Help!! Need to borrow fishtrap

Small ice fishing hook and a pole thats how iIve caught them before

I know Iowa pet lets you borrow the trap but thats a little far for you

 

I do that at least once a week lol

 

I used a box knife to cut my hand! LOL

 

I caught mine several times using a see through juice container with a string. My Eibli loved Nori so I poked a hole in the bottom and used long string to tie a Nori clip to the inside of the container. I cut off the top of the bottle but I did not reattach it. That way I could take it out and reload the Nori easily if I needed to. It worked like a charm, it stayed in place and he had to go inside and work on the Nori which gave me time to yank the trap up with him in it. Really easy to do! Good Luck! PS ....I used a scissors to cut the top off and for making the holes to run the string through. I know I am too clumsy for a box cutter : )

 

Like the string idea, you could probably set it up to move the bait as a tease.

 

If you do,try it, the long string went in one hole in the bottom and looped around the clip and back out a second hole in the bottom of the juice container, mine was sunny delight, kind of frosted you could see him in there but it was not completely clear, I think this made him feel safe after a bit to go in and take his time eating. I wrapped the sting around the bottle and tied it in a bow so I could untie it and not have to re string, I just loosened the string and let the clip fall through the mouth hole still attached to put Nori on and then re tied it. The top was cut off the approximate size of my fish but not so big as I could stick my hand into the bottom of it. I tied ta second string that I pulled it up with to a hole I made near the mouth of the container. Hope that helps explain it. Also if you soak the Nori in something the Eibli really likes it will attract him faster.

 

Thats one way to chum the water!

 

I have one Bill if your close come get it

 

I have a fish trap also you can borrow, I would have to measure it for the dimensions. I work in Iowa City so that is about as close to you as I get. Let me know if you are interested.