How do you catch your bullies?

[kruger]

What is the most effective way to gather bullheads? I was thinking about cast nets, it just seems a little quicker than rod, reel and corn. What does everyone else do to catch them?

Kruger

[whisker_lust]

I go to black dog road which is closed right now, but if you park and walk down to the bridge, which is over a channel that comes from black dog lake into the MN river, a cast net may work if you can cast and retreive from bridge or deal with the folage and shore line, but i use a rod and reel with crawlers and some nights youll catch a mess of em in a couple hours, and some nights you wont catch any. but if that helps you at all thats what i got

[wooduck26]

Im pretty sure CAST nets are illegal in MN.....We've used a sein, for them. I use hook, and line.....the one spot I go to I could prolly get 50-60 per hour with no problem.

[nsnutter]

Yeah, seine nets work well, very efficient if you can see the bullies and get them cornered ... half the fun for me though is hook and line ... worm on the bottom. It gets me juiced up pulling out these lil guys ... they remind me of flatheads so much!

[DTro]

Yep, cast nets are illegal in MN

Seines are most efficient if you have a buddy and the spot is shallow enough.

You can use regular minnow traps.

Hook/line works good too, just takes a bit longer.

[kruger]

Yes I did a little more digging on the DNR site and found this- pg 57.

• "It is unlawful to possess on or near waters a net or any device that

can take fish. The exceptions are angling equipment and landing nets

used for angling, seines and traps for taking minnows for bait, and as

otherwise specifically authorized".

I guess that option of a cast net is ruled out! I have never tried one, but a friend of mine said he saw them on the cabelas web site and thought they might work well for bullies. Not around here!

[whisker_lust]

ive tried to use one in missouri to harvest bluegill for bait and it was a total mess. Im not a cowboy I guess, cant throw those things at all. Spent most of my time cursing and undoing knots hahahaha

[MinnesnowtaWild]

It's not the most effective way, but I enjoy catching them with an old fashioned rod and reel. Feels good catching some Bullheads and using them later to catch a Flathead or two.

But sure would be nice to get a seine, I just don't have the tank to support numbers.

[Surreal Deal]

Hook and line, use a heavy weight to get your 'crawler past those pesky bluegills. Keep an eye out for box turtles.