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advice one catching shiners

Started by Guest_theK_* , Oct 03 2009 08:23 PM

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#1 Guest_theK_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 08:23 PM

can anyone have any advice how to catch shiners? like what hook size, and what types of bait and how your fish for them also

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#2 Guest_fundulus_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 09:00 PM

I'm still doing it with a seine. And yes, that might be on my next t-shirt...

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#3 Guest_FirstChAoS_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:28 PM

can anyone have any advice how to catch shiners? like what hook size, and what types of bait and how your fish for them also

here is my experience on catching shiners.

FISHING: The smaller the hook the better (salmon egg hooks on leaders work good), however the downside is the smaller the hook the more likely it is to be swallowed. Using hooks I have caught fallfish, creek chub, common shiner, and golden shiner.

KICK/DIP NETTING: Kick netting gets me blacknose dace and longnose dace, dippnetting is very hit or miss and rarely gets me anything with any regularity.

SEINING: Gets you everything but i do it very very rarely as someone else is needed for it.

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#4 Guest_theK_*

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 11:43 PM

thanks now i just have to find a place with some nice looking shiners

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#5 Guest_FirstChAoS_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 01:31 AM

As for the question of bait, i find good old worms work best for shiners, and just about everything else. If fish turn up worms (and I have seen it) they're either overfished or in a very odd mood indeed.

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#6 Guest_theK_*

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 11:24 PM

ive seen people on youtube making minnow traps with plastic bottles and i was wondering if anyone ever used them those before and if they ever worked for you