Leftover Minnows? Whadoyado?
- highlander
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Leftover Minnows? Whadoyado?
Hey all,
Lately I've been bringing home leftover minnows and, in my laziness, have been just letting them freeze in my bait bucket. In the past, I've done a few things including:
1. bring them into the basement and change baitbucket water every day or so to keep them for the next weekend.
2. let them freeze and thaw them for next time (PIKE)
But, figured I'd throw it out there. What do you guys do with your leftover minnows? Is there any evidence that salting them works? do you salt them and then freeze?
Do you feed them to the birds (for BA)
Do you feed them to your cats?
Curious.
Ian
Lately I've been bringing home leftover minnows and, in my laziness, have been just letting them freeze in my bait bucket. In the past, I've done a few things including:
1. bring them into the basement and change baitbucket water every day or so to keep them for the next weekend.
2. let them freeze and thaw them for next time (PIKE)
But, figured I'd throw it out there. What do you guys do with your leftover minnows? Is there any evidence that salting them works? do you salt them and then freeze?
Do you feed them to the birds (for BA)
Do you feed them to your cats?
Curious.
Ian
- Yannick Loranger
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If your significant other allows, put them in the fridge, they'll last until the following weekend at least. I keep them in my heated garage near the door on the ground. I still have 2 dozen from last weekend.
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....toss them in your "green bin".....then come and buy more from me...
.....just kidding, of course.
...at this time of year, it's easy to keep 'em alive for a week or more. Changing the water every few days is key. You can use city(tap) water....just let it sit in a pail for a day or two, to let all the "stuff" evaporate. And leave 'em in the garage, basement, fridge(if your wife lets ya ) or cold room. Keeping them cool is important.
.....just kidding, of course.
...at this time of year, it's easy to keep 'em alive for a week or more. Changing the water every few days is key. You can use city(tap) water....just let it sit in a pail for a day or two, to let all the "stuff" evaporate. And leave 'em in the garage, basement, fridge(if your wife lets ya ) or cold room. Keeping them cool is important.
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Left over minnows
Believe it or not, my buddy keeps them in a small cage in his sump hole....he adjusts the float on the pump and they stay alive for weeks....seriously!!
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Re: Left over minnows
Now that is a golden idea. will be on the lookout for a cage......
Doublecluck wrote:Believe it or not, my buddy keeps them in a small cage in his sump hole....he adjusts the float on the pump and they stay alive for weeks....seriously!!
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Apparently the cage he had was too big (the holes) so he put one of his wife's pantyhose over it....no joke....this guy is a regular MaGuyver
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Depends on the kind of minnows. Dace and suckers will keep better than shiners for instance. The shiners seem to be more delicate.
I've had these dace in a 5 gallon bucket in my 10'C cold room since Jan 8 and have only changed the water twice. Fed them 3 times. Only lost 2 of 'em. They're going to come fishing with me this weekend.
I've had these dace in a 5 gallon bucket in my 10'C cold room since Jan 8 and have only changed the water twice. Fed them 3 times. Only lost 2 of 'em. They're going to come fishing with me this weekend.