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 keeping minnows alive.
#4968603
06/12/10 09:48 AM
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ChasB
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can anyone tell me the best way to keep minnows alive when the water temp is 85 degrees plus tried sinking minnow bucket, ice in bucket nothing has worked minnows to high to keep buting every two hours.
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 Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: ChasB]
#4968630
06/12/10 10:46 AM
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Waco Kid
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: Waco Kid]
#4968637
06/12/10 10:56 AM
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crope1
Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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TRY USING AN AERATOR,HELPS W/OXYGEN....ALONG W/VERY LITTLE ICE
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: crope1]
#4968683
06/12/10 11:35 AM
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TreeBass
Lt. Dan
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Lt. Dan
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TRY USING AN AERATOR,HELPS W/OXYGEN....ALONG W/VERY LITTLE ICE yep, heat kills. get you one of those cooler minnow buckets, put ice in every once in a while
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: TreeBass]
#4968757
06/12/10 01:00 PM
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shinner
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USE AEROATOR AND PUT FROZEN WATER BOTTLE IN BUCKET OR BAITWELL CHANGE BOTTLE WHEN IT THAWS. THERE IS CHLORINE IN THE ICE.
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: shinner]
#4968817
06/12/10 01:38 PM
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pepop
TFF Celebrity
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USE AEROATOR AND PUT FROZEN WATER BOTTLE IN BUCKET OR BAITWELL CHANGE BOTTLE WHEN IT THAWS. THERE IS CHLORINE IN THE ICE. +1. Chlorine Kills as quick as heat!
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: pepop]
#4968852
06/12/10 02:01 PM
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Bobcat1
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 I guess you could fill your bottles with lake water and then freeze them to eliminate that problem.
Bobby Barnett
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: Bobcat1]
#4968927
06/12/10 02:41 PM
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BTLowry
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If the water is in a bottle it is not a problem.
If you are putting ice in the water are you sure the minnows are dying? Had a friend that put a bag of minnows in the cooler and got tied up for a few hours working around his rv. When he got ready to fish the minnows appeared dead, I told him they were probably hibernating. Layed the bag out on the concrete and in a few minutes they started moving around and within 10min they were all swimming around just fine
The aerator helps alot as stated above
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: BTLowry]
#4968941
06/12/10 02:56 PM
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ozarksecrets
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Easy on the ice, too much, too fast will shock & Kill your minnows. Foam lined w/aerator, only handfull of ice at a time
assuming you are using a larger minnow bucket and I've kept
minnows just fine, keep lid closed and out of the sun also.
Good Luck
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: ozarksecrets]
#4968953
06/12/10 03:02 PM
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ozarksecrets
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Bout a teaspoon or so of that stay-alive stuff will also help, it
will treat the water and release a heavy dose of oxygen, some how, we were never without it during bass tournaments and its
affective when trying to keep the fish frisky and alive.
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: ozarksecrets]
#4968955
06/12/10 03:03 PM
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ozarksecrets
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Bout a teaspoon or so of that stay-alive stuff will also help, it
will treat the water and release a heavy dose of oxygen, some how, we were never without it during bass tournaments and its
affective when trying to keep the fish frisky and alive.
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: ozarksecrets]
#4969525
06/12/10 06:30 PM
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Slabster24
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I agree with ozarksecrets. To much ice to quick can cause the minnows to go into shock. I think that stay-alive stuff is also a key in releasing the oxygen too.
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: Slabster24]
#4969532
06/12/10 06:32 PM
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Mark Ray
TFF Guru
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more about keeping the alkalinity and ph right cause they poo in the water. +1 frozen water bottle and foam lined bucket to control temp
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: Mark Ray]
#4969568
06/12/10 06:48 PM
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Mahoro_Su
Pro Angler
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I use blue ice in my bait bucket/well, it last 2x to 3x longer then just ice, and its reuseable too, adding bait saver helps too
One of the very few sushi chef here...
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Re: keeping minnows alive.
[Re: ozarksecrets]
#4969727
06/12/10 07:45 PM
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tommy2268
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tommy2268
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Bout a teaspoon or so of that stay-alive stuff will also help, it
will treat the water and release a heavy dose of oxygen, some how, we were never without it during bass tournaments and its
affective when trying to keep the fish frisky and alive. +1
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