03-31-2011, 11:07 AM
[quote kyLURE]I am wondering if someone would expound on the "minnows" that you all are referring to. If it's not too much to ask... Are they caught or purchased? Are the chub or carp or.. Thanks for any feed back![/quote]
[cool][#0000ff]There are several kinds of minnows available in different spots in Utah...and legal to use for bait. Chubs are the most common, legal to use (dead) almost anywhere and are good for almost any predatory species. You can also use fathead minnows and carp fry (dead) almost anywhere. You can use baby white bass in Utah Lake and small perch in any water where it is legal to use perch meat...except Pineview. No whole minnows allowed...of any species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I catch my minnows with either a cast net or with minnow baskets. But if you don't have a good spot to catch them, don't have the tools or don't want to spend the gas money for them...go to Sportsmans or other sources. I sometimes have a surplus that I sell for $2 a bag.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are the two ways I rig my chub minnows, depending upon how I want to present them and/or how the fish are taking them on any given day.[/#0000ff]
[inline "CHUB RIGGING.jpg"]
[inline "HOOKING CHUBS.jpg"]
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[cool][#0000ff]There are several kinds of minnows available in different spots in Utah...and legal to use for bait. Chubs are the most common, legal to use (dead) almost anywhere and are good for almost any predatory species. You can also use fathead minnows and carp fry (dead) almost anywhere. You can use baby white bass in Utah Lake and small perch in any water where it is legal to use perch meat...except Pineview. No whole minnows allowed...of any species.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]I catch my minnows with either a cast net or with minnow baskets. But if you don't have a good spot to catch them, don't have the tools or don't want to spend the gas money for them...go to Sportsmans or other sources. I sometimes have a surplus that I sell for $2 a bag.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Here are the two ways I rig my chub minnows, depending upon how I want to present them and/or how the fish are taking them on any given day.[/#0000ff]
[inline "CHUB RIGGING.jpg"]
[inline "HOOKING CHUBS.jpg"]
[signature]