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Old 09-27-2019, 06:58 PM
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So I went down to the river to catch minnows. I got 55 in an hour using hook and bobber. My minnow trap 15 feet away got zip, the little buggers got all my bread eating it through the mesh, but I had zero in the trap. Any ideas?
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Old 09-27-2019, 08:50 PM
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I would wrap your bait (bread, dog food) in a window screen like material and place it inside the trap.
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I make them out of a milk jug, and a gatorade bottle top for a funnel.
And I use catfood for bait.
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I make them out of a milk jug, and a gatorade bottle top for a funnel.
And I use catfood for bait.
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Pictures?
Sometimes my girls will draw pictures on them, but I don't find it helps at all.
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