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I've pulled Bandits a lot ... but that is a first for me. Hopefully the last! That dude stunk something awful!:banghead
I thought it was a foul hooked catfish for a while ... never would have thought one could nab a 300 at 1.5 mph!
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Did ya get the crankbait back?
That’s odd, never caught one of those. Gotta be careful foolin with them.
Wanted that Bandit bad
I might have given that critter the bandit. Yep, I would have cut that line and moved to a different area to fish. I ain't fooling with creatures like that. LOL :Cowboy
Mike
Looks like a soft shelled turtle. They can really swim with those large webbed feet but don't have much of a bite! Old dude wasn't playing around- he was hungry!
Man that strange to catch a turtle on a crank bait, i about seen almost anything, when I see a elephant fly.
Is a soft shell a snapper?
Certainly has some claws on it
I hooked a snapping turtle a few years ago on a Pico INT crank with rnvinc and CRP4570 on board. I handed the rod to Rickie, thinking it was hung up. He tried to break it off then realized the hang-up was coming to the boat. When it got to the transom, they both yelled with excitement. The snapper had all he wanted and turned to swim away as the line broke. They both swore it was as big as my Suzuki engine cowling!!
I did! very carefully!Quote:
Originally Posted by BuckeyeCrappie
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I think so…. Although we really did not get face to face. :) He had kind of a needle/snout of a nose. The back hook was in the side of his head and the front was in the web of his front foot. I have a real long pair of needle nose pliers… I just got hold of the nearest hook and jerked with determination! I was either getting my crank back or breaking it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danny Lang
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I agree they don’t have the bite of a snapper but if one gets your finger just right it probably won’t ever look the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by happycaster58
That beak is sharp.
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I watched my grandpa and dad clean one a while back. Had to be in the later 40s. Don't remember where they got it.
interesting for sure , softshells are ridiculous fast turtles on land and in the water even more so , we have raised several and the speed they can reach in the water is mind boggling , easily fast as fish and pretty darn aggressive when hungry , very cool story :cheers2
trolling cranks, I'm catching good sized largemouth and huge catfish too
I once saw a guy snag a small snapping turtle. He was gonna cut the line and and be done with it but a nearby asian guy said he wanted it to eat. He cut the turtle head off and gave the buy back his bait. He then thru the turtle in a cooler and said he was going to have a good meal tonight.
west of town here there used to be a fella who bought all the turtles you brought him , was shipping them to asia is what i was told :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by Grainraiser
ate snapper soup many moons ago pretty often , kinda of like roast beef flavored in a french wine sauce type scenario , was VERY tasty
Caught a turtle on a spinnerbait once while Bass fishing . Thing about pulling hooks through the water you may snag anything .
I have seen alligator snapping turtles as big as wash tubs around my parts. A few years back DNR had 2 that weighed like 125 pounds and said they were estimated to be over 100 years old.
Folks here jug fish or catch them by hand noodle method and say they have 7 different texture meat.
Only thing I personally eaten is turtle soup.
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True ... I may have snagged him ... but if I did I snagged him close to his mouth!Quote:
Originally Posted by NIMROD