I want to be clear about my complaint here, it is about the minnow prices @ $2.25 per doz. The minnows are also very small. I have had no problem keeping them alive, as a matter of fact, the ones we had left over are still alive and we bought them 10 days ago. They are just small and the only other place i can use such tiny minnows is the waterway and i am trying to hold them until i get a chance to feesh over there, since i have so much invested in them. I have been buying minnows at various places for a long time and never have been charged so much. I agree ALL baitshops should sell by the pound, as this is how they purchase them!