Tadpole's in my minnow bucket ??????

[reelemin]

I find bullheads frquently in my minnow bucket and they are good for bait. BUT - be careful they, even at that small size, have a whopper of a sting. I tend to use my hand as a scoop, ( not real smart ) I know I'm gonna get the sting sonner or later.

[eyebjim]

Yeh! The stinger on them little ones can be realy bad. My dad was clearing weeds from the beach many years ago and a tiny bullhead stung him. His hand swelled up like a softball(literally). You could barely tell he had fingers. He had handled and been stung by larger bullheads many times with no such problem. Because of this I am always very careful when I see a little bullhead in my minnow bucket. Just an FYI.

[rippingsomelips]

i think what you are talking about are willow cats they have one MIGHTY sting to them

[eyebjim]

That may be. If thats the case maybe I wont have to be so careful around those litte bullheads. I might even have to give them a try as bait.

[rippingsomelips]

willow cats are good for walleyes

[Nutty Fisherman]

Gee maybe they are little eelpout

[PmDavis300]

so is it legal to use perch or sunfish as bait if you get them in your bucket? what if you catch a small one?

[Nutty Fisherman]

No it's not legal to use them if they are in your minnow bucket.

[EBass]

correct - not legal here in MN. I think in Iowa you can, or was it SD or ND. I dunno, but not here.

Mad Toms ya say - could be. I had the chance yesterday to use them but I opted for the rainbow instead. I did catch a lil walter on said rainbow.