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Billfish715 · #1 03-17-2013, 11:14 AM

I trap my own and keep them in a wooden killie car which I made. I use fish racks for food for them but overcrowding is an issue especially when the trapping is good. I was thinking of making a pen like the kind that is used for bunkers and herring only with smaller mesh.

SaltLife1980 · #2 03-17-2013, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Billfish715

I trap my own and keep them in a wooden killie car which I made. I use fish racks for food for them but overcrowding is an issue especially when the trapping is good. I was thinking of making a pen like the kind that is used for bunkers and herring only with smaller mesh.

That is exactly what i did.. someone was getting rid a large bunker pen that the mesh had given out on.. I already had one for bunker so i removed the mesh from the busted one and put very small mesh on it.. Its pretty big.. Over crowding is not an issue now.. I can put a million in there and they are fine.. feed them crabs, fish racks, etc..

Looking for another pen now too.. Want to use it for spot..

NJ219bands · #3 03-17-2013, 01:35 PM

I saw killies and fiddler crabs in Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland county salt marshes all winter long. Killies were also in Delaware River tidal tributaries.

Reel Class · #4 03-17-2013, 01:40 PM

The lagoons across the street from my house are now a lot "larger" due to Sandy and sink holes as they are now basically on the edge of bay boulevard - they are also about 18" deeper on the edge and some of the marsh grass is GONE. I took a good look last Sunday in the "new" lagoons which are now bordered by rip rap, and didn't see a single killie even after throwing some bread at the ducks w/ my daughter and niece.

These spots were always loaded, year round, but the killies don't seem to be in there right now.

Killies are a great perch bait and freshwater guys do well with pickerel with them.

dogfish246 · #5 03-17-2013, 02:29 PM

I have been catching them but they are hit or miss... I will be making a "winter minnow trap" video next week...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogM8bBkghqA

Fishfish · #6 03-19-2013, 09:03 PM

Cool video Dogfish! Hope you dont leave that killie Go Pro trap alone!

kmaty · #7 03-17-2013, 02:35 PM

I use then in fw and my shiner lake is now filled in and has some pretty pink ribbons all over the place and always caught killies yr round for whites but just curious b.c when i tried my go to spots nothing and that's the first time ican remember hope fully makes a turn around