How to make my minnows last the whole winter...

[s2h]

Originally Posted By: Todd_J

Originally Posted By: s2h

If I dont finish using them after about a week, I let them go back to their home down the hole. All in hope that they will get eatin and make the the next Walleye I catch even bigger.

whoa dude! I hope you are not serious.... This is highly unlawful. Please consult your MNDNR regs. Minnows are known carriers of all types of INVASIVE diseases, fungi, parasites. This IMO is a far worse offense than an overlimit or multiple lines violation....

If you do this, stop it.

I can't believe you guys are dumping unused bait in the lake. Please read the regs.

Yeah I was just kidding. I guess I should of added a couple to make myself clear. Sorry to those who got worked up about it.

[Tom7227]

You can help keep them going if you give them some food every couple of days. It takes a while for them to learn that they have to eat it but a few pinches and they get the idea. Just regular fish food from the store works.

[Mainehazmt]

I start collecting my minnows in July for ice fishing season I have an old hand dug cistern that is about 2'wide by 7 feet deep The water flows out of it at about 5 gal per hr minimum it doesnt freeze I put a outhouse type building around it and run a bubbler in the bottom of the tank as ground water has low disolved oxygen Ive added a flood light inside as the temp has been about 30 outside the inside stays 42 degrees actually the same temp as the water