bream traps

[Keywest18]

Anyone have any experience with them? Thinking about building one or two. But i read where in LA bream.are.gamefish and can only be caught on rod and reel? Not sure how true this is.

[Top Dawg]

I have made a couple they are simple to make and they work very well. We use them in Toledo bend where they are legal. Also if you have a private pond you can use them. I make mine out of half inch wire mesh and dimensions are 24"x24"x8". Piece of styrofoam for bait and you're ready to go. I'll take a couple pics when I get home.

[LPfishnTIM]

they are illegal in LA waters.

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by LPfishnTIM

they are illegal in LA waters.

Not in Toledo. I need to make some more pretty soon too.

[Keywest18]

Well darn..... Guess ill just have to "modifiy" my minnow trap....

[Top Dawg]

Just catfish Toledo bend. We've taken a lot of big catfish out of there. Last year we caught several 15-30 pounders a 40 pounder a 60 70 and 80 pounder. Between February and April.

[Top Dawg]

Here is a pic of one of mine. The slots are 3"x1"
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[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by Top Dawg

Here is a pic of one of mine. The slots are 3"x1"
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GET DA NET!!!!! Need to build some soon and let em marinate in that pond across the skreet. Let the styrofoam get sexy!!

[Keywest18]

If i can talk my wife into renting a cabin for a few days i will. ive seen alot of people having good luck with them.

[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by thegr8cody

If i can talk my wife into renting a cabin for a few days i will. ive seen alot of people having good luck with them.

Are you tryin to trap bream to eat, or to use for bait?

[Keywest18]

I was mainly just wanting to catch a few for bait but if theyre eatin size im gonna eat them. I really just wanted to put some traps in the bayou by my house for my jugs. But me and the ol lady have been talking about camping or renting a cabin somewhere

[Top Dawg]

Originally Posted by thegr8cody

If i can talk my wife into renting a cabin for a few days i will. ive seen alot of people having good luck with them.

We fish outa San miguel park. They have cabins for $60 a night. Nice facilities and the catfishing is really good. Covered boat stalls with electricity.

[simplepeddler]

Heck I NEED one............

[Top Dawg]

Here are a few of the cats we caught last year.
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[Spunt Drag]

Originally Posted by thegr8cody

I was mainly just wanting to catch a few for bait but if theyre eatin size im gonna eat them. I really just wanted to put some traps in the bayou by my house for my jugs. But me and the ol lady have been talking about camping or renting a cabin somewhere

Oh yea. They work good for bait. Just gotta place em by a bed and in the right depth for the time of year and you can rack up. The holes can't legally be any bigger than 3" in length and 1" in width so you won't catch many eating size. Let us know if you go, we might be up there. And good luck

[Keywest18]

Thanks, it will be a while unfortunately. But definitely plan on doing something like that this year

[Top Dawg]

Best time for cats in Toledo is end of feb through may. Once it gets hot it's hard to keep bream alive on the line. They die quick with little oxygen. When it starts cooling off in the fall it'll turn back on but I've always done best in the spring. Blues in feb and spotted cats march and April.