How to catch Catfish in a fish holder

[Zimm1001]

So has anyone had this happen to them?

A couple of years ago I caught a mess of bluegills at my lake house and put them in a wire fish basket with the springloaded door at the bottom.

The next day I come out and all the bluegill are gone but I have a really big channel catfish in the basket. It forced its way in through the bottom and ate all my bluegill. Interesting way to catch catfish.

 

[Ambu]

So has anyone had this happen to them?

A couple of years ago I caught a mess of bluegills at my lake house and put them in a wire fish basket with the springloaded door at the bottom.

The next day I come out and all the bluegill are gone but I have a really big channel catfish in the basket. It forced its way in through the bottom and ate all my bluegill. Interesting way to catch catfish.

Pictures of said catfish?

 

[sbsg2005]

No but while fishing in Otter Creek a few years ago I had a small snapper get in the basket and take bites out every fish in the basket. Needless to say I took a bite outta him and several of his friends I caught on the trot line that night.

 

[odie]

I pulled in the fish basket one night and found a snake in it, scared the hell out of me..

 

[Bradsknives]

More than likely it was a turtle that ate your gills instead of a catfish.

 

[Zimm1001]

The catfish wasn't in there the day before and that would have to be a very very smart turtle to get in and back out of the cage. The catfish also looked like it had a very very full stomach. LOLOL

 

[El T]

Bring them little suckers in. Don't leave em hanging around.

 

[Zoub]

Catfish, no.

Snappers yes.

Otters yes, and when 3 or 4 of them are in your boat and on your dock you just say "F it" and let those bad boys eat.

 

[stocknup]

My 2 cents goes with the Turtle...........still wondering how he got back out though.

 

[patience0830]

Never seen a catfish get into a basket b4. I've had a 20" snapper tear one of my baskets to metal junk and I've had a coon or three tear one up. Amazing how strong a coon can be.

 

[patience0830]

Catfish, no.

Snappers yes.

Otters yes, and when 3 or 4 of them are in your boat and on your dock you just say "F it" and let those bad boys eat.

can you say,"Otter skin wall decorations"?

 

[kwatters]

So has anyone had this happen to them?

A couple of years ago I caught a mess of bluegills at my lake house and put them in a wire fish basket with the springloaded door at the bottom.

The next day I come out and all the bluegill are gone but I have a really big channel catfish in the basket. It forced its way in through the bottom and ate all my bluegill. Interesting way to catch catfish.

Maybe someone else caught a catfish but wanted bluegills and traded you.

 

[williamnewman1]

hell, id rather have snappers and catfish to eat anyway instead of the "gills"

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

hell, id rather have snappers and catfish to eat anyway instead of the "gills"

bite your tongue for that talk!