Anyone serious about wanting to trap minnows wants the original Orvis glass
minnow trap. It will cost you over 50 bucks delivered (see
http://www.vmisales.com/glassminnowtrap/), but it is a lifetime investment
that is worth every penney you pay for it... it really works! Anyone who
actually buys one can email me for complete instructions on how to use &
care for it. I treasure mine.
--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
--------------------------=x O')))

"bill allemann" wrote in message
m...
Bob,
Around here (St. Louis) wire traps catch almost nothing. A big
improvement
is to
use glass traps, or (much cheaper) you can make one out of those big
clear
acrylic
jars that pretzels come in at Sam's Club. A high degree of transparency
seems to
be the key.
Bill Allemann

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
What is the best way to attract minnows for bait. I have a throw net,
and
that works pretty well for catching them in water less than 5 feet deep
when
you know they are there, but that isn't always the case, and of course
if
they are running through the weeds or brush it doesn't work at all.

I just bought a couple cage type minnow traps. How can you attract them
to
minnow traps so you can catch them more consistantly? In the past I
never
had any really great luck with minnow traps.

What baits do you use for them?

Mostly around here threadfin shad is the predominant bait fish followed
by
red shiners, and small sunfish and tilapia.

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