04-20-2006, 02:52 PM
I noticed in your post you mentioned "mudminnow." Mudminnows are a saltwater species here in SC, and if you're trying to get saltwater "mudminnows," the best bait there is are crushed up bluecrab.
When I was younger, we use to sain net shrimp and trap mudminnows to sell to the local bait and tackle stores. The very best bait for the muddy's was fresh crushed bluecrab. The thing about it is that there are creeks my way that you can walk down at low tide and hand pick all the bluecrabs you want with a dip net in the shallow pools of water left by the tide. If you don't have this senario, than you'll still have to buy chicken necks to catch the crabs to put in your traps.
Contrairy to popular believe, mudminnows are carnavores, the micro scavengers of the weed lines. I don't know how bread would work for them. It might, don't rule it out until you try it. Bread works great in fresh water for catching those little crappie minnows in the shallows.
The problem with putting chopped fish or shrimp in your trap is infact, crabs. The crabs will find the trap as well, since that's their diet too. And when the crabs arrive, the minnows disperse to a safer location.
I've never tried dogfood, and i'm pretty sure any other kind of meat you can think of would also draw crabs.
I hope this is of some help.[cool]
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When I was younger, we use to sain net shrimp and trap mudminnows to sell to the local bait and tackle stores. The very best bait for the muddy's was fresh crushed bluecrab. The thing about it is that there are creeks my way that you can walk down at low tide and hand pick all the bluecrabs you want with a dip net in the shallow pools of water left by the tide. If you don't have this senario, than you'll still have to buy chicken necks to catch the crabs to put in your traps.
Contrairy to popular believe, mudminnows are carnavores, the micro scavengers of the weed lines. I don't know how bread would work for them. It might, don't rule it out until you try it. Bread works great in fresh water for catching those little crappie minnows in the shallows.
The problem with putting chopped fish or shrimp in your trap is infact, crabs. The crabs will find the trap as well, since that's their diet too. And when the crabs arrive, the minnows disperse to a safer location.
I've never tried dogfood, and i'm pretty sure any other kind of meat you can think of would also draw crabs.
I hope this is of some help.[cool]
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