Comments on: Going fishing what would attract bait fish into a trap?

By: james j

james j — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:19:28 +0000

best tip i’ve got for minnows is get two plastic cola bottles and cut them so one goes inside the other. big ones got lid on and inside one has lid removed so the minnows can get to the bread inside. way it down with a few stones and leave until next day and theres your bait! i use small hook on minnows top lip (if its not heavy enough attach a small split shot) and it looks like its feeding on bottom. bigger ones let swim freely and wait for the bite. tight lines to all.

By: dirtydan2

dirtydan2 — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:48:29 +0000

The best bait for minnows in fresh water that I have found is pork rinds. Yep, pork rinds. The same old kind sold in stores as snacks in different flavors. Just the plain kind are fine for the minnow trap.
Try them you will be surprised. Good luck.

By: cory t

cory t — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:47:51 +0000

bread and bacon is what I use. Stale bread would work good. Baby bluegill love it.

By: fastrmastrblastr

fastrmastrblastr — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:40:45 +0000

Forget everything else. You’ve got an Ace up your sleeve w/the stale bread.
Goodluck & Good fishing

By: addicted08

addicted08 — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:24:30 +0000

Put bread in an old sock and tie it off. Hang the sock from the middle of the trap. The bread particles will come out of the sock in very small pieces attracting small fish into the trap.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:46:41 +0000

Well there are a lot of different things that you can use. But it all depends on what you are going for. What type of bait fish are you trying to catch in your trap? what type of trap are you using? Is it a cast net a dip net or a box trap?

I would suggest going to a local park lake (they are filled with small blue gill). From there I would use a small trout like hook with either a small piece of worm, or other bait. (Sometimes even a tiny piece of plastic works for these tiny blue gills) These are great bait fish for most bigger species.

Now if you are looking for saltwater bait fish. I would walk the beaches with a cast net looking for schooling bait fish and throwing the net into the school.

Good luck!

By: bran

bran — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:16:46 +0000

bread or chum

By: steve s

steve s — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:10:30 +0000

Punch some holes in the top of a can of cat food and throw that in your trap. Try to get a fish flavored cat food. 40yr exp.

By: George P

George P — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 01:47:33 +0000

Bread, worms are good. They do make scented flavorings that you can use to attract them. You could also just use a dip net, or a net with small snough holes, lay it as flat as you can, then capture them that way.