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« on: March 17, 2007, 07:13:06 AM » |
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I have read alot of things that suggest that Mooneye are some of the best baitfish going.I also heard that mooneye are native to the Ohio River,and I like to catch my own bait whenever possible.Does anyone know where would be a good spot to try and procure some of these for extensive field testing and catfish tempting? :lol: The current World Record Bluecat was caught on mooneye,so I hear. :  : |
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« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2007, 07:36:27 AM » |
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I just look for them breaking water and then use a size 8 baitholder a foot under a float. All I use for bait is cover the hook with a nightcrawler.. but not much bigger than the hook.
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« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2007, 09:15:49 AM » |
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I will try that the next time I go out in the boat.Allthough ive heard they are present,I am skeptical due to the fact that I havent caught any in my cast net. : : |
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« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2007, 10:04:17 AM » |
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They're below the McAlpine Dame here in the spring. When the skipjacks do their spring run, I catch them with 3 or 4 white crappie jigs rigged in a row. About 1 in a hundred I catch is a mooneye. Around here, cut mooneye chunks almost gaurantee you catfish when they're freshly caught........ 8)
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SuperDave
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« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2007, 10:16:40 AM » |
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Thanks for the heads up Jim! : : Some freshly caught skippies are dynamite bait as well! 8) |
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« Reply #5 on: March 17, 2007, 10:19:24 AM » |
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You got that right, Dave.
Around here, a fresh caught skipjack can usually be traded for a new car, but last year I caught an 18" mooneye, and I ended up trading a guy his new 3 bedroom house for it....... :twisted:
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« Reply #6 on: March 17, 2007, 10:21:51 AM » |
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Sounds like your one heck of a negotiator! :lol: I got 3 gallon bags of skips in the freezer,wonder if I could trade it for a 3rd world country! :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: March 17, 2007, 10:23:25 AM » |
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Lithiuania, and that's the best I'm gonna do! Deal?
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« Reply #8 on: March 17, 2007, 10:25:34 AM » |
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:damnfunny [smilie=a_goodjob.gif] [smilie=icon_deal.gif] Well,OK but I want that notarized! :roll: :lol: [smilie=banana.gif]
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« Reply #9 on: March 17, 2007, 03:34:53 PM » |
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i never heard of a moon eye till now see i learn something new evry day ne body got a pic of 1 to post i would like to c wat they look like
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« Reply #10 on: March 17, 2007, 06:14:49 PM » |
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 The mooneye is a small fish, usually reaching 12 inches in length and 1 pound in weight with the max weight being about 3 pounds. It has a flattened body that is silvery in color. It has large eyes, a short snout and teeth on the tongue and on the roof of the mouth. The mooneye is found in waters from south-central Canada though most of the Great Lakes Basin, the St. Lawrence River, and the Lake Champlain drainage basin and down through the Mississippi River basin. The mooneye eats a wide variety of organisms including insects, shrimp, small fish, and mollusks. A similiar species is the Goldeye. Best ways to distinguish between the two is the mooneyes dorsal fin begins before its anal fin; whereas, the anal fin of the goldeye starts at the same place as the dorsal fin. : : |
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« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2007, 05:52:48 AM » |
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we find mooneye down here in the fall..one thing i noticed is everytime we caught sauger we would soon catch mooneye while fishing with sabikis and jigs for skips.
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« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2007, 09:28:10 AM » |
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Mooneyes are very similar to skipjack.Really bloody,and very oily.No wonder catfish love them so much! : : |
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« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2007, 04:58:40 PM » |
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thanx for the info and the pic dave
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« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2007, 03:39:53 AM » |
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Mooneye are a great bait. I have caught them in cast nets before by targeting current break areas behind pillings and in some of the same areas shad frequent. Once caught they need to be put on ice quickly because their freshness disapears rapidly. When cut their meat is like vaseline, so I prefer them chunked to keep the meat held in by the tough skin opposed to filleting and letting the meat wash away in the current. Though there is probably no better bait than location. Almost any decent bait will catch fish if placed in the right areas.
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