10-26-2021, 06:18 PM
Hey Pat, what is the best way to dispatch the minnows in the field so you don't get in trouble for moving live minnows? I usually just put them in a bucket without water, but one time I got home and found a couple still flipping even though I thought they were all dead before I left... I wondered about putting Clorox in the water, but figured I'd ruin them by making them smell unnatural... Do you just let them suffocate longer before you move on? With carp I can manually dispatch them since the numbers are low, but I found a bunch of fatheads the other day and didn't know what was best to do since you can catch them by the hundreds, Not that I love fatheads to fish with since they go soft, but I've heard fall crappie like fatheads so I wanted to try it... Anyway I took a few to try it, which I did the manual kill and freeze, but I can't find fatheads very often so I'd like to package some for other times of the year while I can find a few... at least if I can take care of them so they are good bait later.. Just wondering what the best thing to do is? Hey you usually put salt water on your minnows, will that kill them and condition them at the same time???? Thanks J
When things get stressful think I'll go fish'en and worry about it tomorrow!