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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.

texasbasser · 07-21-2007, 01:20 PM

I had the EXACT problem a while back. The problem was, my hole was too small for baitsized bluegill to get in, so only the very small ones got in. All I did was take a knife and make is about an inch wider all around. I got more and better fish this way.

slim357 · 07-22-2007, 12:55 PM

thanks for the tip tb unfortunetly i only got one in it today in 6 hours of fishing.

texasbasser · 07-22-2007, 09:10 PM

YW, but be careful. In some states there is a law against how big the hole can be... In texas i think its 1.5 inches, but i was fishing a private lake so i made it about 2.5

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.

07-21-2007, 01:20 PM	#2 (permalink)
texasbasser Fishing King Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 188 Rep Power: 23	I had the EXACT problem a while back. The problem was, my hole was too small for baitsized bluegill to get in, so only the very small ones got in. All I did was take a knife and make is about an inch wider all around. I got more and better fish this way. __________________ -Brandon Kerrville, TX

07-22-2007, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
texasbasser Fishing King Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Texas Posts: 188 Rep Power: 23	YW, but be careful. In some states there is a law against how big the hole can be... In texas i think its 1.5 inches, but i was fishing a private lake so i made it about 2.5 __________________ -Brandon Kerrville, TX

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07-22-2007, 12:55 PM	#3 (permalink)
slim357 Fishing King Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northern Va alexandria Posts: 208 Rep Power: 25	thanks for the tip tb unfortunetly i only got one in it today in 6 hours of fishing.

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