How do you use a Minnow Trap?

Answer 1

When trying to catch minnows you need to bait them in just like you would use the minnow to bait a larger fish. They love to eat bread. I usually use a bagel because it holds together better than just a slice of bread, and I most commonly use dry dog food pellets which seem to attract the minnows a little more than the bread. Other minnow trappers use cat food pellets as well but I have found them to be too small and they don't stay in the trap as well as the larger dog food pellets. I just throw a handful of it into the trap when it is open, put the two ends together and clip it with the clip provided, tie a rope to the eyelet on the hook and throw it into a lake, pond, or stream. I let it go to the bottom, some trappers suspend it with floats or if they are trapping below the ice they only let out a certain amount of rope, but anywhere under or in the water will suffice. After it sits awhile, usually overnight you can pull it in open it, rebait it and use or sell the minnows