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Still new to the site but here goes, i was in a bait store once get my minnows in my normal fashion, Minnow bucket and pump. When a older gentalmen came in and was also getting minnows but instead of a bucket he handed over a zip-lock bag with something inside of it, not sure what it was inside but was white maybe paper towles dry ice i dont know, but has anyone seen or heard of anything like this and the reason or purpose behind it ??
Sounds like he was about to do this..
http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/ti...ed_minnows.htm
freddie
Thanks for your possible answer which is very much what he may have been doing, not so sure though i remember over hearing him i think that he was going out to fish and something about help keeping the minnows for the day with out getting mushy, i dont know but if there is something out there that would help with that when its so hot and putting ice in your minnow bucket to keep them firm or more alive i sure would love to have that info. You know how them darn things get when they get hot lol soft dont stay on the hook for nothing.
well sorry for babbling but thanks again Freddie for the in-put
Anyone else hear of this from my earlier post on the Zip-Locked bag of minnows?
I google searched "minnow ziplock" and this was a result
http://www.tonydean.com/equip7887.html?sectionid=203
I know what you mean about keeping the water cold. Typically Ill switch out the water in the bucket every couple hours with fresh lake water, and throw a little ice in too.
I still wonder if he wasn't just taking them home to brine them. I haven't ever done it, but I know that if you do it right, the minnows will be very firm, and keep their scales on. And you can freeze them until you're ready to use them.
Not sure what he was doing, but if you're looking for a solution to keeping shiners cool. Being cheap last year, I didn't purchase a minnow bucket. I have had around for years a 5gal bucket with a thick foam liner built into it. It has a foam lid that goes under the snap-on plastic lid. I used that last year and the water stayed ice cold all day long. I think this bucket was meant to be used as a bucket/cooler combo, but I swear by it for keeping shiners cold and alive! With it being the size of a 5gal it takes up more room but is much less likely to get kicked accidentally.
All I use is a 5 gal bucket. WAY more stable in the boat that way. I will have to find one with that foam liner that you speak of...
Freddie and B-Can Man thanks again for both repling and we will keep our eyes open for more info or reasons for that bag i seen. B-Can i liked the same bucket for many years then lost it or broke it need to find one again
Never worked changing out the water with lake water always died
I searched for the bucket on the net and couldn't find exactly what I have. Closest I found was these foam inserts for inside of a 5 gallon bucket, which would turn one into almost exactly what I have.
These sell in packs of 6.
I was thinking that I saw one of my buckets at WalMart last fall, but I could be mistaken as I don't see it on their site.
I just use a 5 gall bucket from home depot..haVe a good bubbler and keep ice going in,,plus it stays in the shade ..i never put my hands in into get min..i use a net.and then i always have a little pale to put the minnows in and use them from there....your hands in the bucket a no no...and keep water cold
cool deals B-Can ill look into walmart first and give that a try im sure ive seen one there before as well, so you never have a issue with minnows gettign to hot or mush after, with out putting ice in. Ive also been told before to use 16oz bottles "screw tops" and freeze them for that purpose. B-Can may i ask are you from near that area on the lake, i fish that spot a good amount myself.
oh and fyi if your a river fishermen at all i have seen guys in the water there already, no fish seen but soon enough a few will straggle in.
hey Ross sorry i missed your response thanks for that little info didnt think hands would be so bad but had some idea i try not to be hands on in the bucket maybe ill push for that more. i do have all the pump and all just seems nothing ive done worked out but the hands in was probably the biggest deal the way it sounds
I use to fish around B-can quite a bit with my brother-in-law on his dad's boat. I kinda got addicted to the island area last summer and fall though. Gonna try up around rattlesnake quite a bit this year, I think. I'll still be in and out of the B-can area throughout the summer too. I'm from Tiffin (45 minutes south of Port Clinton), so anywhere from West Sister to the Islands is fair game for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fringe10
About the bucket, no problems with hot or mushy. That water stays sooo cold. Russ is going to shoot me for saying this, but the way that I know it is sooo cold is that I haven't gotten a dip net yet. If we are starting to get low on shiners after several hours of fishing, you might have to chase one around in the bucket with your hand. Your hand comes out very very cold. Feels good on hot summer days :o We quit using ice a long time ago as we had a problem with dead shiners, but then we had a heat problem. Changing water out barely helped and then along came my bucket discovery. Problem solved for us!
I have also heard about freezing bottles and putting them in the water, but have never tried that. No need for it now :cool:
ok right on B-Can thanks for all your input ill get on the good bucket side asap
good fishing to ya my friend
im from toledo here so im about all over these parts including the river in which the fish are somewhat in i have gotten some report and seen some fish taken during this last week just fyi
21ft bayliner 200 outboard on it name LIL ARCHER see me ever give a yell