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small fish keep taking my bait - IvanM1 - 05-29-2009

I keep catching small fish like baby carp and bluegill is there a way to avoid this? No I am not asking how to land trophy fish but these little 2 inch and 4 inch fish either snag my bait and bail cause their little mouths dont fit on the hook or they get hooked and still take my bait. If I try rubber worms forget it the minute my worm hits the water these fish go nuts for it. Any suggestions?

This happens at this pond I go to. Day before yesterday I cought about 14 of these little fish and one 12 inch catfish all were thrown back...
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Re: [IvanM1] small fish keep taking my bait - IvanM1 - 05-30-2009

Never mind it turns out I was fishing in only 3 feet of water... I moved to where there supposedly is a trench in the pond and caught a 5 to 6 pound catfish :-)
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Re: [IvanM1] small fish keep taking my bait - EasternFishing - 06-02-2009

Nice job! quite a catfish
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Re: [IvanM1] small fish keep taking my bait - Simp - 06-03-2009

I had that problem my first year fishing...But I'm about to go back to that just so I can feel a fish on the end of my line again hahaha
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Re: [Simp] small fish keep taking my bait - IvanM1 - 06-05-2009

LOL...
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Re: [IvanM1] small fish keep taking my bait - theangler - 06-05-2009

Congrats on the cat, great fish!
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