Thread: Alternative To Minnows

I have fished many times with some poles rigged with minnows and some without. Unscientifically I believe the minnows outperform overall. Either way, when one starts hitting I switch em all.

Jigs and a nibble is all I use. I have not used minnows for years and I catch all I want.

At Tadpoles last week, I witnessed something I had never seen previously. The minnow girl dips a bunch of minnows out of the vat with her net, then reaches in the net and grabs a handful of minnows, and then begins opening her fist a finger at a time as she counts how many minnows fall into my bucket. Sad is all I can say, sad! I held my tongue because she obviously has a boss.

Originally Posted by Foxtrot68

At Tadpoles last week, I witnessed something I had never seen previously. The minnow girl dips a bunch of minnows out of the vat with her net, then reaches in the net and grabs a handful of minnows, and then begins opening her fist a finger at a time as she counts how many minnows fall into my bucket. Sad is all I can say, sad! I held my tongue because she obviously has a boss.

I usually get a Great count at Tadpoles. Might have been a new girl there. I've bought bait there before and had to tell them that was enough. Lol


BRM

Originally Posted by pstone

2-3 days a week from mid February to mid November. I buy 2 pounds on average every week. Some more, some less depending on where we are fishing. I have bought as many as 6 pounds in a 3 day weekend. I do have a minnow vat that I save what I don't use, but they get hard for me to keep this time of year. I lose 8-12 minnows a day in the summer. 1-2 when temps are cooler. I don't have a refrigeration unit, and it's out in my shop. Change water every couple days when it's hot, once a week when it's cool. I've been trying to come up on a way to cool them. Ice bottles work, but they play out way before I get home from work, and I can't come home at lunch...

Work out a deal with your mail man. He puts in your ice bottles, and you supply him fish...he just might go for it, never know?

Hahahaha my mail lady doesn't even like bringing my mail sometimes. Lol

I've been thinking about running a whiskey still coil through a refrigerator and pumping water through it to cool it down. Anyone ever tried such as this? I figured I'd install an in line filter too if I did it. Obviously haven't worked out the details.

Originally Posted by pstone

Hahahaha my mail lady doesn't even like bringing my mail sometimes. Lol

I've been thinking about running a whiskey still coil through a refrigerator and pumping water through it to cool it down. Anyone ever tried such as this? I figured I'd install an in line filter too if I did it. Obviously haven't worked out the details.

Sounds like we have the mail lady. Mine won't even wave at me...OK your idea sounds good, and here is another, fill a regular old cooler full of ice, and open the drain, stack the old cooler on top of your vat, cold water will drain into the minnow tank keeping them cool...

I bought some this past weekend for $1.25/dzn.