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slim357 · 07-21-2007, 01:05 PM

Before fishing in the bay last weekend me and some buddies picked up a minnow trap hoping to catch some cheap and good bait, we had it soaking under a light at night for a few hours without catching a single minnow(using bread), Then today I took it down to the river with me to see if i could get anything there and i caught 3 small blue gill almost too small to use as bait, almost. i actualy caught more minnows by hand than i did in the trap. I caught them by hand by splashing them up on shore it was the first time ive tried it and i caught a good amount (very small too). anyone have any good tips/tricks/bait ideas, I know it would do better if i left it a longer period of time but i dont want to leave my trap for someone else to find.

07-21-2007, 01:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
slim357 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Va alexandria Posts: 208 Rep Power: 25	minnow trap Before fishing in the bay last weekend me and some buddies picked up a minnow trap hoping to catch some cheap and good bait, we had it soaking under a light at night for a few hours without catching a single minnow(using bread), Then today I took it down to the river with me to see if i could get anything there and i caught 3 small blue gill almost too small to use as bait, almost. i actualy caught more minnows by hand than i did in the trap. I caught them by hand by splashing them up on shore it was the first time ive tried it and i caught a good amount (very small too). anyone have any good tips/tricks/bait ideas, I know it would do better if i left it a longer period of time but i dont want to leave my trap for someone else to find.