stupid horny heads!!

[bored2deth]

Annoying little boogers..kept eating my bait! Nibbling little rats.. is there any way to get them to take the hook?

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

What's a horny head?

 

[bored2deth]

Theyre small, bottom feeding fish. They have a plate-like spot on their brows. Theyre mainly mud suckers. Annoying little buggers, fun to catch when theyll bite though.

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

Do they look like this?

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[Chris Pierce]

Bull heads?

 

[dipbait]

Slimy bottom suckers ?

 

[Ulf Krogstad]

For any fish that just nibbles on bait let them take the bait a fairly long time before setting hook and maybe try smaller hooks so they can get it down further.

 

[ghostguy6]

Try using circle hooks. You will have a better success rates if you resist the urge to set the hook. Just let the fish start swimming away and the hook sets itself.

 

[mewolf1]

Sounds like you've First World... Chub problems. Pesky little buggers.

http://www2.dnr.cornell.edu/cek7/nyfish/Cyprinidae/creek_chub.jpg

 

[fishiker]

I remember one fishing trip with my uncle when I was a youngster. We couldn't get the trout to cooperate but came to a stretch of water full of horny heads. Using a small salmon egg style gold hook baited with a single corn kernel we caught fish till we lost count including a few trout that were in the midst of the others. The horny heads turned a slow day into a memorable trip.

 

[bored2deth]

Chubbs? Lol thats what I call my ma! Ahaha! Are those lil farts edible?

 

[mewolf1]

Tried them once, bony as heck, mushy. :thumbdn:

Chubbs? Lol thats what I call my ma! Ahaha! Are those lil farts edible?

 

[bored2deth]

Ugh...sounds like fishy baby food....sheeeeeeeeeew!

 

[gadgetgeek]

I have a similar problem with what we call toad-fish. Little puffers that will clean a hook in seconds. the worst part is, when they do get hooked, its still useless since nothing thinks they are bait. often I'll have 10-20 chase the hook right back to me.