Minnow Trap?

I'm going to get one or two so when I camp on the water in my RV I don't have to run out to get bait. I would like to know what everybody uses for bait. I have read a lot of things on it, like avoiding something that will float out of the trap etc. Dog food sounds popular but I would like ya'lls input and idea's.

I Use Bread Some Times Were There Is Know Current, I Have Used Cat Food To, Even A hunk Of Hamburger Works Im Always Experimenting.

Thanks

If You Have To, You Can Put What Ever Your Using In What They Call Bridal Vail And Weight It Down So It Don't Float.

I prefer bread crumbs, trying dog food right now and not having much luck.

Blackhawk19l wrote:

I'm going to get one or two so when I camp on the water in my RV I don't have to run out to get bait. I would like to know what everybody uses for bait. I have read a lot of things on it, like avoiding something that will float out of the trap etc. Dog food sounds popular but I would like ya'lls input and idea's.

That's a good idea. I think I might get me a minnow trap too.

thanks all taught me some thing too

Cabelas has a collapsable minnow trap if you lacking packing space.

"The easy way to catch smelt, shrimp, minnows, and crawfish. Built with a spring pop-out design, these traps open automatically in one quick step and fold for easy storage. Each trap has a zippered pocket for bait and a zippered access to the inside of the trap. Durable polyethylene netting. Includes hand rope. "

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I have looked online at Bass Pro and found these.


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I like thiose.

I am very disgusted with trying to catch minners with dog food, not one minner in three days. So it's back to the unflavored bread crumb for me, I caught minners when I used them.

I never thought about buying a can of bread crumbs, I was just thinking of tearing up some white bread. good idea. I wonder how crouton's would work, at least they won't float away. I read in a crappie mag you could put cod liver oil in a eye drop bottle and put it on your lure. Croutons have enough crust that they would stay together and hold the oil. Just a thought, try it Papa, it might change your luck.

http://www.k-n-e-minnowtraps.com/ check this out.

You can also make some similar to that, pretty cheap if you already buy 3 liter drinks, you could build a few of these and cover a bigger area
http://www.boyslife.org/workshop/minnows.pdf

You can make them out of those big sams clubs pretzel or cheese puff containers.

Never seen those, I don't shop Sam's but my Son does, I'll see if he buys those. Thanks

I just saw on Cabela's site in the reviews that someone posted he uses a small plastic bottle with holes poked in it to bait a trap, keeps his bait in there.

This is the minnow trap that I made, it is made from tops of two 1 gal plastic jugs with 1/4 inch mesh inbetween and worked really well with unflavored croutons.

That Looks Like It Should Work Good Buddy I Think You Just Got To Find The Right Minner Hole.

Nice setup!!

I bought one of those black coated Frabil minnow traps today at Walmart but I'm not happy with it. Where it joins in the middle doesn't fit tight and can twist to allow an opening large enough for the minnows to escape. Kind of cheap junk for 8 bucks. I think I'm gonna take it back.

Grumpy wrote:

I bought one of those black coated Frabil minnow traps today at Walmart but I'm not happy with it. Where it joins in the middle doesn't fit tight and can twist to allow an opening large enough for the minnows to escape. Kind of cheap junk for 8 bucks. I think I'm gonna take it back.

I Got About 6 Of Them I Use Bread Ties To Help Me With That.

Looks like some company would sell minnow trap bait in little clip on packages that would hold the bait in the center of the trap.

You think people would make something that you don't have to modify right out of the box

Blackhawk19l wrote:

You think people would make something that you don't have to modify right out of the box

Well I Think It Is The Simple Fact With Them Barrel Traps Like Grumpy Bought Is That There Made Cheap, Yep That Is Wrong In My Book To But I Can't Afford Some Of The Other Traps On The Market. But With A Couple Bread Ties A Have Caught Millions Of Minnows Of All Sizes That I Didn't Have To Pay For, Besides If Someone Steals It Im Out 8 Bucks Not 20, Or 30 Bucks.