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Old 09-29-2010, 06:10 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi,
does anybody know of a good tropical fish trap one that you can set at a dock or somthing and can access it out of the water looking to catch small butterflies and angels theres some around my dock but the water rarely gets clear enough to get in.
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Old 09-29-2010, 10:01 AM   #2 (permalink)
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You know that is against the law in FL now to do that unless you get a lincence to do it
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i have a collecting licencse!
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Sweet then your all set I just wanted to make you aware. Good luck
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Nets, they have worked for centuries
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Old 09-29-2010, 02:45 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I wonder if the good old minnow trap would work, have you tried that? You can widen the opening if you need to.
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Check out all the different styles of traps these guys have in their collection: Minnow Traps Home
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Awsome traps, cant wait till next summer i can try some of those out on my lake upstate.
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lately ive been just throwing an old garbage can i crushed down off the side of my dock and the little trops hide in side it and when i pull it up there traped.
thanks for all the help and ideas!
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Another idea, try baiting it with a sheet of Nori seaweed from the Asian market.
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