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Author:
SeaDog1
Date:
Oct 03, 2010
Subject:
Minnows!
Message:
Hi All! Well as many of you already know -> The cost of live bait (particularly minnows) is getting expensive :!: Also last year it was very hard for everyone to find their local bait shop able to carry Pike size minnows (4 inches and up and at $1.00 apiece the cost adds up!). So??? What are you to do??? Well NOW would be the time and effort to find some back waters that have a population of Golden Shiners (Alewives are a NO! NO! as they are NOT native to many waters and can ruin many fisheries :!: ) Once you find some good Goldie waters -> You can set out 1-2 small minnow traps, baited with cat food, and catch them by the dozen. Now! -> How to keep them alive till you need them! -> Easy -> Get a large clean plastic tote box with cover -> Fill with Spring water (NOT CITY WATER!) 2/3 to 3/4 full and run a air line + stone thru the cover. Keep the tote in a fairly dark area where the water will stay cold and not freeze and DO NOT FEED THE MINNOWS! -> Food will foul the water! Once a week -> Change 1/2 the water out with fresh Spring water. That's it :!: What happens once ice forms on waters? -> Easy -> Cut a hole thru the ice and set your trap(s) -> Goldies will stay just under the ice and easily caught! Or you can jig them up with small #14 hook tipped with tiny piece of worm or spike. That's what I did yesterday in my next door neighbors small spring fed old fire pond, 50 ft. from my back door. Caught over 7 dozen in little over an hour. All sizes from small to 4-7 inches! (I have 2 small goldfish ponds next to the house -> so I put the Goldies in the lower pond till I need them). Had fun doing that and the cat and the dog enjoyed sitting by me getting 1 or 2 to munch on! :) Hope this post helps! Best regards, SeaDog1
Author:
SeaDog1
Date:
Oct 11, 2010
Message:
Hi All! I went to my next-door neighbors pond and hook and lined up about 6 dozen Goldies in about 2 1/2 hours. (Had fun)! Looked like a school of Piranah in a feeding frenzy when I thru some goldfish pellets on the water. Again the cat and the dog sat on either side of me waiting for their share to munch on! :lol: :lol: :lol: My lower goldfish pond next to the house is full now, so I figure I'll be trying for some Pike and Smallies this week! :P SeaDog1
Author:
DirtyDawg10
Date:
Oct 12, 2010
Message:
Sounds like a plan. Keep us updated on how you do.
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