Thread: Minnows

Originally Posted by going deep

Does the carton say 1 dozen or 18?

It doesnt make any difference what the carton says. What this boils down to is the fact that there is no uniformity between bait shops. I can go to one bait shop and ask for a dozen minnows and get 16 sickly minnows that die before I get to the lake or I can go to bait shop "B" and order "a dozen" minnows and get 36-48 minnows that are lively and last for days, all for the same amount of money.
I think I will go to the latter for my bait! That is why it was suggested to buy our minnows by the pound instead of some "guesstimate" of what a "dozen" is by whoever happens to be working behind the counter when we go in for bait. A pound is a pound no matter who is weighing them! Can you imagine counting out my normal purchase of 10 dozen minnows in a timely fashion? Some of us do not go in and purchase one or two dozen minnows, we fish hard and fast and go through 8-10 "dozen" per day. It makes a big difference whether we receive 12 or 36 for our "dozen"

Apparently some people have a whole lot of money if they have no problem receiving 12 minnows for $2.80 as opposed to driving down the road and receiving 36-48 minnows per "dozen" for $2.80.

Maybe this is driven by the new invasive species laws. Aren't you supposed to have documentation for the minnows you buy now? Would you not have to count a pound of minnows for the proper documentation and aren't you supposed to dispose of excess before you leave the lake? Sounds like a mess to me for enforcement. What makes you think they wouldn't count out a pound and charge you 2.80 for how many dozen in a pound? If your documentation on the water says 2 dozen and you have four then everyone would say "well they gave them to me at the bait shop". Who is liable or responsible for that?