Thread: Best Minner count

Originally Posted by Back Water

Hate for my first post to be about this but I felt I needed to throw my 2 pennies in here. I've never been a big minnow fisherman but am getting into the spider rigging this year and have started using minnows. I stopped at Everharts a couple weekends ago on the way to the lake. I bought some supplies and a bait cooler. They were very pleasant and helpful. The young man working the minnows offered to put it together for me and loaded it up with minnows. Now I didn't count each one as I just trusted that there was plenty in there. If I have to worry about whether there is 45 or 55 when I buy 4 dozen, its probably time to find a new hobby because I can't afford this one. It by far is the cheapest part of the trip for me. Everharts gave me very good service. To actually say they "suck" because you don't think you got more than what you ask for, I just don't see it. They went out of their way to give me great service and minnows that were very large and in fact lasted for three days.

I just wondered if you go to the store and buy a dozen eggs, do you say the store sucked because you didn't get 15 or 16? When you go to the bakery to get a dozen doughnuts do you bitch because you didn't get two? You get what you pay for. If you want 2 doz. buy 2 doz. They stock minnows as a added service to their customer. Just saying.....

Settle down there boy. Nobody said anything about Everhart's being a bad store. All I said was that they don't give a good minner count. Seems you don't buy minners often enough so you wouldn't understand the term "minner count" in the fishing world.

Originally Posted by Jigging15

Go to Mississippi and see how much they cost down there. $35-$45 a day for bait. Most shops sell them by the 50ct or 100ct and yes they count each minnow individually. Minnows are a break even investment at best for bait shops. I figure 95% or more of the bait shops around here pay for them buy the minnow so why wouldn't the fisherman. Some places I have been such as one shop on Grenada they sell them by the pound and price per pound depends on size of bait your buying. It is a more fair way of making sure everyone gets what they pay for. I just don't get when guys say they want 3 dozen minnow and complain when there is only 40 or so in their bucket. If you wanted 60 ask for 60. When I was working the shop the only guys that ever complained about minnow count were the same ones that never spent a dime on anything else in the store. Drop the minnow bucket off at front, then go tear up the bathroom and come back up and complain about a poor minnow count. Happened several times a week.

I'm sorry my comment got you a little upset about your store. Sometimes your competition just kicks butt. You can't be great at everything. Just do what works for you, and I'll shop with whoever understands what a good "minner count" really means.

Some of you seriously don't get it. When a man asks for a shot of whiskey, do you go grab your wife's measuring cup to pour him a glass?! Come on folks, a man asking for a dozen minners isn't asking for you to count them.

I decided the last couple days that I am going to set up a minnow holding tank in my garage for at least the spring crappie season. I have a 110 Frabil aerator on order, going to find a ten gallon car-boy tank, water treatment, fish flake food and a water filter. I can get this all for $40 and then have minnows waiting for me and don't have to work on other people's schedule. Plus, I don't have to dump extra minnows in the grass after my weekend is over-running a D-battery powered aerator gets pricey for long term maintenance. Plus, I can load up when I get to a good bait shop and hold them.

Originally Posted by cy912

I'm sorry my comment got you a little upset about your store. Sometimes your competition just kicks butt. You can't be great at everything. Just do what works for you, and I'll shop with whoever understands what a good "minner count" really means.

It's not my store and in no way was I upset. Not sure who the competition is that kicks their butts but it must be a nice place. I guess I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would complain about getting what they paid for and then make a big deal out of it. If you prefer going out of your way to get a extra dozen minnows or two over what you paid for have at it. I've bought minnows at about every shop and Marina around Truman and can't say I would not go back to any of them because I got a bad minnow count. If I'm in their area and need minnows I will stop at the closest place and buy them. If you needed 5 dozen and asked for 3 and that's what you got then ask them for a couple dozen more minnows. Guess I really don't understand what all the drama is about over some minnows.

Originally Posted by Jigging15

It's not my store and in no way was I upset. Not sure who the competition is that kicks their butts but it must be a nice place. I guess I'm still trying to figure out why anyone would complain about getting what they paid for and then make a big deal out of it. If you prefer going out of your way to get a extra dozen minnows or two over what you paid for have at it. I've bought minnows at about every shop and Marina around Truman and can't say I would not go back to any of them because I got a bad minnow count. If I'm in their area and need minnows I will stop at the closest place and buy them. If you needed 5 dozen and asked for 3 and that's what you got then ask them for a couple dozen more minnows. Guess I really don't understand what all the drama is about over some minnows.

I buy my minners from the bait store that has the best minner count on my way to the lake. I drive by 4 different bait shops and all have minners, it's nice to know what others have experienced with those other stores and maybe one of them might be a better choice then the others.

And about the drama, well, I stated some hard truths about a particular store and so the drama came from those who didn't like or agree with what I said. Unless your new on the internet, that's nothing new.

And yes, a good minner count is a great thing. You get more for your money. It's simple. Really.

Guess if your lucky enough to have 4 choices you can have your pick. If I fish my normal areas I only truly have 3 choices with out driving out of the way 15 miles to Bucksaw or Tightwad C store. One of the places here in town is only open a few days a week and is hit or miss. The other out at the lake opens later than I would want to start most days but try and use them from time to time to help keep them going for the days I do need them. So that leaves me Everhart's which is a mile or so from the house. I personally have always got good minnow counts there but I also spend a lot of money in there over the last 10 years. May have something to do with the minnow count I get or it may not. Who knows. Through out winter its hard to be very picky as most shops close for the winter or do not carry minnows until closer to the spawn. Which also makes no sense to me. When I get my tackle shop opened up I will be the 5th shop on your way to the lake and will try to be sure to give a great deal on minnows for customers. No more debate's on bait. Lets catch some damn fish on these minnows where ever we all decide to buy them.

Fogot to add that I heard at the tournament Saturday that Fuzzy's I believe it was called had some good sized minnows down toward the Osceola end of the lake.