MINNOWS!!! WHERE CAN YOU BUY THEM IN OR AROUND SPRINGFIELD?

Well I looked on the computer and found a place up around Aldrich, MO. So I called them and asked them if they sold minnows by the pound. The lady told me no but they sold them for $1.80 per dozen. She told me they had small Crappie Minnows. Now this is about 6:20 pm, I asked her what time she closed. She told me 7 pm but if I wanted to drive up from Springfield to get some they would stay open. So off we went I pulled in there at 7:02 pm. I can't stress how darned nice the owners were. And I sure got my 20 dozen! Really a great count! So guys in Springfield, just buy you a little tank and put a air pump in it.

Here is the info for the place I went to!

Bait Masters
Dave and Teresa Ryan
5005 Hwy 123
Aldrich, MO
(417) 694-(FISH) aka 3474.

They have tackle at good prices, gas, beer and all the other junk food stuff. Plus they also have ammo!

Glad you found some. That's where minnowdipper and I usually get them when fishing Stockton. They are nice and have just about most needed items.

Great sorry I should have put the name in my original reply. I'm glad you found them. I've also been getting my gas there as they are the same price as in Bolivar where I live.

Well I will tell you something about how darned nice Dave was. I told him that I normally fished Pomme de Terre and Truman. I told them that normally no place was open when I started fishing. I asked Dave the owner of Bait Masters if he could get aerators. He went right to his wholesale catalog and pulled it out and told me he would order me one for his cost! NOW THATS NICE FOLKS IN MY BOOK.

Oh and I only lost about 10 minnows out of 20 dozen by putting them into 2 minnow buckets. And that was with me driving home and that took about 35 to 45 minutes!!!

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Originally Posted by DMW1960

The guy that I used to buy them from in Springfield would always put them inside a bag when I purchased them by the pound then he would shoot some air into the bag.

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I'm talking OXYGEN in the bag, not just air.

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Originally Posted by peculiarmike

I'm talking OXYGEN in the bag, not just air.

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Tell me more please Mike! I have also been in contact with a wholesale bait company down around Joplin. They have a truck coming thru Springfield every Tuesday and they said something about bagging up some for me and meeting me.

Bait places up in minisoda sell minners in a clear plastic bag that is large enough it has a good amount of space at the top. They squeeze the air out and stick a hose from an oxygen tank in holding the bag tight around the hose while they blow up the top portion with oxygen, then tie it off tight. I'd bet the wholesalers do that for shipping to dealers. It works great.

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Originally Posted by peculiarmike

Bait places up in minisoda sell minners in a clear plastic bag that is large enough it has a good amount of space at the top. They squeeze the air out and stick a hose from an oxygen tank in holding the bag tight around the hose while they blow up the top portion with oxygen, then tie it off tight. I'd bet the wholesalers do that for shipping to dealers. It works great.

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Yeah I am with you now! Yes it works really great! When Trantham's was open here in Springfield he would do the same thing for me when I would come in after work without any minnow buckets and buy 5 to 10 pounds of them.

dmw you didn't check out buzzys rosies red farm

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Originally Posted by buzzmanmo

dmw you didn't check out buzzys rosies red farm

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Nope I didn't! Maybe I need too! :biggrin