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Post by bustnjackpots on Sept 23, 2008 19:03:09 GMT -5
when using yellow bellies i was told to cut off the little barbs. does anyone else do this. the reason being is that the catfish will not take it if it feels the barbs. is there any truth to this????how do you guys use them???
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Post by Chris on Sept 23, 2008 19:23:55 GMT -5
I cut the barbs off and just a little slice of his tail.
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Post by fishdealer04 on Sept 23, 2008 19:28:56 GMT -5
I cut the spines off on mine when I use them, but some people don't. In my experience I think they hold onto the bellie longer when their are no spines, but my friend doesn't cut them off and he never has a problem.
I just hook them in the back and throw them out after cutting the spines off....sometimes I trim part of the tail off too like Chris does.
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Post by larrylegend on Sept 24, 2008 7:06:14 GMT -5
For me, it depends on the size, small ones I normally don't, but the bigger ones I normally do...
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Post by bennie8888 on Sept 24, 2008 7:14:26 GMT -5
sometimes i do,sometimes i dont...............
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Post by bustnjackpots on Sept 24, 2008 17:36:10 GMT -5
what happens when you slice off a little bit of the tail fin???
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Post by bennie8888 on Sept 24, 2008 19:51:47 GMT -5
it keeps them from swimming so hard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by Chris on Sept 24, 2008 20:11:44 GMT -5
Leaves a little blood trail also, cut just enough to make it bleed slightly!
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Post by catfishfreakjosh on Mar 1, 2009 17:08:19 GMT -5
or if u want blood then u should hook it a little farther back 2 the tail nd it will bleed a guy i fished wit a few times told me tht!!
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Post by hawgonfishing on Mar 18, 2009 23:15:11 GMT -5
i cut all the barbs off. i think its better but you never know. hear of people catching fish with them not cut off so might work, might be bs
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Post by dcrosby on Mar 19, 2009 17:38:37 GMT -5
well i cut the barbs off two sometimes i leave them on i dont think it really matters but its hard to tell.. my favorite thing to do is cut there heads off and troll talk about bleeding
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Post by catfishfreakjosh on Mar 20, 2009 20:24:03 GMT -5
well i dnt ever cut the barbs i say 4 get it nd i never have a problem if tht float goes down nd stays down when u got a bellie on then u got a fish but its ur prefrence if u want 2 trim the barbs off then do it but n my experience dnt trim the barb off hook it a lil farther back like lil mor etowards the tail or into the bottom lip nd u got some blood nd then throw it out nd bobbers down nd stayin down clicker goes off fish on.. am i right.. lol.... iv never used a belie head 2 trolll wit wats ur biggest u caught on it???
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Post by whiteboy on Mar 26, 2009 17:50:32 GMT -5
never used them ,I'll have to try it!
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Post by catfishfreakjosh on Mar 28, 2009 11:21:51 GMT -5
yea bullheads r good bait 4 those big shovel heads.. lol..
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Post by trollnforblues on Mar 29, 2009 11:19:17 GMT -5
Cutting the barbs off only makes sense if you are hooking them thru the mouth, 90% of the time a Shovel will hit the Yellow Belly head on so it don't get caught or "Barbed" on the way down...
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