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BeeGuy
12-11-2012, 09:22 PM
Do any bait companies market Western Silvery Minnows in Alberta?

I'd go get my own, but they are a listed species which only occurs in the Milk River Drainage in AB.

I despise smelts.
Gust
12-11-2012, 11:40 PM
Buy a lake whitefish and cut strips off for bait,,, I cant see it being illegal as you didn't catch it.

Are you burbing or getting your nails done? If the former try squid,, if the latter try the back meat of the lake white,, or buy a mullet, they are quite big in superstore but cheap.
BeeGuy
12-12-2012, 12:57 AM
Buy a lake whitefish and cut strips off for bait,,, I cant see it being illegal as you didn't catch it.

Are you burbing or getting your nails done? If the former try squid,, if the latter try the back meat of the lake white,, or buy a mullet, they are quite big in superstore but cheap.

Neither.

I just want to get some Western Silvery Minnows to use on circle hooks for mean ass rainbows.

I've got more than enough other kinds of bait to make a herd of raccoons riot.

Steaked Milk fish, herring and mackeral plus a few kg whole.

Some kind of oily 4" shiny sardine things.

several pounds of whitefish and pike eggs cured + prepped roe bags

500 salted freshwater shrimp.

meal worm farm.

sea monkeys
WayneChristie
12-12-2012, 05:20 AM
better store your sea monkeys in black bags, I hear they can do naughty things in public and embarass you. careful they dont fling poo at you when you open the bag!
Kokanee9
12-12-2012, 07:33 AM
No worms?
Sundancefisher
12-12-2012, 11:03 AM
Do any bait companies market Western Silvery Minnows in Alberta?

I'd go get my own, but they are a listed species which only occurs in the Milk River Drainage in AB.

I despise smelts.

Alberta only seems to sell frozen spot tailed shiners. Never seen anything else unless you look to the preserved variety.

Some small plastics fish immitations are colored well to work on trout.
huntin'fool
12-12-2012, 01:59 PM
Neither.

I just want to get some Western Silvery Minnows to use on circle hooks for mean ass rainbows.

I've got more than enough other kinds of bait to make a herd of raccoons riot.

Steaked Milk fish, herring and mackeral plus a few kg whole.

Some kind of oily 4" shiny sardine things.

several pounds of whitefish and pike eggs cured + prepped roe bags

500 salted freshwater shrimp.

meal worm farm.

sea monkeys

wow...hope all that bait catches you some fish...
jacenbeers
12-12-2012, 03:22 PM
wow...hope all that bait catches you some fish...

You should see how much he packs when you go fishing anywhere. He brings so much bait, there is no way he could ever run out.
BeeGuy
12-12-2012, 03:34 PM
haha, burb fishin it's like a pound per cast.
DiabeticKripple
12-12-2012, 03:37 PM
haha, burb fishin it's like a pound per cast.

go big or go home!
Heavy K
12-13-2012, 12:05 AM
Beeguy always goes big, and never goes home. At least never goes home empty handed that is! That bait seems to do him well. Of course, he always has enough that if he does get skunked (rare), he's at least got something to eat for dinner! Yum! mealworms tonight for everyone!

hk
Fishingaddict
12-13-2012, 07:19 AM
Do sea monkeys actually work for bait?
BeeGuy
12-13-2012, 08:23 AM
Do sea monkeys actually work for bait?

yes, but only wild sea monkeys.

Captive raised sea monkeys don't have that craziness the fish love

I suspect also that my sea monkeys are suffering from depression
Fishingaddict
12-13-2012, 03:40 PM
Where do you get wild sea monkeys?:confused:
jacenbeers
12-13-2012, 04:15 PM
Recently one was spotted at an Ikea in Ontario in a winter jacket. It was on the news.
BeeGuy
12-13-2012, 05:09 PM
Where do you get wild sea monkeys?:confused:

Utah I believe
WayneChristie
12-13-2012, 05:49 PM
Utah I believe

dont lead the lad astray, we all know wild sea monkeys are only found in Frank Lake, all others are bred in captivity.
BeeGuy
12-13-2012, 08:39 PM
dont lead the lad astray, we all know wild sea monkeys are only found in Frank Lake, all others are bred in captivity.

True. That's why the whitefish grow so fast in there.

Tough to keep the SM's on a barbless hook though.
WayneChristie
12-13-2012, 08:47 PM
True. That's why the whitefish grow so fast in there.

Tough to keep the SM's on a barbless hook though.

I put a drop of crazyglue on their fingertips then they cant let go of the hook. too bad you wimped out Saturday or Id show you how its done :bad_boys_20: