Bass11
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| 20 Apr 2008 07:46 PM |
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I got a minnow trap at basspro shop the other day.So for i put moss in it and caught a few minnows.But i need some more ideas.Can anyone help?
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kvjgriff
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| 21 Apr 2008 11:05 AM |
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I always use abour 4-6 chunks of cheese. About 1" square each. I buy a small block of the cheapest cheddar cheese i can find and so far have had good luck. Anyway, hope this helps.
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BUTTERHOOKS
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| 21 Apr 2008 04:33 PM |
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i've never done it and have only known one guy who has, and he put bread in his traps. |
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AZAllen
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| 21 Apr 2008 05:17 PM |
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I know people who use dog food |
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marinepowerhouse22
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| 23 Apr 2008 09:22 PM |
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Just really depends on your usage as does everything else.. I've used bread, any type will do, you can often get some old stale bread from grocery stores for free.. the only draw back is bread softens up and dissolves after a day or two tops, so if you're going for overnight bread should be fine, dog food usually last 2-3 days for me, and if you plan on leaving your trap in for longer than that you run into other problems, most time the minnows figure out a way to get out once the foods gone, and i've also came back to traps that have snakes, and crawfish in them (the snakes make it exciting) hope this helps... |
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kvjgriff
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| 23 Apr 2008 09:29 PM |
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Definitely watch out for the snakes, I have had a few suprises too many myself.  |
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catmandu
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| 24 Apr 2008 09:10 AM |
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i've used bread, dry dog food, dry cat food all with decent results. Oh ya a couple of snakes too! if the trap is completely under water the snake usually drowns though. 
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dragonking6595
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| 24 Apr 2008 08:16 PM |
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I've used just about everything but I find raw bacon works best |
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kvjgriff
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| 24 Apr 2008 09:07 PM |
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Bacon? I will try that next time. I never thought about that, thanks. I have also used banana chunks with good results. |
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bigfish05
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| 29 Apr 2008 01:31 PM |
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I have had luck with bread, and crackers. I think just about any starch would do. |
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the-duckman
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| 24 May 2008 11:37 AM |
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I DONT USE ANY BAIT IN MY MINNOW TRAP AND I GET LOTS OF MINNOWS. I THINK PLACEMENT IS THE KEY TO CATCHING MINNOWS. I PLACE MY TRAP PARALLEL TO THE BANK CLOSE TO WEEDS OR A FALLEN TREE. I SET MY TRAP ON MAY 23 08 AND THE NEXT DAY I HAD ABOUT 5 DOZEN MINNOWS WITH NO BAIT IN THE TRAP
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vedema1
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| 24 May 2008 07:16 PM |
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I've always had luck with small pieces of bread rolled into balls (small, as in, about the size of your pinky fingernail).
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wvfisherman
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| 24 May 2008 07:27 PM |
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treet meet or spam always works great. i always catch at least 20-40 in a trap and i usually only use 1/3 of the meat because i seperate it into other traps. don't mash the meat up keep it in a block and throw it in the trap then put the trap where you want it, leave it over night, and come back in the morning and you'll have more than you need |
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mr bill
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| 26 May 2008 06:11 AM |
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all these things work great for getting minnows. if ya live in an area
that have leaches [ the ones ya would use for bait] put in some bloody
type of red meat and ya might caught them too.
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bassfisher14
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| 22 Jul 2008 05:19 PM |
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I like to use raw bacon. But occasionally i'll use foil. It shines and the minnows just cant help but see wat it is. Use foil and bacon and you got a mighty deadly trap. Works good on bluegill too.
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larry357
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| 24 Jul 2008 09:16 AM |
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For quite some time I have been making a paste with a can of sardines and cornmeal tie a ball a little bigger than a golf ball in old pantyhose and hook to the bottom of the trap with a long bread tie so it floats in the middle. Lasts a long time, never thought of bacon but will definitely give it a try. Life Member since March 1999 Life Member NRA ,NAHC |
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LakeDweller
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| 24 Jul 2008 03:30 PM |
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pieces of bread work really well. Got alot of minnows using it. |
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ayersb
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| 03 May 2010 03:47 PM |
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thanks for the info hope it will work if there is someting els let me know because ive had a minnow trap and hope to set it out this year to use the minnows with croppie |
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