Minnow Traps

[woodman]

I can't find the plastic minnow traps any more all you see is wire.

Back in the old days 60's we used glass ,mom still has her dads glass trap.

Used many times on the elk river.

I don't understand why the plastic traps have disapeared. We always bated with

saltine crackers and the traps would be black with shiners.

Excelent catfifish bait.

How do these wire traps work on the ripples in the clear streams and what is used for bait?

[Guest kevinkirk]

I can't find the plastic minnow traps any more all you see is wire.

Back in the old days 60's we used glass ,mom still has her dads glass trap.

Used many times on the elk river.

I don't understand why the plastic traps have disapeared. We always bated with

saltine crackers and the traps would be black with shiners.

Excelent catfifish bait.

How do these wire traps work on the ripples in the clear streams and what is used for bait?

can get the glass ones on ebay and so prob the plastic ones too.

kk

[jjtroutbum]

plastic minnow trap for 20bucks. I think not!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fish-Trap-for-Aquarium...p3286.m20.l1116

edited to add just googled them and found them for 7.99 at

http://www.eangler.com/product/476971957.h...m_source=google

[jdmidwest]

Glass traps can still be found for about $30 in places. If you find a gallon glass jug that a mason canning ring will fit, use a mason ring and a piece of screen wire for a funnel and make one. Usually can find the glass jars in pickle isle in restaurant food sizes. You may have to eat a few pickles. I have used a quart jar in the past on float trips. Now days, glass is forbidden in most river, check local regs.

[woodman]

How do the wire ones work in runing water ,and what bait do you use that won't float out

or get lodged in the wire mesh?

I have a plastic one that is geting old , just wondered ,since everything is made of plastic. why stop

making minnow traps that work?

This type of trap......

http://www.minnowtraps.com/royaltraps.html

[bclift65706]

I dont know how they work in very fast water bot in a hole with a little current they work good baited with bread or crackers I even use bacon sometimes.

[Trav]

I use the wire type. I take cornmeal and ball it up inside a piece of cheesecloth and tie it with a rubber band. Works well enough.