34 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I don’t know how long they take to rust but minnows can escape and a water snake can get in there and eat some of the minnows. I’ve trapped many snakes in a minnow trap and the initial “oh €%#*” factor is pretty high on those scenarios . 

Yeah that would be a scare for sure! Luckily my money spot is a deep hole in a creek down a cliff, so I just tie a rope to my trap and toss it in. I will have quite a bit of distance between me and whatever is in there! That being said I hope there isn’t one, that will still present the problem of having to get it out lol. But the “oh s$#t” factor is diminished.  

 

Speaking of “oh sh#%t” moments, I had a pretty big one the other day. Was checking out a hole on a creek by a waterfall someone recommended as a good fishing spot and I saw a throw net in the water. Started to pull it out and saw something move, thought it might’ve been a snake and then a tail thrashed and I saw a 30” gar w his bill trapped in it! I would’ve cut him loose if I’d had my knife but I wasn’t going near those teeth!

18 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I don’t know how long they take to rust but minnows can escape and a water snake can get in there and eat some of the minnows. I’ve trapped many snakes in a minnow trap and the initial “oh €%#*” factor is pretty high on those scenarios . 

Just checked it, it was loaded! Prob 40 creek chubs and a few bass minnows. No snakes! I’m goin fishin! All stocked up for tomorrow and thurs.

4 hours ago, Ohioguy25 said:

Just checked it, it was loaded! Prob 40 creek chubs and a few bass minnows. No snakes! I’m goin fishin! All stocked up for tomorrow and thurs.

Heck yeah 

On 9/29/2020 at 7:20 PM, TnRiver46 said:

They work better than shiners in my neck of the woods. Mainly because they stay alive much longer. Careful moving them from watershed to watershed or you’ll have the Minnesota minnow mafia after ya...... just kidding fellers! Couldn’t resist 

Will chubs swim down to the bottom or do I need a splitshot? About 50 feet downstream from my spot it drops off into a 10-12 foot hole, I’m thinking there’s gotta be a monster in there.