I'm in the minority here but I have much better luck with plastic, glass is better but way too high. Clearer the better!! Crackers for bait. I'm using them in clear running streams.

Nice video

i have a pond that has so many fatheads in it,when you pull a trap its usually over half full.use them to stock my new ponds and feed the fish.wish i could sell them.

Just using bread for Creek chubs? No idea why but I never dawned on me to try lol

I usually buy the freshest cheap white bread I can find and make dough balls out of it and freeze them. Hard to make balls out of stale bread. They seem to last in the trap until they get ate. Have had them last till the next day if there aren't many minnows in there. Bout a 7 inch chub is all that seems to fit through the hole, have caught nothing longer in the trap but can catch bigger ones on a hook. Mike

Dry dog food or bread

anyone ever try an onion?

Is it illegal to sell fathead minnows in PA? They are the most commonly sold bait minnow in most of Ohio.

Keith

Turns out my best friend is Greg's Nephew. He hooked me up with the works!

I got a full kit. Comes with:

1)Minnow Trap,
2) Craw Fish Trap,
3)Chum Bucket
4) Floating Bait Bucket
5) Extra Clips
6) Fishing Rod support
7) River Net
8) Magic Fish Scaler
9) Minnow keeper (perfect for the Kayak).

I really like the design and the quality speaks for itself. Can't wait to try them out this spring/summer.

Round over square... galvanized over plastic.

Like the galvanized gees best, but we have minnow trap thieves here bad, so some of mine get a dip with my regular traps so they do not stand out as much.

That is smart thinking!

Deer can be chased with hounds and shot with buckshot in Eastern NC. Eliminate the hounds and most of the lead problem will disappear. I doubt rifle hunters wound as many deer and their bullets normally pass through and do not stay in the carcass.

Interesting that you should mention otter having an impact on creek chubs.
I read an article written by a very misinformed lady who happened to read an article that stated river otter only eat rough fish such as carp, suckers, etc.

A friend of mine was deer hunting. His deer stand overlooked a good-sized pool in a trout stream. One morning he watched as two otter were consistently coming to shore with trout they had caught in the pool. They would eat the fish and dive back and bring out another one.

A DNR fisheries person asked me to trap a trout stream near my home for otter, as the trout numbers had diminished drastically. He suspected otter were a significant factor as there was a lot of otter sign up and down the creek.

I haven't baited a minnow trap in years. I just blind set them where they swim and catch hundreds. I like the metal ones. My favorite has a black coating over the metal.

I never did either. But, some minnows are easier to trap than others. Fatheads are easy to trap. Creek or red-tail chubs are harder to trap. Better luck seining them, IMO.

Roll up some screen buy 2 funnels place one In each end and your good to go. if you need a bigger opening just cut back on the spout a bit.

I made one from 3 dollar store waste baskets. Must have been pretty good cause someone stole it.
just

I like and use the black plasticized metal mesh ones. Less likely to be seen and stolen I think.

How cool is that! Keep us posted how successful you are with the Gees (I know they are my favorite in the salt marshes I trap )...



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