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     dano bailey (Rexrudedog)  BOC ROYALTYUsername: Rexrudedog Post Number: 1535 Registered: 3-2002  Rating: N/A |
Got my first one today. 05 catalog. Lot of good stuff in there. I'm still checking it out but I came across something that I might get and try this summer for catching bait. If ya have a 05 catalog its on page 18. Nylon Shad Trawl that you can attach to the side of your boat are it says pull about 35' behind the boat at 5 to 15 mph driving in a large circle. My Dad did something like this when I was a kid and I don't remember how it worked are excaly what he was useing. Has anyone ever used something like this and how did it work and how easy was it to get tore up. Thought I would ask. I ain't good at a throw net. LOL Also got the one man drop net for useing over the side of your boat. Anyone try one of those. Thinking about the flat spoon weights and the flat bank weights. Guess they be like the no roll. Also like the catfish mailbox on page 67. Alright, the wife is ready to run up to the lake. Be back later. LOL  I'm from the Country and I like it that way. America. God Bless The American Soldier. | ||
| Jason K Walker (Syrus)  BOC PALADINUsername: Syrus Post Number: 497 Registered: 6-2003  Rating: N/A |
Hey dano, i was thinking of buying the shad trawl also. I was also considering getting that one man drop net thing too. Looks like fun to me, sometimes i enjoy catching the bait almost as much as the kittys. It may be a couple weeks before i do buy them though kinda broke right now. Later Eat, sleep and fish Woooooo Pig Sooooie,GO HOGS GO!! Rogers, Arkansas | ||
| Jim Ames (Oh_no)  BOC SQUIREUsername: Oh_no Post Number: 108 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
I bought one from Nylon Net a few years ago. It's maybe a 36" hoop with a fine net behind. It does not work as good as it says, if fact I could not get one fish in it because it pulls hard and slow. The fish will be in it but in pulling it to the boat, they escape because you can not pull it in that quick. The one your talking about might be better but Nylon Net's is not good.  Be Ye Fishers Of Men, You Catch Them, He Will Clean Them. | ||
| dano bailey (Rexrudedog) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Rexrudedog Post Number: 1765 Registered: 3-2002 Rating: N/A |
Jason I hear ya about low on money. I too like catching bait. Love catching those bream. They sure can fight. LOL. Keep us posted on what yya get and how it works. Jim, I din't think about not being able to pull it in fast enough to keep the fish in it. That makes sense to me. I wonder if there is some way to put a draw string around the opening. Pull the sting to close the hole and then drag in to the boat. I don't know, its a thought. I hope to get me one and give it a try this summer. This old bottle may be dusty, but its what's inside that counts. "God Bless The American Soldier" | ||
| Jim Ames (Oh_no) BOC SQUIREUsername: Oh_no Post Number: 112 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
Mine is just a hoop with 4 lines going to one to pull. I have had shiners boiling on the surface and could not get them in the boat. I might try a cast net next. Them silly wire traps, i have had no luck either. My money works at the bait wholesaler though. lol lol Be Ye Fishers Of Men, You Catch Them, He Will Clean Them. | ||
| Jim Ames (Oh_no) BOC SQUIREUsername: Oh_no Post Number: 113 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
Hey it pulls hard to, even with my 90. Be Ye Fishers Of Men, You Catch Them, He Will Clean Them. | ||
| dano bailey (Rexrudedog) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Rexrudedog Post Number: 1772 Registered: 3-2002 Rating: N/A |
LOL, I never had trouble at the bait shop. I think I might forget the net and go for a new wallet. It always catchs bait. lOL This old bottle may be dusty, but its what's inside that counts. "God Bless The American Soldier" | ||
| Jason K Walker (Syrus) BOC PALADINUsername: Syrus Post Number: 520 Registered: 6-2003 Rating: N/A |
Well I had already thought about the getting it back to the boat issue with the bait still in it. My thought would be having one person drive the boat and have another person pulling it in, keeping preasure on the bait to stay in. Doing this alone would be a bit tricky but possible if it works and its worth it im sure i could rig up one of my old anchor cranks for it or something close to my throttle to do it by myself. I hear ya dano, its easy to go down to the bait shop and get bait but i'm tired of paying 15 bux a weekend for bait. My wife kinda gets itchy about it too when she figures the checkbook. I believe ill go ahead and order one at the first of the month. Eat, sleep and fish Woooooo Pig Sooooie,GO HOGS GO!! Rogers, Arkansas | ||
| brian sax (Brian_sax) BOC INITIATE Username: Brian_sax Post Number: 36 Registered: 1-2005 Rating: N/A |
how do you get this catalog | ||
| MARK MITCHELL (Lexkatdo0d) BOC SQUIREUsername: Lexkatdo0d Post Number: 134 Registered: 1-2005  Rating: N/A |
GO 2 WWW.CATFISHCONNECTION.COM AND ORDER 1.... LEXKAT | ||
| Tim Hade (Timotha7)  BOC STAFFUsername: Timotha7 Post Number: 2548 Registered: 1-2004  Rating: N/A |
Brian, You can go to the web site: http://www.catfishconnection.com/ Main page gives you instuctions for getting a catalog, and link to on-line catalog. Catfish Connections has TONS of great gear and they provide excellent service on the orders Tim "Boy, it ain't called catchin, it's fishin!" | ||
| chris love (Catchris) BOC INITIATE Username: Catchris Post Number: 49 Registered: 2-2005 Rating: N/A |
i sent them a check about 2 monthes ago and it cleared and i never got it i called them and they said they never recieved it that pissed me off !IF U GET KICKED IN THE CRUTCH,PRAY FOR MERCY! | ||
| Jon Nay (Cook) BOC PALADINUsername: Cook Post Number: 534 Registered: 8-2004  Rating: N/A |
perhaps you could weave a second line behind the hoop with a slipknot.Keep that line slack.Drag the net,when full,retrieve the net using the second line,which will seal the net. ?? 
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| dano bailey (Rexrudedog) BOC ROYALTYUsername: Rexrudedog Post Number: 2024 Registered: 3-2002 Rating: N/A |
Jon, I was thinking the same thing. If it is that simple to fix the problem of pulling in without loosing the bait, I wonder why the manufacture didn't add the extra line to use as a drawl string. I think it would work. This old bottle may be dusty, but its what's inside that counts. "God Bless The American Soldier" | ||
| nathen p. barto (Buzzbarto) BOC INITIATE Username: Buzzbarto Post Number: 23 Registered: 5-2005  Rating: N/A |
used a shad trawl quite a bit in my younger days. pulled it behind a 14 ft jon with a 9.9. the biggest problem i had was catchin it on a stump. the one i had was perty tuff but i was afraid of ripping it. i tied a jug about 4 feet up the main line and just used a boat cleat for leverage holding on to the line with my hand. if i caught a stump just let go of the line and go back to the jug. my trawl was about 2 ft. wide at the mouth and 8 ft. long never had much problem with the shad getting out. but at half full couldnt hardly get it in the boat. worked best in shallow water, less than 5 ft deep. remember watch out for the stumps. GOT SHAD? | ||
| Travis Cornell (Barbel) BOC SQUIREUsername: Barbel Post Number: 159 Registered: 5-2005 Rating: N/A |
The deal to order one is just email them with your name and address, and with a request for one, and they will send it to you. I was kind of skeptical about it when they said they would on their page, but about a week later I got another catalog in the mail, titled for me. Catch-Photo-Release on all cats over 10 pounds. Take me down to the paradise city... | ||
| Scott Shaw (Paleocaver) BOC SQUIREUsername: Paleocaver Post Number: 118 Registered: 7-2003  Rating: N/A |
Check the regs where you live about using a trawl net. I can't use one here in Alabama. Meridianville, AL | ||
| Breece Martin (Xxxcatman518) BOC INITIATE Username: Xxxcatman518 Post Number: 5 Registered: 7-2005 Rating: N/A |
Just joined this club, and was ready some of the messages. I bought a shad trawl from catfish connection, not real happy with it either. Yep! it pulls real hard. I think I go back to old faithful cast net. | ||
| Norman E Yates (Draghook) BOC INITIATE Username: Draghook Post Number: 2 Registered: 8-2005 Rating: N/A |
I ordered a catalog 3 weeks a go still nothing. |
