Bream/Perch/Bluegill for bait

[Sightwindow]

I looked at the LDWF regulations and didn't see anything, but I know some states prohibit it. Can I catch perch with hook and line and use them for bait in Louisiana state waters?

[duckman1911]

I think it is allowed but only if they are used as bait in the same body of water they were caught in. I may be wrong though.

[Top Dawg]

U can use them for bait but have to be caught on hook and line. In Toledo bend it's legal to use traps to catch them.

[Ratdog]

Yes do it all the time in fresh water but do not cross salt line it's not legal then.

Not shore about body of water thing but I have wonderd what to do if u catch um in brak water.

Ruls are vague best to call water police.

[DannyI]

yep at Toledo we can use traps,but, there are regulations on size hole that allows bait to enter. I like to use a 3-5" perch for troutline bait. That way you get all size cats bite.

[MathGeek]

Using small fish caught on a rod is a family tradition. The children call it the "special trick."

In fresh water it has yielded muskellunge, walleye, catfish, bass, and snapping turtles. In salt water it has yielded redfish, gafftops, sharks, and big stingrays.

The food chain works. Use it to advantage. It was prohibited in the People's Repiblik of Colofornia, but it is legal in most other states where I've checked. We keep a small bait well in the boat sometimes because the best place to catch bluegill and pinfish isn't always the best place to use them.

Pinfish are our favorite saltwater fresh caught live bait, but sand trout, croaker, ladyfish, etc. work well too. Bluegill are the most common freshwater bait, but some of the softer finned and/or more elongated species work slightly better.

One thing about the special trick is you're not sure what's gonna bite, but it's usually gonna be exciting!

[jchief]

Originally Posted by DannyI

yep at Toledo we can use traps,but, there are regulations on size hole that allows bait to enter. I like to use a 3-5" perch for troutline bait. That way you get all size cats bite.

Yep.

Need to get me a couple more traps. Mine have been borrowed off.

Danny, you get my PM?