catfish's turtle report

[catfish hunter]

was short on time today so I went to a local lake in search of a turtle for dinner ,as I walked down a creek line I saw a nice sized snapper so I started to run in after it and got stuck in the mud so I had to back out and follow it up the creek ,I pitched a line to it and he grabbed hold so I pulled it in on the way back to the truck I was able to grab one more around 20 lbs. but couldnt carry both a half mile out so I kept the bigger of the 2

[hareball]

nice!

[Flukedood]

Man those things are almost as ugly as you are..

Nice work Charlie..

[catfish hunter]

but they taste so good

[fishon42]

How do you kill,clean, and cook those things...? 




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[Capt. Ed]

Hi Catfish,

Nich catch ... you are braver than me with those things!

Good eating,

Ed

[salty pig]

He did say for dinner right  ive had soup at diner in south jersey that was good

[Ruger314]

are they really that good to eat.. if so I'll get you one around 100lbs!!!

[salty pig]

I just wonder where the hell he went to get it! Catfish  u make it sound like your back in the sticks where u go out and get dinner fresh  like my moms side of the family 

[wingshooter]

weird mu phone didnt ring at all with an invitation to go turtling

i'll call cingular tomorrow and make sure all is ok with the phone lines


is that your first one this year

[Luna Sea 5]

 

[catfish hunter]

I just wonder where the hell he went to get it! Catfish  u make it sound like your back in the sticks where u go out and get dinner fresh  like my moms side of the family 

I hit up alot of ponds in central nj ,every body of water has them ,if I am gonna take people I hit up a local river that I have a permit for so we can take as many as we want , they are good eating just like anything else you have to know how to cook it ,I am gonna go this week and land a couple so we can try and make some sausage and some jerky

[fishon42]

Where in central jersey ? I know some good places up in northern nj, im talking HUGE snapping turtles, theres probably one 70 pounds in a pond 1 mile from my house.




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[catfish hunter]

anywhere there is water in middlesex county ,a 70 lb turtle is unheard of that is a huge turtle they always look alot bigger till they hit a scale ,I been turtlin for 25 years and only saw one or two over fifty.I only hit a pond a time or 2 a year some I dont wipe it out , there are some lakes that need to have a dozen a year takin so I do ,this year I have not gone as much but I am gonna start to fill the freezer soon ,I need about 100 lbs of meeat

[Pathfinder]

I had a big ole bast@rd try and steal my crappie on a farm pond.  He was the size of a garbage can lid. Nasty looking.  Do you shoot them with Bow/Arrow or spear them?  Sounds like fun......dangerous but fun.

Disregard the question about method of fishing.  I read your other report.  Where do you grab them?

[Pathfinder]

I had a big ole bast@rd try and steal my crappie on a farm pond.  He was the size of a garbage can lid. Nasty looking.  Do you shoot them with Bow/Arrow or spear them?  Sounds like fun......dangerous but fun.

Disregard the question on method used to hunt.  i found your earlier post.   Wear do you grab them?

[Flukedood]

I had a big ole bast@rd try and steal my crappie on a farm pond.  He was the size of a garbage can lid. Nasty looking.  Do you shoot them with Bow/Arrow or spear them?  Sounds like fun......dangerous but fun.

Disregard the question about method of fishing.  I read your other report.  Where do you grab them?

You dont want to know where he usualy grabs them..

[catfish hunter]

the safest place to grab them is by the tail or back legs ,there were times that I could only grab them by the neck and it works but it is a stupid way to grab them

[fishon42]

I get scared just looking at one of those ugly mo'fos. Nasty.




Fish On

[catfish hunter]

I been doin it for 25 years and just last year I started getting sloppy and got to confident ,I was walking in a swamp and wasnt paying attention to the one in my hand and he grabed ahold of my waders ,I was lucky he didnt get me