Just a little tidbit you shouldn't leave a minnow trap sit for anywhere close to 24 hours. When the bait runs out or the minnows get their fill they will start looking for ways out. I generally use smushed up hot dogs and have well over a hundred minnows in 15-20 minutes.
Yer awesome brother! I'm a Western New Yorker, 2 miles away from the Southern shore of Lake Ontario, midway between Buffalo and Rochester. Albion, NY is one of three, in the middle, of Erie Canal towns/cities in Orleans County. I catch many different kinds of fish in that canal! Saw tons of minnows last night...now I know how to catch them. Thank you my (new) friend.
question what is the name of the species of minnow (not shiners) that are small silver and commonly sold in bait stores as bait for crappie please answer because i need to know for an aquarium build i am thinking of and i need to know if they can fit in a 38 gallon tank
I wonder if having the traps right next to each other actually skewed the results. Perhaps the hot dog or bread drew the minnows to both traps and they just swam into the one closest to them (with no real preference for the bait).
I think that went from Warmouth, Bass and the final and coolest, a rare Logperch. That's just from the brief look you gave us so could could definitely be wrong but that was my take on it.
I caught my longest fish on minnows 52"gar, and my heaviest fish 57 lb. Flathead on minnows. I have since started using skipjacks and mooneyes for bait, but the records stand.
What do you mean by setting the traps in the same hole and if I don’t see minnows in the water are they just hiding or there isn’t any minnows? I just started minnow trapping during quarantine so I’m inexperienced.
I sat them in the same hole because I wanted to see if the minnows liked bread or hot dogs more. It was just a test. I like to see minnows before I set my traps. I will walk along the creek and look for minnows. They could be hiding, but normally you can see them if they are in there.
Nice experiment clearly the hot dogs won with the most fish and thanks for releasing the bass. And if there were trout I'd hope you'd release them as well. I'm enjoying your channel so far keep pumpin out Vids. Longer 1's would be great.
I trap minnows frequently and I use a handful of floating catfish bait wrapped in some stocking material and placed in the minnow trap. In half an hour I generally have hundreds of minnows in the trap.
In ponds and I meant floating catfish feed as in pellets not bait. The pellets send out the fish oils that really draw minnows. Usually in about five minutes the water is boiling with minnows trying to get into the trap. It's necessary to wrap the feed in hose or similar mesh to keep it from floating out of the trap. The trick is to find a body of water with lots of minnows. There's a public pond a few miles from my home that's filled with millions of red fin shinners and I've stocked them into the small lake next to my home as food for my fish. The red fins are active swimmers and are also very prolific so there's always large amounts of them present.
dry dog food works good, the cheaper the better. Canned cat food works really good too, somethin oily like tuna draws em in as well, works good for crayfish as well
Another thing to consider is the chemicals in processed meats can kill minnows within hours. I experimented with this a couple years ago. I fed a tank full of minnows one of those beef sticks you see at gas stations. I ground it up into tiny pieces. The next day the entire tank was dead. Another thing is, many "minnows" are really fingerling game fish. The DNR considers these game fish and size and number limits apply.
I know this video is old but maybe you should have counted them by weight! I would love to see how you deal with catching minnows in more technical areas like rivers.. All I seem to catch is is crawfish and a little bluegill or two when I put it in a river by some fallen brush
Fish Hawk I don’t actually have a minnow trap but i have a homemade one but I ordered a minnow trap do u think its just the cheap 2 litre trap thats failing me than?
Try one test using tuna fish in can. Use tuna in oil. Poke holes in it with knife. A kid showed this on his UA-cam video and it worked when I couldn't get anything else to work.
A lot of people use minnows as live bait yes. I did not keep any on that particular day. I might catch some to use for bait in the future. They are a great bait for Bass, Catfish and Crappie.
My trick is to use either a donut or something else like that, I’ve used other foods, but donuts work best for me. It’s basically just like the bread but more smelly
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Just a little tidbit you shouldn't leave a minnow trap sit for anywhere close to 24 hours. When the bait runs out or the minnows get their fill they will start looking for ways out. I generally use smushed up hot dogs and have well over a hundred minnows in 15-20 minutes.
The fish you called beautiful was a baby large mouth bass
Yeah..he clearly says that after counting?? Your point?
It’saboi 565 or was it a large baby mouth bass 🤔
Number 51 of rye first trap
Which one?
Lol fish people are weird - he was just commenting on the breed of fish he wasn’t accusing anyone of murder 😂
Best way to relax is watching your videos. Keep them coming!!
I never heard of using hot dog. I've always used bread. Great video.
I cut my minnow trap inlet holes just a little bit bigger to allow larger minnows in. Bigger bait = bigger fish! Good job
Yer awesome brother! I'm a Western New Yorker, 2 miles away from the Southern shore of Lake Ontario, midway between Buffalo and Rochester. Albion, NY is one of three, in the middle, of Erie Canal towns/cities in Orleans County. I catch many different kinds of fish in that canal! Saw tons of minnows last night...now I know how to catch them. Thank you my (new) friend.
Banded killifish and largemouth
How often do you do the traps with the hot dogs how many days will you think they will be safe
I haven't done a lot but from what I can tell I would say it should last 2-3 days.
Just now seeing this. Thanks man. I appreciate the kind words!
Brian Landers I'll be trying it in spring with homemade traps and comparing dog food with fish food flakes.
I just bought two if these traps! Hopefully it will keep my kids entertained for hours.
Amazing that small hole has so many fish
Thanks. Finally something to do with those cheap $1 hot dogs
Better than trying to eat one isn't it
I have better luck by using the silver traps for some reason thanks for posting 👍
Anybody else read "1 day later" with a French accent?
Yes. lmfao. Every damn time.
Just like on spongebob.
Fleece Johnson me
Fleece Johnson yes lmao
No
Looks like it will do what I bought it for. Not a bad buy. Would recommend :) cant wait to try it out!
And if you leave those traps in for 3 days and you'll be in the snake buisness
Keith Morris oh believe that happened to me got 2 in one trap
Omg 😱 no
question what is the name of the species of minnow (not shiners) that are small silver and commonly sold in bait stores as bait for crappie please answer because i need to know for an aquarium build i am thinking of and i need to know if they can fit in a 38 gallon tank
Any chance you know the species the hotdogs caught?
51 was a bass
nolans Reptile room in my cast net i caught a Guatemala bass
That’s what I’m saying
And 59
Thanks, that look like fun! At the price of bait I may have to dig out my antique torpedo trap!
I usely squish the bread up and it lasts about 4 hours more. Depending on how u smush it
I gave a thumbs up because you said squish and smush.
Its awesome... Like your videos and its the first time i see you on youtube😂😂🤘🤘
Thank you very much! :)
Where do you find hotdogs that sink? Everytime I try them they just float at the too of the cage and they eat them from the outside
That’s cool that you caught bass in a minnow trap! I never new that could happen I never did that before
I thought it was pretty cool too :)
Try using milk bone dog biscuits for bait,they always worked for me and stay together longer!!
Thanks for the idea!
Yup this is exactly what I was looking for, well done 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thanks 😊
What species did the hotdog trap catch?
is itok if u mix the hotdogs and bread together in one trap?
Yeah for sure!
I wonder if having the traps right next to each other actually skewed the results. Perhaps the hot dog or bread drew the minnows to both traps and they just swam into the one closest to them (with no real preference for the bait).
good point
Not sure if its been said, but use both. That's what I'm gonna try.
I think that went from Warmouth, Bass and the final and coolest, a rare Logperch. That's just from the brief look you gave us so could could definitely be wrong but that was my take on it.
The creek I get minnows,is a swift moving creek,, do you have any secrets,,,thanks jim
5 - 6oz weights tied in sections of ofthe middle
I caught my longest fish on minnows 52"gar, and my heaviest fish 57 lb. Flathead on minnows. I have since started using skipjacks and mooneyes for bait, but the records stand.
Wow those are some great fish. Nice job!
I found a square trap at Wal Mart very neat nice never seen one like it
What do you mean by setting the traps in the same hole and if I don’t see minnows in the water are they just hiding or there isn’t any minnows? I just started minnow trapping during quarantine so I’m inexperienced.
I sat them in the same hole because I wanted to see if the minnows liked bread or hot dogs more. It was just a test. I like to see minnows before I set my traps. I will walk along the creek and look for minnows. They could be hiding, but normally you can see them if they are in there.
Oh i meant what is a hole is it just a tunnel where the minnows live?
@@gabbypeng930 no, it's just a deep spot in the creek
Can u find minnows in lakes?
@@gabbypeng930 yes
Are the hotdogs frozen are they cheap i need answers if u can send a link or something that will be great
they're not frozen. Just the cheapest ones I could find at the grocery store.
Fish Hawk oh the only hot dogs ik is the frozen xD
Nice experiment clearly the hot dogs won with the most fish and thanks for releasing the bass. And if there were trout I'd hope you'd release them as well. I'm enjoying your channel so far keep pumpin out Vids. Longer 1's would be great.
Thanks! Absolutely, I release all minnows. Thanks for watching and for the feedback!
Why is it the CLEAR winner. It was practically a tie. If you make dough balls with the bread it's as good or better. Cheaper too.
3:52 that might be a baby smallmouth bass?
I trap minnows frequently and I use a handful of floating catfish bait wrapped in some stocking material and placed in the minnow trap. In half an hour I generally have hundreds of minnows in the trap.
That is awesome! I need to try that! Do you trap in creeks or ponds/lakes?
In ponds and I meant floating catfish feed as in pellets not bait. The pellets send out the fish oils that really draw minnows. Usually in about five minutes the water is boiling with minnows trying to get into the trap. It's necessary to wrap the feed in hose or similar mesh to keep it from floating out of the trap. The trick is to find a body of water with lots of minnows. There's a public pond a few miles from my home that's filled with millions of red fin shinners and I've stocked them into the small lake next to my home as food for my fish. The red fins are active swimmers and are also very prolific so there's always large amounts of them present.
That's awesome! I need to find a pond like that. Where can I get the catfish pellets?
Feed store, tractor supply or in a pinch the local fish store should have some pond pellets for koi.
Nice video! Enjoyed watching & learning! Thanks!!
nice video where did you get the traps?'
Thanks! Walmart lol
Reason why I'm watching videos because I'm getting my dad a minnow trap for his birthday and I want to know which bait is better
Dang. Never seen that much in a minnr trap
That was a lot of minnrs! lol
@@FishHawk say , do you know of a trap for Bluegill's ? Great video & information 👍
Loved it! Try a Hotdog vs Bread vs Both?
Oh, And maybe a shorter duration one? Instead of 24 hours maybe 6?
I like those ideas. Thanks!
Both will win obviously.
Não sabia que existia essa forma de pesca, gostei muito!
Obrigado! Eu gosto disso também. É divertido!
Bass fry pan fish minnows and chubs... Good bait hole
cool video man just subbed
Thanks man!
Kool video man.
Thanks man!
Thank you for the love fish hawk.
I use dog food a lot and it works really well only problem is I get a lot of baby bluegill as well
Good video, never used hot dogs before! I'm going to have to do a video of my own on my channel now!! Thanks a million sir!
Thanks man!
dry dog food works good, the cheaper the better. Canned cat food works really good too, somethin oily like tuna draws em in as well, works good for crayfish as well
I've heard dog food and cat food work great too. Definitely a good bait for minnows and crawfish.
Hmmmm I wonder how the beef suet left over from deer season will work?
Awesome video keep the minnow video traps coming
Great channel! Keep it up! Wish you luck on your channel!👍
Thanks a bunch! I really appreciate it!👍
I think those fish with the doted line down their sides were baby spotted bass
Dry dog food or horse feed are the best minnow trap bait.
try slim jims they work well too.
What brand of traps are they?
Frabill
It looks like they work just as good as Gee's.
For sure!
Really cool test. Nice video!
Thanks man!
Prime Catch 
How bout both?
that would work great
Barely subscribe and so far I'm loving your channel! Great video
Thanks! I really appreciate it!
Another thing to consider is the chemicals in processed meats can kill minnows within hours. I experimented with this a couple years ago. I fed a tank full of minnows one of those beef sticks you see at gas stations. I ground it up into tiny pieces. The next day the entire tank was dead. Another thing is, many "minnows" are really fingerling game fish. The DNR considers these game fish and size and number limits apply.
I know this video is old but maybe you should have counted them by weight! I would love to see how you deal with catching minnows in more technical areas like rivers.. All I seem to catch is is crawfish and a little bluegill or two when I put it in a river by some fallen brush
great vid! excellent release as well!!!
Very Awsome video you inspired me to make a video like this tomorrow
Thanks! Good luck!
Thanks it was very helpful
I like it because I learn something new now thanks man
No problem! Glad you liked it. Thanks for watching!
Very good video, many thanks
Thank you!
Live bait for days!!
Very helpful I think I'll try it tonight
I usually use dog food. Cut apart a shower scrunchy use a piece of it to suspend bait in center of trap.
I love ur videos
Thank you 😃
Is this in America?
yes
@fish hawk do tempatures apply to minnow trapping because i live in Canada and its 54f outside is it too cold for minnow trapping?
@@i-fatfree2610 no, you can trap anytime. I've caught them below freezing before.
Fish Hawk I don’t actually have a minnow trap but i have a homemade one but I ordered a minnow trap do u think its just the cheap 2 litre trap thats failing me than?
@@i-fatfree2610 probably. I've tried a homemade one before, it doesn't work nearly as well as an actual minnow trap you buy.
Awesome. How about a Slim Jim?
Good idea! I might have to try that. Thanks!
Awesome video buddy. New subscriber. Happy helping you reach your 1000 subscribers
# 51 I would assume it is a a baby bass tell me if I'm wrong
Great video, from which I have learned quite a bit from your video. Thanks a lot.
Thank you! :)
#59 in the bread trap looked like a largemouth bass.
Try one test using tuna fish in can. Use tuna in oil. Poke holes in it with knife. A kid showed this on his UA-cam video and it worked when I couldn't get anything else to work.
Thanks for the idea! Hopefully I can try it out sometime!
I have not wach the full vid yet but I say bread is the best
i keep a trap in my creek on my property for whenever i get the urge to go fishing.. ive found raw chicken gets 10x more crayfish than anything else
Nice! I may have to try chicken next time. Thanks!
Do you keep the minnows ?
Like for when you go fishing
You must not have watched the whole video lol Yes I returned all the minnows.
A lot of people use minnows as live bait yes. I did not keep any on that particular day. I might catch some to use for bait in the future. They are a great bait for Bass, Catfish and Crappie.
Great demo! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!
Where are you from buddy
Smoked salmon works great
So hot dog and bread in one minnow trap. Got it
My trick is to use either a donut or something else like that, I’ve used other foods, but donuts work best for me. It’s basically just like the bread but more smelly
can you do some fishing in that creek
Yeah, I have 2 videos of me fishing in that creek. Here is one of the videos: ua-cam.com/video/XKdnXb0SAAI/v-deo.html
I seen the baby bass you had so cool
I like using minnow traps but i had alot of mine stolen before
the first one you showed us was a baby sun fish and the 2end was a baby bass
How about a trap for Bluegill's ? Anyone ? Great video & information ✌
Looks like they both work good buddy!
Yeah they both worked great! Thanks buddy!
Your Welcome Buddy!
Found your channel from Instagram! Good luck with your channel! I’ve got a channelToo if you’re in to bass videos!
Thanks man! I appreciate your support! I'll check out your channel.
Fish Hawk no problem!! awesome man! Thanks!
Great content!! 👍🏻👍🏻
CIA Agent thank you! 👍🏻
About equal. Interesting experiment.
Pretty equal :) Thanks for watching John!
...why not both?
I know this is late but my dad used my moms leftover pancakes and they worked like a charm
I like that idea! Never heard of that before but I bet it would work great! Thanks!
great job
Take copper wire and make wire cluster suspended in middle of trap make doe ball aply to wire ther for they cant get to it unless they go on side
I like that! I might have to try that out.
Enjoyed