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Yesterday I stopped and picked up 50ct SS 7/0 hooks, roll of string, and 2 lb of slicks. Spent a good couple hours cutting the strings to length and burning the ends, tied loops in each end. Guys I took time as always to make everything perfect, nice and neat!
Got em all hung up and baited last night, got home about 10:00pm.
Got up at 4:00am to go run them.
Ya know what I caught?
1 little ole channel catfish! And come home with 3 less lines!
That's a very good start to a very bad day!
JPJ, where do you buy your slicks? Ended up with Dads inventory of Trotlines , set hooks , and supplies. Was wanting to run some lines and didn't know where to get the slicks.
Thanks,
Bates or Hatchet Jacks
sounds like a bad moring man!!!!!!!! wat happen 2 the rest o f ur lines?
Either they broke off or I couldn't find em'Quote:
Originally Posted by yellowjacket
Its like a cypress forest Easter egg hunt!
i know wat uiu mean about cypress trees theyy can be a thorn i na persons side
Was bait missing? You may need to file the hooks some. Just because theyre brand new doesnt necessarily mean theyre sharp.:o
I bet somebody done run em for ya,and rebaited. Thats always my excuse.:rolleyes:
I use 5/0 stainless on mine and catch some awful good ones. Hook my big slicks through the lips or eyes. I try to catch big slicks to deter the little Channels.
We'll be cussin' you when we run across 'em when we are getting back into that good spot and your line catches on the motor. How did you put your personal info on them??? One trick I use is on a yo-yo I cut small pieces of reflective tape and put on each side. On a limb line I wrap the tape around the line up a ways out of the water. hit them with a light and you can see them a long way off.
whats a slick?
Small green sunfish
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Originally Posted by Strip
I don't put my info on them....Quote:
Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd
If you snag my lines your up in the trees and the knees!
I like to use ones much larger here for Flatheads.Thumbs UpQuote:
Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe
I do blieve ' Bigger is Better' as far as slicks for flats , but an old longliner once told me " boy i would use a 2 lb crappie fer bait to catch a flathead !!" Of course thats some advice i never acted on !
I usually use blue gills big as I can catch! Had to buy these because haven't had time to fish...Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
Big Slicks live better than Gills for me on a hook.Quote:
Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe
How do you specifically catch slicks?Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD
We usually find a ditch where the rice fields are dumping, pinch off little piece of worm, put it on a hook, and let the kids have a ball. Hour later, we got a bucket full, and bait up our lines. Some folks use traps, which work better, cause you can dump your trap, and comeback in a hour, hopefully, its full.
I catch mine in rocky creeks or small rivers around rock shoals using Crappie jigs or live baits like worms or crickets. They are quite aggressive and will hit about anything that will fit their mouth. One summer we ran out of worms and cut small pieces of foam from our swim noodles used for jug lines.RoflThumbs UpQuote:
Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe