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Minnows are not a endless supply!

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In response to the original post, I don't think we are in danger of a minnow shortage in the future...at least not due to anglers dumping them. Minnows are extremely prolific in reproduction and only a bad spawning season (or fewer minnow trappers/suppliers) will really have an effect on availability.

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You don't have to dump your minnows out. Just get an insulated bucket, and keep them in the water that they come from the bait shop in.

Get a aerator and they will keep for a while if you change out the water.

Last year I'd fill up an ice cream bucket with snow and let it melt, then dump about half the old water down the sink, and fill it back with the melt water.

The problem comes when you put lake water into a container.

Otherwise, if you don't want to keep them, just dump them on the ice or on shore. Birds and other critters will eat them up. Dumping them in the lake is illegal.

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In response to the original post, I don't think we are in danger of a minnow shortage in the future...at least not due to anglers dumping them. Minnows are extremely prolific in reproduction and only a bad spawning season (or fewer minnow trappers/suppliers) will really have an effect on availability.
Really have you checked with the DNR for a minnow population number, by species yet? whistle Then I think you, like me, can only guess on the subject! I don't think the DNR even has an idea. I was only going off the increase usage aspect of it.

Yep minnows are not fish but they still get netted and I think we all know of a few examples of what over netting can do! shocked

Anyone else remember the RED Tail shortages a few years ago. Again, Minnows are not a endless supply! wink

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Anyone else remember the RED Tail shortages a few years ago. Again, Minnows are not a endless supply! wink

Better yet how about not being to find shiners anywhere around central mn last year! Closest place to Monticello was Walker Bait Co. that had them!

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I dunno....what percentage of guys successfully keep their minnows alive between trips? And for shiners, I'm really skeptical. They're hard to keep alive for a single day while fishing...I can't believe that the DNR forcing you to dump them each trip (which they don't technically do) will have that much of an effect on shiners. On others, I don't know.

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