the best times for trout where I live. But in the summer go as early as you can or close to sun set. Use a 6-10 pound test line I prefer  a gold size 10 eagle claw hook and pinch on a small lead weight about a foot above the hook that way the weight stays on the bottom and your bait will float about 10 inches above, or you can use a slider weight. All this stuff is very inexpensive. Less then 10 bucks. It's best to get a map of the lake bottom so you know where the deep holes are and where cover is. But if you can't just try different places. Just cast as far out as you can tighten up your line a little and wait.  One little trick I use is to throw some little rocks or pebbles as far as I can where I am going to fish.But only do this once in a while. The noise will sometimes attract  fish.  When you get tired of waiting for the fish to hit your bait re-cast every 10 minutes or so in a little different place. If you get bored with bait fishing try a mepps spinner they work really well sometimes. The colder the water the better it seems.
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For Bass, best live baits are nightcrawlers and leeches.  No Lake Trout in NE.
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wow there is so many. Lets start with trout: Small spinners are obvious, salmon eggs are great, i have also ( believe it or not ) had excellent success with cut bait. you can also buy the artificials at local bait shops or even walmart.\nCats: Great success with chicken liver. Night crawlers, if you can find crawfish tails they also work well, you can try the stink bait if you want . I havent had good success and i cant stand the smell. Good luck, hope thi helps in he future.
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Try using a minnow or even what they call Chubbs..Which is another type of minnow but you can catch them in the stream!!!Good Luck!!!
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Yeah i have done once. Well in order to tame them i went through a experiment called as pavlos experiment. This is very easy way to tame animal. here before u give food to animal u ring a bell and then give food. When u do this for next 15-20 times the animal gets habituated. now next time when u ring bell alone animals runs towards you. This way they are tamed. IN case of rats also this is applicable. Just cage them in special cage where there are many twists and turns. this make them work more for their food. Though it takes time but it works aewsome. Abt makig them still then i said u that once they are tamed, just ring bell, they come running to you and stand there until u give them food. NIce way na..!
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go buy wire leader.there will be a clip at one end and a barrel swivel at the other.clip your lure on the clip and tie the barrel to the line .use them up north on blues.youll never lose your lure
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First go to your local sporting goods store, and get yourself some 4 inch and some 6 inch YUM dinger "worms".  And some YUM 7 inch ribbontail worms.  Also get a pack or 2 of Gamakatsu #2 worm hooks.  Rig both of these worms Texas style with out any wieght.  Cast near the edge of grass beds, where bass like to ambush thier prey from.  Also try flipping the worms near the shady side of underwater trees and rocks.  Keep your line taut by casting, and then raising your rod tip to get rid of the slack.  Do not reel in the line to pick up slack, because most hits will happen moments after the worm splashes into the water.  If it doesn't get an immediate strike, let the bait sink to the bottom, and then give the worm a few little tugs, as to jump the worm up about a foot off the bottom, then let it sink back to the bottom, then as it sinks again, keep your line taut, and do 1 or 2 cranks om the reel to pick up a little slack.  99% of hits will happen as the worms are falling down/ or sinking, so keeping the line taut will help you feel the hits. Bass usually don't eat worms off of the bottom.  You must also keep an eye on your line, because sometimes you won't feell the hit and your line may go to one side or the other and you'll know a bass has your bait.  When you hook a bass, be sure to reel him away from the cover, because that is right where the bass will go, and you have to be quick, or you will lose him.  After you get the bass away from the cover, let the fish wear itself out.  Then reel him in and carefully lip the bass.  DO NOT touch any part of the bass except the lip, unless you plan to eat them.  Fish have a protective enzyme that protects them from bacteria.  The slime is eaten away and removed, when you touch the bass, because of the amino acids on your skin.  Touching the bass removes this protective layer and opens the bass to bacterial and fungal infections which will kill the fish. Last night, I fished a heavily pressured lake and caught 9 bass in 3 hours. 8 largemouth and 1 smallmouth all with the YUM dinger.  On memorial day I fished a small farm pond and using the YUM ribbontail, I caught 16 largemouth in 4 hours.  It is all about presentation, so go to the site that the others have listed, the best is bass resource, which I put a link up for, and research how to best fish these worms.  I gave you my favorite and most productive methods.  Have fun and remember, tight lines.
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I used to live in southeast Iowa... Mt Pleasant (Go Panthers)... we used to go up by Fort Dodge and just North of Muscatine. But all along the upper half of Iowa and all of Wisconsin hold some great walleye and smallmouth bass action. You can use a spinner and attatch a 14 to 18 inch 12 pound test trailer line.... using a 1/8 ounce jig head and your favorite 4 or six inch worm with a double rig hook (second hook) half way down. In the midwest I use a Strink King Spinner in 1/4 once size. The trailer line not only adds action behind the spinner, it seems to drive post spawn walleye nuts.  That's one my Grandfather taught me and I have used too many times....lol.
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You've not really given any specifics on what kind of attractant you're talking about.  Generic fish oil used for attacting wild animals is made by chopping up a bunch of fish, putting it in gallon jugs, cover the top with cheese cloth over the mout to keep the flies out, put the lid on loosely to let gases escape......then let it stew for a couple of months so the fish will rott completely.  At that point strain any solids out and what remains is fish oil.  But it's much easier to go in ebay and buy it from a bait/lure company.\n\nThe above recipe will do the trick. No preservatives needed.....it's already smelly, oily, rotted down product.