Thread: New Baitshop In Grenada

I'm lucky to have one of the largest and oldest minnow farms in the US about 45 minutes from me. #8's are $3.75 per pound, #12's are $5.00 per pound. A few weeks ago I picked up minnows and was ready to pay. The price was significantly cheaper than what I had been paying. I mentioned the difference in prices to the owner, they had quoted me wholesale prices and not retail. I gladly payed the retail price, point being wholesale prices are cheaper. These minnows are also graded out right not the crap that you get most of the time where you have #4's to maybe a few #8's.

I don't mind paying the prices at Grenada because it takes money to get them from Arkansas to Mississippi. My complaint is quality of the minnows. If I'm paying for medium or #8 minnows I want number #8 minnows not 3/4 a pound of 4's and 6's and a 1/4 pound of 8's. If I owned a bait shop I think I would get set up and haul my own minnows. You would have better control on pricing and quality of product.

I hope the new bait shop is successful, we have drove to Gore Springs for minnows many times because the go to bait shop in Grenada only orders minnows when they run out rather than ahead of time. Minnows are cheaper at Gore Springs, nice folks to do business with but still the variance in size because they come from the same source.

Originally Posted by SlabMeister

I'm lucky to have one of the largest and oldest minnow farms in the US about 45 minutes from me. #8's are $3.75 per pound, #12's are $5.00 per pound. A few weeks ago I picked up minnows and was ready to pay. The price was significantly cheaper than what I had been paying. I mentioned the difference in prices to the owner, they had quoted me wholesale prices and not retail. I gladly payed the retail price, point being wholesale prices are cheaper. These minnows are also graded out right not the crap that you get most of the time where you have #4's to maybe a few #8's.

I don't mind paying the prices at Grenada because it takes money to get them from Arkansas to Mississippi. My complaint is quality of the minnows. If I'm paying for medium or #8 minnows I want number #8 minnows not 3/4 a pound of 4's and 6's and a 1/4 pound of 8's. If I owned a bait shop I think I would get set up and haul my own minnows. You would have better control on pricing and quality of product.

I hope the new bait shop is successful, we have drove to Gore Springs for minnows many times because the go to bait shop in Grenada only orders minnows when they run out rather than ahead of time. Minnows are cheaper at Gore Springs, nice folks to do business with but still the variance in size because they come from the same source.

Your dead on on the size thing that is what we have here at most of the places I get minnows on Ky lake is from tiny to the size you want it is really terrible.

Originally Posted by Rees Guide

As long as I get what I paid for I'm good, a dozen is 12. I get bent when the price is out of line, I've heard 4 bucks in this thread, ain't no way I'm using that shop everytime I go.

10/4 on the $4 a dozen I'm gonna get me a few to get me by but you can bet I will have something else figured out for the next trip.

Last time I was in Lakeway, I asked for 8 dz minnows. She said they can't sell them by the dozen if it's more than four dozen, and I will have to buy them by the pound. I thought that was utterly ridiculous, and told her to give me a pound. When I got home, I decided to count them just for curiosity....and found out that I had two dozen less than the 8 dozen I wanted. What upset me was I paid more for the pound than I would have for the 8 dz.....and got less minnows.

Originally Posted by duckhunter

Last time I was in Lakeway, I asked for 8 dz minnows. She said they can't sell them by the dozen if it's more than four dozen, and I will have to buy them by the pound. I thought that was utterly ridiculous, and told her to give me a pound. When I got home, I decided to count them just for curiosity....and found out that I had two dozen less than the 8 dozen I wanted. What upset me was I paid more for the pound than I would have for the 8 dz.....and got less minnows.

Yep, it's gone down big time

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Ask for 4 dozen............twice

Originally Posted by duckhunter

Last time I was in Lakeway, I asked for 8 dz minnows. She said they can't sell them by the dozen if it's more than four dozen, and I will have to buy them by the pound. I thought that was utterly ridiculous, and told her to give me a pound. When I got home, I decided to count them just for curiosity....and found out that I had two dozen less than the 8 dozen I wanted. What upset me was I paid more for the pound than I would have for the 8 dz.....and got less minnows.

You hit the nail on the head.

Good Luck to the new bait shop Rip-N-Lips !!

I've been there before and the best way I can describe owning a bait shop is it"s a lot like farming if the weather and conditions (lake level) aren't perfect it can be very difficult to make a profit !!