Small reminder!!!!!!!!!

[JZ]

Left the dock with 3 dozen minnows this weekend heading to Canada which is aboat a 3 min boat ride. MNR stoped us a few miles in, checked our licenses, live well and our bait, which was in a zip lock with no water in a cooler. MNR officer said I thought i saw a tail move so they put water in the bag and revived a few. I said they will be dead in five more mins. Plus we hook the minnows through the head that always kills them. He asked me for my drivers license and Kindly gave me the $300 dollar fine. In 15 years I have never had a violation and have been a responsible sportsman. Remember to kill your bait

[Scoot]

Ouch. Sounds like it was an honest mistake (even if the mistake was a pretty darn small one, IMO). My suggestion- consider it a lesson learned and move on with life. Judging by the tone of your post, you've already done that.

Thanks for the reminder. I'll be heading up tomorrow and I've got preserved shiners I'm taking along- no tails flipping on them.

[Fish Head]

Scoot, what to you use to preserve? Pickling salt with a little borax?

Good luck up there!

[Scoot]

Yup, that's what I've used before. However, this year I'm giving a packet of preserved minners from Gander Mountain a try. I have a buddy who says they're great, so I'm giving them a shot.