Abstract
Abstract Catch rates for all species combined were higher in hoop nets baited with soybean cake than in unbaited hoop nets. However, baited and unbaited nets differed in the fish species for which they were most selective. Significantly more common carp (Cyprinus carpio), channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), smallmouth buffaloes (Ictiobus bubalus), and bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) were caught in hoop nets baited with soybean cake than in unbaited nets, but unbaited nets caught more flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris), shorthead redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum), black crappies (Pomoxis nigromaculatus), and freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens). Abundance of these species may influence the choice of baited or unbaited hoop nets and mesh size. All of our nets were set parallel with the current with the mouth facing downstream.
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