Capt'nJosh Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Over a couple of cocktails in the icehouse someone asked what the difference is? None of us were able to come up with anything other than the size of the minnow. Can anyone shed some light on our discussion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 30, 2002 Share Posted December 30, 2002 Nope, because you're right.A fathead is an older Crappie minnow to put it simply.PCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve Foss Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Is a pro crappie guide a younger pro walleye guide? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Walleye??? What's a Walleye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 just like a catfish is an old bullhead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Carp are "Wild Fish" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Valv Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I thought carp was goldfish grown up !!!Hey, why they call it Northern Pike ?Is there a Southern Pike ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 In the south, Pike are called "jack" and are not as widely appreciated as they are up here. My buddy in Florida sends me pics of his fishing trips, and he keeps getting these skinny bass. They look...sickly. He also sent me a shot of a gar that took his minnow. Is a gar a pike from a bad upbringing? ------------------<)/////><{RobertC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LundExplorer Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Up north they call em "Chubs" while farther south they're called "Fatheads"...are they the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Valv Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 You guys up north are all messed up, I call "chubs' my wifeThey are Fatheads !!! I was just kidding !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Capt'nJosh Posted December 31, 2002 Author Share Posted December 31, 2002 I called my wife Fathead once.......onceCapt'n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 try and tell her you'r kiddin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 Let's not ask what a tuna caserole is then. PCG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Valv Posted December 31, 2002 Share Posted December 31, 2002 I did it once and she picked me up by the hair on back of my neck... you know that spot which grows into a small tail in the middle of your neck, very soft.... OUCH !!! It's kinda like when she asks: "do I look good ?"...Man, that's the BIG trouble question, if you say Yes, she says I'm lying to get out of trouble, if I say No....I AM in trouble...there's no way out !!! [This message has been edited by Valv (edited 12-31-2002).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve Foss Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Just looked this up in my fish/minnow guide, because I've always wondered, too. There a lots of species of chubs. Fathead minnows are not chubs. They are their own species. But up north alot of folks just say "let's get a coupla scoops of chubs, doncha know?" and what they mean, and what they get from the bait shop, are fathead minnows. To confuse matters further, I've seen a few small creek chubs mixed in with fatheads now and then, and some bait shops sell the actual creek chubs, which look different than fatheads. Hope that helps . . . You can catch creek chubs in small creeks and rivers using little hooks and pieces of worm, and they grow to six inches and longer. Where you can get them, they make good bait. How we doing so far? Yes, this catfish used to be a bullhead when he was a boy, and is bullheaded still, according to Mrs. Catfish. [This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 12-31-2002).] [This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 12-31-2002).] [This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 12-31-2002).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jt24 Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 You can catch creek chubs or river chubs like i like to call them in drainage ditches in southern MN. Look under any culvert in the road or where its deeper and your almost sure to find them. I used to catch alot of them and use them for bobber fishing for big pike. They are the wildest kind of chub i have ever seen. Will out last a sucker any day and wont die when they see the hook like shiners do. lol Make sure to put your lid on your bucket or cool good because these little devils will jump out. Sure is fun catching them with a little hook if ya got the time. I have caught some up to eight inches or better and could just as well eat them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Surface Tension Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Just make sure you dont use Guardian Crappie minnows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Steve Foss Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 Well, ST, what are you talking about? Predators absolutely target guardian crappie minnows, because if they can take out the minnows that guard the school, the school is at their mercy. Come on, man, wise up. You know as well as I do that sacrofish are a reality (that's a joke, for those of you who are inclined to take this too seriously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 1, 2003 Share Posted January 1, 2003 The first fish I caught was a sacrofish. I observed some other fishers at a distance one day during my fifth summer. Stole a diaper pin and thread from my grandmother. Tied pin to thread, thread to stick. Squatted next to bank were I saw the young of the year flats swimming around. Laid diaper pin on bottom of lake with no bait. Being self taught I was unaware of the bait thing. Watched those flats swim around all day until dusk when my Grandad fetched me. I dejectedly yanked out my diaper pin and impaled a 3 inch 'gill through the side which I triumphantly displayed to my grandad who could only shake his head. That was a sacrofish. Next day my grandad went to the hardware store and bought a tin of shot, hooks and some line. He cut me a long sapling and showed me how to rig up and use bait (bacon and pieces of hot dogs). Kept me out of my grandmothers hair as I massacreed the bullheads and pannies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Matt D Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 Sorry I was outta town when this one came up ... right up my alley!1) Yep, "Crappie Minnows", "Fatheads", "Chubs", "Rosy/Ruby Reds", "Tuffies", or anything else your favorite bait shop likes to call some variety of them are all a single species, the Fathead minnow (Species: Pimephales promelas). Different names are based on either size or color, but they're all the same. Technically, they are not Chubs in the proper sense as this name is typically reserved for certain species (e.g. Creek chub, Speckled chub, etc.).I once got into an lengthy debate with my uncle who knows everything about fish and fishing (so he thinks!) and was adamant that there was such a thing as a "walleye minnow" or a "sucker minnow". He had the misconception that any small fish was a minnow and was quite surprised (and argumentative) when I informed him that a Carp is a minnow!I'm not saying we should stop calling small fatheads "crappie minnows" -- I still do when I ask for bait. Just wanted to provide a little ammo for argument when your fishin' buddy has had one too many and thinks he knows more than you do!------------------Best FISHES,Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 fiskyknut Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 I remember my first Walleye too. How bout a lively chub of some kind dragging around some shiner or fishbelly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 swampman Posted January 3, 2003 Share Posted January 3, 2003 hi everybody! i am new to board looks like a cool site. i was in the wholesale bait buisness for a long time, my dad longer yet 40 years, so this is something i have a little knowledge about.crappie minnows fatheads same minnow diffrent size.MATT D (tuffies ) impressive nobody calls them that around here got to get south aways before you hear that term.someone stated earlier that a fathead was a older crappie minnow yes and no depends on the lake. some lakes rarely produce minnows big enough to be graded as fatheads while in another lake if conditions are right they can grow to fathead size in a couple weeks. any bait questions anyone has i will do my best to answer. good fishing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guest Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Were is the best place to find and trap crappie/fathead minnows? ------------------FISHSTUNNER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 swampman Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 as a general rule it will be a landlocked lake or pond so you dont have fish in that body of water. any amount of game fish will eventually eat up the minnow population.minnows can get along with bullheads to a certain degree.anyway look for a body of water at least 3-4 feet deep with a max of 10-12 feet. thats a general rule anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LundExplorer Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Yep I thought the whole Chubs thing was a misnomer from the Northland... just like "Army Worms"... Here is another one:What is the correct pronunciation of SAUNAa. Sawn-ah b. Soww-nah I'd say "b" like the traditional Iron Range Finlander, but then hey I grew up in Hibbing...TL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DTro Posted January 4, 2003 Share Posted January 4, 2003 Hey lund, I grew up in Cook, and it's definately B. I gave up and use A around here (metro). Sometimes I slip up and use A up there. Omigosh you want to hear a room fall silent. Not only that, but I've also got that cites accent now. Could probably be a whole new thread........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Over a couple of cocktails in the icehouse someone asked what the difference is? None of us were able to come up with anything other than the size of the minnow. Can anyone shed some light on our discussion?
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