Salted minnows

[Cough]

Anyone ever use salted minnows...for 'eyes...not with a mustard sauce?
Thanks,
Craig

[Larry L]

Craig

I have used them with good success a few times. I used them for walleyes in places in southern Manitoba and Saskatchewan. I fished from shore with them and anchored in a boat. I have never caught anything very big with them though. I don't know about the rest of Canada, but they are the only minnows allowed in those two provinces. They are fairly easy to find.

Good luck Larry

[Trailerguy]

[font color=green size=3][b]I've salted minnows and used them to catch walleyes in NWO before. There really wasn't any difference between salted and fresh when using a spinner. During hot weather you often loose a number of minnows overnight, drop them in a ziplock with salt/borax, refrigerate then use them up in a day or two.

[steve_heath]

I have used salted/sugared minnows for the past 10 years. They work
well with jigs and spinners. I use 1/4 cup of salt and 1/4 cup of sugar in a quart ziplock with 1 1/2 cup of minnows. Shake the salt and sugar to mix before adding minnows. Sugar makes the salt a lot less hard on the hands and seems to make the minnows more firm.

[Lovetofish]

I take a big scoop of minnows, let them flop around some in the net to shake off the water, and add them to a fair amount of pickeling salt from any grocery store in a zip lock. Just keep them cool and you have great bait. I've been using them for several years in NWO. I take the bags with salt in them right to the bait store the day before I go and keep them(and worms)in a cooler with a gallon of frozen water in a jug at camp. If the salt/minnow mixture gets watery just pour out the excess water. I also bring 4 doz. worms in bedding. Seems like when we are done I throw have of both away. Use on spinners or jigs.