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turtles - 7/7/2008 1:23:07 PM

sugarfuzz12

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just wandering if anyone doing any good with their turtle lines i had mine out one day and had 6 break steel leaders they straightened out the clips. also wanted to know what type of line ppl are using because the last couple years i've been having trouble with breakoffs thats why i tryed the steel leader but that still didn't work. anyone have any advise?

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RE: turtles - 7/7/2008 6:34:16 PM

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I have not used lines for many year,went to turtle trap,works great and can let the small ones go,and grow.don't know if its just me or others but I only keep them over 12lbs.Tie your lines to a tree limb or bush that bends and has some give,less brake offs.

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RE: turtles - 7/8/2008 2:06:11 AM

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Did you make or buy your traps? Bluegill fish heads work good in 'em I hear. Was foolin' around on Sat. at a old pay lake in Hooker that my buddies relative bought some years ago. Ended up pickin' a couple half decent ones up on Alwife.

Bought some Mustad Trutle hooks late last year & gonna prob. rig up a 1/2 doz. with mason line & 80 lb. test Berkley Big game line for a leader plus a 1/2 doz. with steel leaders.

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RE: turtles - 7/8/2008 1:00:08 PM

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i used the steel leaders this week and they were straightening out the clips attatched to the hooks. Ive been using cow tounge it seems to work good for me and less catfish

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RE: turtles - 7/8/2008 1:13:44 PM

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I always had good luck with cat food cans with a few holes in them.

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RE: turtles - 7/8/2008 3:04:02 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: sugarfuzz12

i used the steel leaders this week and they were straightening out the clips attatched to the hooks. Ive been using cow tounge it seems to work good for me and less catfish

Try tying your own steel leaders with a good stainless barrel swivel to the main line then straight on the 3" hook. The swivel will help on the line twist. The ones I caught on my rod the other day didn't fight very well but stunk purdy good.

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RE: turtles - 7/9/2008 3:57:12 PM

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You guys are makin' me seriously hungry... soup with a hit of Sherry, MMmmmmmm

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RE: turtles - 7/9/2008 9:53:33 PM

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I bought my trap,I think from jans net craft,looks sort of like a giant minnow trap,three big wire rings,with a funnel opening on one end,I use two 5 foot wooden poles,strech it out and tie to the poles,I made a bait box out of 1/2 wire fencing and hang it to the top of the back hoop ring on the surface,just a few inches under water,this thing is slick,I've taken almost 100 lbs of turtles in one night,5 turtles in the trap,has been my personal high,but have taken 4 many of times,whats nice is I can release the 8 lbers and keep the big ones,although I like to keep a couple of 10 pounder to fry,the big one are frozen and made into winter time soup.I've used all kind of baits,but hands down bests bait is trout,I freeze three stockies guts and all,and chunk them up and put in my bait box.Trout have that nasty stong smell and give off a oil slick,try them.

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RE: turtles - 7/18/2008 12:59:50 AM

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got one today and 1 yesterday but both a little small no big ones yet

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RE: turtles - 7/18/2008 8:56:54 AM

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How do you clean them? I like turtle soup but never had the cahoonies to try to make it myself.

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RE: turtles - 7/18/2008 9:44:00 AM

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They are a pain to clean. I guess you have to know what you are doing.

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RE: turtles - 7/18/2008 12:25:19 PM

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what i do is cut the turtles neck so it will bleed out and then i split the shell and cut the legs off. i then take the skin off the legs and leave the meat on the bone to make the broth. cut any meat u can off the tail and neck and cut the meat out of the top part of the shell. it is a pain the first few time my first times i was usen a knife that wasn't that sharp and that will make it even harder. but with sharp knives a couple cold ones and doing it a few times it isn't to bad

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RE: turtles - 7/18/2008 3:33:46 PM

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one way to do it is boil the thing alive that will make it easyer for the shell to come off no not cook beyond 5 min just enough to get the shell pink then clean the thing its a good soup taste like 7 different meats and do not forget the main vein it taste rank if you leave it in lg vein in neck

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RE: turtles - 7/19/2008 2:24:06 AM

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ya ive heard that from a few different ppl leadmen but i never tryed it that way

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RE: turtles - 7/19/2008 9:00:41 AM

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For those that want to boil a live turtle, may I suggest that just before dipping it in the boiling water that you grab the turtle by the front leg with your hand as you lower it into the water, that way you can be sure if the water is hot enough. The way that we cleaned hundreds of snappers over a 25yr span was:first to stun the snapper by hitting it on the head with a small bat,then cutting the head off & hanging it by the back leg so that it would bleed out(btw you will be surprised at how little blood that they have),then dip it in scalding water for a few minutes to kill any leeches that may be still on it,especialy under the arm pits & neck area,then scrub the whole turtle with a stiff brush, shell & all exposed skin. This will take off the outer skin & any other debris. The skin then will look like a plucked chicken. Then we cut through the segments on both sides of the shell to seperate the top from the bottom & get rid of the guts( we used to eat the liver as it was very tasty but now the PFC issued a health warning advising not to eat them because that is where most of the pollutants end up)skin them & cut them up as you see fit. When you separate the shell you can either try to cut the meat from under the ridges or since you have already cleaned the shell put it into the pot while cooking & the shell will seperate & the meat will fall off.Also at this time remove any visable fat.The smaller ones are good fried or baked like chicken,but the bigger ones are too stringy & best made into soup. sam

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RE: turtles - 7/19/2008 1:00:58 PM

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quote:

cut through the segments on both sides of the shell to seperate the top from the bottom & get rid of the guts( we used to eat the liver as it was very tasty but now the PFC issued a health warning advising not to eat them because that is where most of the pollutants end up)skin them & cut them up as you see fit. When

your right its a little tough putin a live turtle in a hot pot and it only takes a second or two befor they die off you can also piss them off with a stick pull out the head and wak it off the last one i did was a little different cut head then boiled but you still have to peel the skin around a 20lb or bigger but not like the monster that ive seen some good olboys do they use a large feeder pan and sticks it was aaa different to say the least 2 things i dont eat old ladys and old fish no matter how you dress them they still dont taste good cheers tight lines

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RE: turtles - 7/19/2008 11:34:01 PM

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You can do it without boiling it and get better results. I do not believe in boiliny ANY kind of meat EVER. Just cut the head off and then cut off the last few inches of the tail . The little circle in the center is the spinal cord . Just run a wire clothes hanger through to the neck. All the flopping is done. Old Indian trick.

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RE: turtles - 7/23/2008 2:36:38 AM

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I always chopped there heads off with a sharp axe,while they where alive,and cut the joint of shell and skin the meat,neck,4 legs,and tail. Since I use a trap and get more than one turtle a shoot them with a 22. handgun right on the top of there head,works great,and there there done snapping,funny if you cut there head off it will snap for a day but you shoot them in the head,there done,only bad thing is you got to clean them now.

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