Catching Minnows...Video

[SkunkedAgain]

Thanks Pat, that's a great summary of minnowing... I enjoyed it a bunch and wish it would have been out there before I went to the school of hard knocks or rather, snaggy bottoms... Kind of put a few holes in my first casting net... I almost have as much fun catching minnows as the big fish when I can find them... Didn't mention what happens when you get a 30" carp in your casting net... That can tend to go rough on a casting net as well... Do you have problems with minnows getting stuck in your casting net? Seems like sometimes the minnows get their heads through the mesh and their gill plates stick so they can't go backwards, so you have to help them out of the net... One other thing I have found is I tend to get lots of different kind of minnows, so I have to sort the gamefish from the bait fish. I quite often have crappie and bluegill in with the carp and fatheads... I've even seen an occasional LMB in the mix.... So it's probably good to mention that before minnowing, you need to know how to identify the target species and throw everything else back... Do you think we'll ever get to use live minnows in Utah? I really enjoy watching the midwest videos of monster walleyes they pull in with the live minnows... Guess after this many years I've learned it isn't the bait that catches those fish, but still looks like a fun option for ice camping and fishing at night while you're sleeping... One last thing, how do you identify a good location to catch minnows? Seems like I find more blank water locations, than productive ones. What makes a good location, other than casting where the fish are..., how do you tell where they are going to be? Later J