With Minnesota banning imports of live minnows and commercial minnow-raising operations few, live bait for the $4 billion fishing industry largely relies on wild harvest. by Larissa Donovan, KAXE ...

Moreover, the bait dealers stressed to the DNR that minnows don't reproduce in ponds as heartily as they did 15 to 20 years ago. They are slower to develop when stocked and slower to bounce back ...

For Tim Sonenstahl, co-owner of Wayzata Bait and Tackle, minnows are usually where the money is. Up to 75% of his income is from live bait. “It’s like a gas station being out of gas,” he said.

Elite Series pro Jeff Gustafson used a jighead minnow to win the 2023 Classic. Jeff Gustafson. Canadian pro and Bassmaster Elite veteran Jeff Gustafson. has played a significant role in ...

Why Tip-Up Fishing is a Winter Favorite. Fishing with tip-ups is one of the most low-tech, enjoyable ways to ice fish. When I was in high school, my buddies and I would set out a spread of tip-ups ...

2.) Keep Your Bait Visible. Particularly when fishing for pike, keep your bait high. At the very least, keep the minnow above ...

She buys minnows from trappers like Berberich, stores them on her bait farm just north of Mankato, and then sells them to bait shops. “There’s only a handful of bait shops left anymore.” ...

PITTSBURGH, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ --"I thought there could be a better way to more quickly attract bait fish to a trap by concentrating the bait in the center of a minnow trap," said an ...

A pack of hot dogs and a minnow trap may seem like unlikely tools for conservation, but new research from the Natural ...