Minnows or gold ???

Wow. I just bought minnows at the SuperStop on Hwy 7 just off the I40 exit ramp and they are proud of them...$2.95 per dozen or $10.95 for a half pound.... I got a half pound knowing that I plan to fish the next couple of days.. The sack looked pretty empty so i counted the minnows and I had 46 minnows... Normally a half pound at Andrews in Plainview will be 5 to 6 dozen minnows.. Better stock up before you come to fish Dardanelle...this may make a jig fisherman out of me !!!!

I fished the strip pits for 3 hours and only got one 9 inch crappie. I guess I should have spent my lunch money at Long John Silvers ....

My wife picked me up 2 "dozen" roses red's there last Friday and I doubt if I had 15 minnows.. Rip off in my opinion!

Stopped there once in my life.

Won't ever again. Bates or Toad Suck is only places I go.

I thought minnows were high down here. They want stay in business long doing that.

New owner's I noticed they were shorting me ask them if they weighed them he said they didn't have a way to weigh them he told me when you ask for a half pound they give you 60 minnows. I told him you might want to start counting them because the last couple of times you gave me about half that. It's time to find a another place to get minnows. And the price went up about five bucks!

Yep Fosh...I had 6 pounds in my 55 gallon aquarium for nearly 8 weeks just waitin on the weather to break. I might lose a couple or 3 a day, but overall they were doin great. Then, the whole lot of over 1000 minnows died in one day and I still don't know why..But, you can buy a 6 pound bag of # 6 minnows at Anderson Minnow farm in Lonoke for $28.00 and they bag them up and make it fine for several hours. I will be stocking back up soon. They claim 6 pounds- minimum you can buy- is about 1048 # 6 minnows. .. I really think I probably had more like 1500 the last bag I got.

At the local Russellville minnow prices, I will have to get a 55 gallon barrel and aireator pump in addition to my aquarium just to keep them alive.. If a half pound of minnows is 5 dozen that means 6 pounds is 60 dozen. At $3.00 per dozen, that is is equal to $180.00 bucks for what you can buy for $28.00 at Lonoke.. Time for a road trip and another minnow tank !!!

If being retired was not so time consuming, I might have to start selling minnows. I know I would have a good "closet" customer in Mr. Nimrod when I go to Carter Cove in Plainview !!

Dang that's where I buy minnows. I noticed last year I wasn't getting as many sounds like they really getting stingy now. Let us know if you find a new place. Thanks for the info!

That's a good ideal I've been thinking about making a tank for leftovers I hate pouring them out. What kind of aerator do you use?

Yes, I think their "new" half pound includes all the water they put in the bag !! Of the 46 minnows in my half pound today, 5 of them were dead before I got out of the store. I know the kid running the cash register doesn't have anything to do with it, but I will not buy there unless I have no other option...Don't those Southern Pro jigs catch fish sometimes? I sure like my Minner Critters tipped with a minnow...........

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Originally Posted by Fosh

That's a good ideal I've been thinking about making a tank for leftovers I hate pouring them out. What kind of aerator do you use?

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I got a 55 gallon aquarium , stand, filters, aireator pump, chemicals, etc of the local "tradio" show for $60.00 bucks used. It kept 6 pounds alive for 8 weeks. You can buy 55 gallon plastic barrels from a guy on hwy 7 just as you enter Dover for $15.00.. I think I will get one of those and split a 6 pound bag between that and my aquarium and see if they do better. There is a post on CC.com about how to make a tank with a landscape pump and PVC pipe with polyester fiber for the filter by putting it in a 55 gallon barrel. Be sure to let you house hold water set for a couple of days to de-chlorinate before putting minnows in it or they will die immediatly.


I think this is the link http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...ac-lait-5.html

Just a note...If you click the link above it takes you to the 5th page of the minnow tank post..Be sure to go back to the first page for photos and instructions if you are interested in making one.

Goblerblaster , All I use is jigs and usually the fish will bite them very well. Can't beat Southern Pro or MEATGETTER Jigs. I know several minnow farmers and they usually sell 6 lb minumum . I believe the # is aprox # of lbs per thousand minnows. You get 8 lbs of 8's you should have close to 1000. I don't use minnows but if I did , I'd have to buy a big load every month. The bait you get should be the same from store to store buying by the pound. Would be willing to bet most if not all bait shops in this area get their minnows from Burk's which delivers to this area.
Princes store years ago before I quit minnows would hold the minnow dipper under the water so the hollow ring would fill with water and you was buying by weight ! The water poured into your bucket along with minnows on scales. Maybe you need to watch the folks weigh your bait or tell them you will not buy any . Remind them word travels fast if they try to cheat you . :twocents Pay attention to who fills your order of bait. Some stores have several people that work and not all dole out same bait or even know what they are doing. A friend of mine uses minnows went to the local baitshop. He got a bunch one time and next trip someone else dipped minnows , they got exactly 12 minnows in a dozen. :dono

I use minnows every trip. I can get the 6 I need for about $1.50 around here. I usually put the 4 or 5 I have left in a big styrofoam cooler and they keep for a long time.

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Originally Posted by RCC

I use minnows every trip. I can get the 6 I need for about $1.50 around here. I usually put the 4 or 5 I have left in a big styrofoam cooler and they keep for a long time.

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Little buddy stop fibbing ! You never used minnows in my boat. Did see ya looking for a bucket a time or two ! :Rofl Guess I can carry a bucket of water so you can keep your hands wet on them cold days anyway . :Rofl

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Little buddy stop fibbing ! You never used minnows in my boat. Did see ya looking for a bucket a time or two ! :Rofl Guess I can carry a bucket of water so you can keep your hands wet on them cold days anyway . :Rofl

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Ain't no need to carry minnows in your boat. If they did, they wouldn't get to go fishing but would just be along for a boat ride. It's amazing how good of a jig fisherman I am when you're on the bow:Rofl

Nimrod, I know you don't use minnows. I just was messin with you. How is the water this morning down there? High and muddy I suppose....

I buy mine in Bald Knob on the way back from work and I keep them in an old 100 quart cooler with a high powered aquarium bubbler in it. I try to keep around 3 pounds this time of year since there is not a good place to buy them between my house and Conway. I think they are around $7 a pound in Bald Knob.

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Originally Posted by goblerblaster

I got a 55 gallon aquarium , stand, filters, aireator pump, chemicals, etc of the local "tradio" show for $60.00 bucks used. It kept 6 pounds alive for 8 weeks. You can buy 55 gallon plastic barrels from a guy on hwy 7 just as you enter Dover for $15.00.. I think I will get one of those and split a 6 pound bag between that and my aquarium and see if they do better. There is a post on CC.com about how to make a tank with a landscape pump and PVC pipe with polyester fiber for the filter by putting it in a 55 gallon barrel. Be sure to let you house hold water set for a couple of days to de-chlorinate before putting minnows in it or they will die immediatly.


I think this is the link http://www.crappie.com/crappie/main-...ac-lait-5.html

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Thanks for the info!

Another place I'll never buy again is Whiskers in Perryville. Toad Suck and Bates have always been fair.

I have a Weston minnow vat.......don't know gallons, I'd say about 30 (?). Cabela's used to sell them, made in Oregon. No longer available anywhere. The aerator that came with it burned out, and now I just use two plain old bucket aerators, frabills I think. It had something similar to these:
Agitators
but burned up. I can't find enough dollars to get one of these expensive ones......... I can keep minnows between trips fine, UNLESS it's hot summer time.....nothing saves 'em then it seems.

I am determined to learn to fish jigs only before I die. But I am convinced minnows are the 'training wheels' of crappie fishing. I ain't learned to ride that bike alone yet, so I need a few training wheels. Being in a boat without 'em makes me danged nervous!!! But it's clear how the pros do it, and one day I swear I'm gonna learn how and break the habit. Till then.......................

Somebody charge me 10.95 for 46 minnows, and they'd have my Last dollar of business!!!!!!! PERIOD.

After tax, that's over 26.5 cents EACH!!!

Once you turn off of Hwy 64 onto Marina Rd like you are heading to the Dardanelle State Park, there is a new bait shop about a half mile down on the right that might have minnows. I live on Marina and drive by everyday but never stop to ask if they have them or the prices but that might be a place of interest for some of you.

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I am determined to learn to fish jigs only before I die. But it's clear how the pros do it, and one day I swear I'm gonna learn how and break the habit. Till then.......................

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I don't know of very many pros, if any, that dont use minnerz at least some of the time. Not the ones that are consistently successful anyway.

I Drive to lonoke and get mine from Andersons fish farm. Have to buy em in 4lb minimums. I keep a 35 gallon tank in my carport to keep em alive. I just change the water every sunday. While temps are low, they stay alive easily. Did I mention a price??? I bought 5 POUNDS for $28 yesterday. Hard to beat that. With size number 4's there is over 1000 minnows in a 4lb box! And the best part is.....when u get ready to fish, just dip the minnows out at your house and put em in your boat and go. When ya get back, put the minnows you didnt use back in the tank!

Here is the current Minnow price list for minnows at Andersons Minnow Farm in Lonoke. Normal crappie minnows are # 6 .

https://mail.google.com/mail/?tab=wm...0c?projector=1

Well , I can't get the link to work but they have a price of $30.90 for a 6 pound minimum of #6 minnows. They say the average is 167 minnows per pound for that size.

What ever! Big Minnerz Rule! I buy 6 lbs. At big Anderson s. Last a month. Just me. Fish on!

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Originally Posted by blackfish

What ever! Big Minnerz Rule! I buy 6 lbs. At big Anderson s. Last a month. Just me. Fish on!

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1000 of those minners you brought to Akabutla that one day must have weighed at least 35 pounds Gewber. Lmao

I ain't skeerd of no big minner! Lmbao!

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Originally Posted by blackfish

I ain't skeerd of no big minner! Lmbao!

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I filleted the ones we had left. They tasted like chicken. [emoji12]

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Originally Posted by goblerblaster

Nimrod, I know you don't use minnows. I just was messin with you. How is the water this morning down there? High and muddy I suppose....

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High and rising !:puke I hope they drain it down fast !:twocents

We usually fish jigs only, but occasionally we use minnows (not really trying to resurrect that conversation about minnows vs jigs). When we first moved to Fayetteville - I was told that there was a convenience store around the 412 bridge that sold minnows. I went in with a minnow bucket in hand to make a purchase and I noticed a sign behind the counter that said minnows $2.95/dozen (pretty high). Ahead of me at the counter was a young man holding a minnow bucket - he told the lady which owns the store - I ordered a dozen minnows and you only gave me 11. Her comment was after looking into the bucket "You must have lost one and I am not about to give you another minnow". The young man just muttered to himself and walked away. The same lady looked at me and said are you next and I replied - yes mam I just need one of those candy bars.

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My buddy and I bought minnows in Batesville wednesday at what used to be called Renos I told the young man we needed 3 dozen large minnows he dipped a big scoop of them up and dumped then in the bucket, my buddy and I looked at reach other and knew we had more than 3 dozen. But then he dipped up another scoop and dumped then in the bucket and said "you think that's 3 dozen?" I said "yeah I think so." before left we checked with him to see what his work schedule was. I bet we had at least 2lb's. I should have given him a tip.