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Ive caught lots of small bluegill in crawfish traps.

This trap is similar I think. It is used to catch bait fish, but I got the jumbo sized entry hole. It is big enough for 4 inch high, by 1 1/2 inch wide fish, which I think is close to a yearling Bluegill. Since I will be using chum to make food for the fish, I can select only the best fish, either from the trap or the pole, and chum the rest, but only what I need of course.

Question for the group. Earlier posts indicate that I should use some salt to help clean up my fish. Is this table salt, or aquarium salt? how much should I use. I have a 150 gallon tank, and a 110 gallon tank. What effect will the salt have on the plants if any?

Interesting information regarding guthooked fish. Answer to questions raised in previous post.

http://saltfishing.about.com/od/catchan ... 40630a.htm

for salt, do not use iodised salt. We have found that swimming pool salt is the cheapest way of buying it.
Salt is usually used as a quarantine measure with the fish, not as an everyday thing. Some plants can handle salt, others die quickly.
Usual dose is 4 parts per thousand. In metric 4kg per 1000L water.

been pondering on this for a while.................

some of the salt could be replaced with magnesium sulphate (epsom salts)

this will provide added magnesium and sulpher (1:4 ratio i think) to the system water as well as raising salinity.

As far as i am aware the increase in salinity is the beneficial comonent, not so much the salt used itself.

Jamie, are we erring on the side of caution regarding the iodine? i've read a 50/50 mix of this issue.
comments?

I'm not sure where the iodine issue came from.

Just asking

i use NON just incase

I run 3% salt all the time

pool salt, which is non-iodised, is also way cheaper too

F&F i think you mean 0.3% salt 3PPT?

ah yes, do remember reading that, but i took it differently!

i feel what they meant is that they cant be filletted. so as to be able to enforce size / weight regs.

look up the definition of carcass on the regs you will see what i mean.

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THat does make sense.

i've personally heard of someone getting done by fisheries on the way home from a fishing trip for this exact reg.

So I might get away with it once?