live bait

[martydd59]

Hello all, what is the easy way to keep your live minnos alive? for an extended time since I am so far away from the fishing waters

[Turbo jig2000]

A cooler and a battery operated air pump or corded if you access to power. I have a frabill battery ran air pump and works pretty good.

[gutshot_again]

I keep them in a 5 gallon bucket and change water once a day.

[seņor sandpike]

I use an igloo water cooler(3-5gal) drill a hole up top attach your aerator to the cup holder keeps minnows from freezing in the winter and cool in the summer

[HuntMT4Life]

gutshot-
Are you near a stream or pond that you can get new water everyday?  May seem like a dumb question, but I would only have tap water to replace with if I did it daily...

[martydd59]

Thanks for all the information

[legend]

i'm told tap water left to stand a day looses the chlorine in it and is better for minnows.

[gutshot_again]

gutshot-
Are you near a stream or pond that you can get new water everyday?  May seem like a dumb question, but I would only have tap water to replace with if I did it daily...

No stream nearby, but as legend said I let the bucket sit before using the water.  Just to be safe, I let the water sit 48 hours before putting in with the minnows.  I also don't fill the 5 gallon bucket up - say about 1/3 to 1/2 way depending on how many minnows I have.  Right now I've got about a dozen walleye fatheads and 3 to 4 crappie minnow scoops of minnows and only fill the bucket up 1/2 way.

Whoops - forgot to say that I also have a bubbler in the bucket.  Sorry about that.

If I don't change the water, the water gets foul and kills them off.

[wolf777]

I use a true minnow bucket and an aerator, but I use tap water and just keep a bottle of water treatment that you use for goldfish tanks to declorinate and balance the pH.

[HuntMT4Life]

Thanks everyone for the info!  I have minnows in a 5 gal bucket with a bubbler in the garage and they seem to be fine so far.  I will now have to pay more attention to changing my water!

As far as feeding the minnows what are people using?

[mtmiller]

Cooler, aerator and change water every couple of days.

[rambo51]

As far as feeding the minnows what are people using?

No need to feed them a biologist told me they can live 6 months with very minimal food, as far as keeping them alive a 110volt aerator is better than changing batteries all the time but if a battery operated pump is all you have that'll be fine, and change the water every other day. Good Luck!