Feed or not to feed?

[WHITETAIL111]

Do you guys who are collecting your bait feed them on a regular basis?  I realize as it gets colder that they do not need as much if any food, but right now they seem to eat voraciously.  I'm worried because if I feed them, there will be more waste in the tank.  I've got it filtered/aerated properly, but just wondering what some of you guys do?  Thx.

[FishingNewEngland]

I have been feeding mine but in very small amounts and only once or twice a week. The more you feed, the more your filter needs to be changed and the more water changes need to be done.

[DasRottweiler]

I have been feeding mine but in very small amounts and only once or twice a week. The more you feed, the more your filter needs to be changed and the more water changes need to be done.

Roger that, I feed until water temps stay below 40F, just once a week. Feed the shiners flakes and feed the creekchubs pin shiners. I stop feeding them when the temps are below 40f and steady. I have also noticed that shiners are much more lively after a feeding, so I have taken to feeding them the night before I fish . Kinda like a last meal!

[pikeking]

I have been only feeding them once a week so the water doesn't need to be changed every other day. When it starts to cool down a bit more I will stop feeding them. If they get hungry, they will eat the smaller ones in the tank.

[coldbum]

When we were able to trap and keep live bait here in NY I kept a large tank in the basement all season.
I never fed them. Clean, cool water and lots of oxygen is all they need.
Some of the bait would last into May walleye season and it remained fresh and lively.

[WHITETAIL111]

Found some useless slugs in the garden today...just for kicks I took a pair of scissors and cut them into tiny pieces and dropped them in.  They went nuts.  Good way to get rid of slugs!!    
I've only been feeding them like 2x a week and they seem fine.