??? Attracting Minnows ???

LOL Rickard:
I have a glass minnow trap that is very similar to that one you wrote about.
This allows me to use cracker crumbs and have them stay INSIDE my minnow
trap. The wire type minnow cages may allow the cracker crumbs or the fish
food to escape though the wire mess's holes.

I used my minnow trap along the shoreline and near a concrete boat ramp for
a few hours and caught a few small bluegills but not minnows. I think that
it all depends on where you put the minnow trap as to whether it will catch
minnows or not. You can't catch minnows where there are no minnows.


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
m...
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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

FRENCH BREAD AND CANNED DOGFOOD!

"Big John" wrote in message ...
LOL Rickard:
I have a glass minnow trap that is very similar to that one you wrote about.
This allows me to use cracker crumbs and have them stay INSIDE my minnow
trap. The wire type minnow cages may allow the cracker crumbs or the fish
food to escape though the wire mess's holes.

I used my minnow trap along the shoreline and near a concrete boat ramp for
a few hours and caught a few small bluegills but not minnows. I think that
it all depends on where you put the minnow trap as to whether it will catch
minnows or not. You can't catch minnows where there are no minnows.


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
m...
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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

FRENCH BREAD AND CANNED DOGFOOD!

"Big John" wrote in message ...
LOL Rickard:
I have a glass minnow trap that is very similar to that one you wrote about.
This allows me to use cracker crumbs and have them stay INSIDE my minnow
trap. The wire type minnow cages may allow the cracker crumbs or the fish
food to escape though the wire mess's holes.

I used my minnow trap along the shoreline and near a concrete boat ramp for
a few hours and caught a few small bluegills but not minnows. I think that
it all depends on where you put the minnow trap as to whether it will catch
minnows or not. You can't catch minnows where there are no minnows.


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
m...
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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

LOL Rickard:
I have a glass minnow trap that is very similar to that one you wrote about.
This allows me to use cracker crumbs and have them stay INSIDE my minnow
trap. The wire type minnow cages may allow the cracker crumbs or the fish
food to escape though the wire mess's holes.

I used my minnow trap along the shoreline and near a concrete boat ramp for
a few hours and caught a few small bluegills but not minnows. I think that
it all depends on where you put the minnow trap as to whether it will catch
minnows or not. You can't catch minnows where there are no minnows.


"Bob Rickard" wrote in message
m...
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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

I always use bread crusts to bait the trap with. It works quite well.
Robin Shortt
Ontario Canada
"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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

Ok.. here's my question from this post....

Are you trying to attract the minnows to catch them to use them as bait?
Or are you trying to attract the minnows into your fishing area so that the
larger fish will follow the minnows and, hopefully, onto your hook?

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

I want to catch minnows for live bait fishing when I take my kids out.
Also, old farts and friends who really don't have the skills to spend a day
flipping heavy cover in the current.

Attracting to draw bigger fish would backfire on me as i fisha a lot of
tournaments in the area, and no hot spot goes unknown for very long.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com


"Marty S." wrote in message
...
Ok.. here's my question from this post....

Are you trying to attract the minnows to catch them to use them as bait?
Or are you trying to attract the minnows into your fishing area so that
the
larger fish will follow the minnows and, hopefully, onto your hook?

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I want to catch minnows for live bait fishing when I take my kids out.
Also, old farts and friends who really don't have the skills to spend a
day
flipping heavy cover in the current.

Attracting to draw bigger fish would backfire on me as i fisha a lot of
tournaments in the area, and no hot spot goes unknown for very long.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com


"Marty S." wrote in message
...
Ok.. here's my question from this post....

Are you trying to attract the minnows to catch them to use them as bait?
Or are you trying to attract the minnows into your fishing area so that
the
larger fish will follow the minnows and, hopefully, onto your hook?

--
Marty S.
Baltimore, MD USA


"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.

--
Public Fishing & Boating Forums
Fishing & Boating Link Index
www.YumaBassMan.com


I have caught bait with hook and line the trick is to use the smallest
hook you can get maybe a #12 would work a salmon egg hook seems to help
because the shank is smaller try to put a tiny bit of bait on the hook
because they pick off bigger peices

This is how I catch bait on lanier in Ga. I've been catching 20 to 30
bass everyday for the last couple of weeks. This may not work on your
lake but check it out anyways and see what you think.
http://www.wmi.org/bassfish/articles/T176.htm

Why are you busting the old farts or "you have friends ?"
whom you " assume ", don't have the skills to go flipping..
and."You" don't even know how to catch minnows ! Give everyone
a break, take a old fart or someone who is good @ fishing,
and he can show you ,"Mr. Flipping Know it All" how to
catch bait (minnows...) and save the bandwidth for those who
know how to fish,.or at least don't put people down since they
don't "flip" as good as you think they should.
Allen @ http://sea4two.net



" I want to catch minnows for live bait fishing when I take my kids out.
Also, old farts and friends who really don't have the skills to spend a
day flipping heavy cover in the current.