Gerritt Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Anyone use preserved minnows? I have a hard time finding minnows locally so I was thinking of picking up a package of preserved minnows.... worth the 13.99 for a pouch of them? G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxie Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 Long long ago we used to keep the smaller panfish and layer them in a pail with the odd layer of salt and use them to chum our hut in the winter but never with minnows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have not had very good luck with those preserved minnows , they tend to be a little "fragile" and rip off the hook easy. I now salt up a bunch of shinners in the spring and they last me all year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 If you can't keep your minnows alive at the house, just salt them... So much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think I know the answer, but If i trap minnows in the spring and then salt them can I keep as many as I want? (provided i only have120 alive at a time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I think I know the answer, but If i trap minnows in the spring and then salt them can I keep as many as I want? (provided i only have120 alive at a time) I believe that you can't have anymore then your limit at one time in your possesion , dead or alive . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adolson Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I bought a couple packages of those last year and caught nothing on them. But I don't know if that says more about the bait or more about my lack of fishing skill. I catch a lot on worms, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richyb Posted January 10, 2013 Report Share Posted January 10, 2013 I have tried them and caught diddly squat. They have an alcohol smell or something to them that I dont think the fish like. I was trying them out for catfish just laying on the bottom with no luck. Maybe on a jig or something where they are moving and are more of a visual thing they would work better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camillj Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) I been freezing my left over minners for years .... and then use em in the winter for ice fishin .... I dont salt em ... just dump the water and stick the bag in the freezer .... caught some big-ash Lakers on last years suckers/shiners etc. Just saying Honestly though I would say you would be better off going to your grocery store and buying some frozen herring (chop em up if necessary) ... lots of old timers caught lots of monster lakers on grocery store herring ! Edited January 11, 2013 by camillj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Got minnows right now in my fridge from yesterdays ice fishing trip. Hopefully they can last until next Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirk Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 $13.99??? The preserved should be under $5,what brand were they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCTFisher9120 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 $13.99??? The preserved should be under $5,what brand were they? That's what I was thinking haha. We sell lot's but never hear good stories about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerritt Posted January 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well I picked some up... seeing as how I cant get live here... and will give them a shot... here is a picture of the package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Never liked those packaged ones, but frozen shiners work just fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoosier Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 (edited) Tried the exact same brand on a fly in this past year. Did not catch a single fish on them while at the same time my boys were nailing them with worms on their jigs. Edited January 11, 2013 by hoosier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Honestly though I would say you would be better off going to your grocery store and buying some frozen herring (chop em up if necessary) ... lots of old timers caught lots of monster lakers on grocery store herring ! If you can find 'em ya, but they aren't the easiest things to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucktownAngler Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 didnt even know it was legal to use herring as bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 didnt even know it was legal to use herring as bait. Pretty sure you can use anything you buy from a store (if it's dead), for example shrimp makes good bait but it's not listed (also, you can also use live herring) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeytier Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Herring are not game fish so yes you can use them as bait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopheraaron Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Herring are not game fish so yes you can use them as bait Neither are carp but you can't use them as bait... Herring are listed as a baitfish in the regulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have heard of guys using smelt from the grocery store. At times they would chop them into chunks and use them with success. Whether that's legal or not not sure? But your best bet is to go artificial for now until it's time to net your own emeralds.....salt like others have said. I personally have to work on my salting technique as they either dry out or get soggy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 You could use a carp as bait because it is a minnow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 And the preserved minnows suck. They are filled with that fish repelling substance called BORAX which i have no idea why its still applied to any application related to fishing anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 I have used that brand G. GARBAGE. I also tried the dyed ones.GARBAGE. Soryy you asked. Im all for salting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipfisher Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 Gerritt, I was looking at those last time I was in Can. Tire. Pretty sure they were $5 but might have been a smaller package. Anyways I saw the have Anise scented ones. I have heard good things about nthe perch going wild on the Anise scent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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