06-21-2008, 03:27 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Cat food repels shiners. You need to get the cheapest dry dog food and put a few pellets of that in with some broken up bits of bread. Save the leftover hot dog rolls or bread crusts you would normally toss. Keep them in the freezer until you are ready to go minnowin'.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bait bags? Who uses bait bags? That's a salt water or crawdad catchin' thang. Just pour in a half cup of dog nuggets and a slice of broken up bread. The little particles escape into the water and draw in the minnows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Last time I was there, I filled two fish traps so full I could not use all the minnows. But, I only use shiners when they are fresh. They do not freeze well. No matter how much salt you use on them, they still turn to mush after being frozen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I use chubs almost exclusively. I freeze them in just enough water to eliminate bubbles and freezer burn. I have recently taken some out of the freezer and used them...two years old...and they were as good as fresh dead. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You need to meet me up here and let me take you to a chub hole. Two hours with two traps and a 1/4" mesh cast net will usually produce 800 to 1000 minnows...from 2" to 8". Split gas and minnows. Less than an hour from Salt Lake.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Bait bags? Who uses bait bags? That's a salt water or crawdad catchin' thang. Just pour in a half cup of dog nuggets and a slice of broken up bread. The little particles escape into the water and draw in the minnows.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Last time I was there, I filled two fish traps so full I could not use all the minnows. But, I only use shiners when they are fresh. They do not freeze well. No matter how much salt you use on them, they still turn to mush after being frozen.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I use chubs almost exclusively. I freeze them in just enough water to eliminate bubbles and freezer burn. I have recently taken some out of the freezer and used them...two years old...and they were as good as fresh dead. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]You need to meet me up here and let me take you to a chub hole. Two hours with two traps and a 1/4" mesh cast net will usually produce 800 to 1000 minnows...from 2" to 8". Split gas and minnows. Less than an hour from Salt Lake.[/#0000ff]
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