Places to buy shiners in the summer.

[mr.bass]

I have tryed to catch my own bait but was unsucessful and got my trap stolen. Anyone know a place I can get some in the summer?

[Lowrance25]

Most bait shops that have them in the winter have them in the warm months as well... I would just google bait shops in your area and make a couple phone calls. Easiest way to find a place in your area... I dunno where you are at, central mass is a pretty vague region lol.

[pickled herring]

K & S in Barre, D & G in Leicester, Flaggs in Orange, Barry's in Worcester

[mr.bass]

I live in the brookfields does Wickaboag bait and tackle have them in the summer?   

[surflizard]

Wickaboag bait and tackle
(508) 867-8389

[THE JIGGER]

I live in the brookfields does Wickaboag bait and tackle have them in the summer?

Pet stores carry them at a reasonable price.

[Mackinaw]

Arlington Bait and Tackle,Mass ave 781 646-5598

[MoreTroutPls]

Check your local pet supply places.  Some of them sell shiners that are used to feed turtles, etc.  And some may even be operated by fishermen.  They also sell live and dried mealworms to feed birds and reptiles.

[icefisher-45]

Wickaboag bait and tackle I believe they have shiners, I know Barry's in Worc and Westborough have them.

[BJ]

I dont think Barrys is open at his parents place in Westboro any more.

[icefisher-45]

That would explain why when I drove by his place in Westborough it didn't look busy.

[hardwater hero]

L and L fence company in whately mass has them all year round, great quality

[i8afish]

black bear bait and tackle dracut mass. he has a chiller set up on his tank so he can keep them alive all summer.

[rasdavid]

A handfull of the cheapest dogfood you can buy in the cheapest trap you can buy has been great for me.  Shiners are WAY better than the listless, half dead things I get at a bait shop in the summer around here. I always camo the rope with sticks/branches, or use heavy mono or braid to avoid theft.  And, I only leave the trap in the water overnight.  That said, I still have had them taken.  Makes no sense- they're only 7$ at Walmart.  Seems like a dumb thing to steal.  Kids maybe?

[mr.bass]

Ive put my shiner trap in four diffrent spoots and caught one shiner and 15 crawfish. What am i doing wrong?

[GrizlyGarou]

Ive put my shiner trap in four diffrent spoots and caught one shiner and 15 crawfish. What am i doing wrong?

You only tried four spots!

Try putting more bait in, don't put it on gravelly bottom, and go back to where you got the one shiner and move around a few times, sometimes as little as five feet away will mean the difference between 2 shiners or 4 dozen shiners!

[baitbig]

Where are you located in Mass?