Hey guys. I just picked up my first trap to catch my own mud minnows. I live in Summerville and work in Goose Creek. Any suggestions for nearby places to set my trap.
The first place that came to mind is the salt water side of bushy park, but you run a risk of having your trap stolen. I know it is a further drive, but I always put mine at the Virginia ave boat landing. There are more places to hide your trap.
Anybody have any double secret bait recipes?
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Originally posted by Bolbie…the harbor was slick as an eel pecker.
Try a cheap can of seafood flavored cat food. Punch holes in the top and bottom and let it soak. Also, a very dried loaf of italian or french bread works well. When the loaf gets as hard as a ball bat, break a chunk off a toss it into the trap. You’ll be surprised how long it will last!
Left over bread from the week. Some bread like hamburger buns falls apart really fast. French or italian bread like said above works well. It is essentially free and isn’t messy to handle.
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Dry dogfood works as well. Any brackish salt water usually hold the little boogers.
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Can of sardines…peel the top off and leave in can…crab busted in half is the bomb!! Hot dog wieners work well too…
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My favorite is white bread and some fish meal.I put a tea spoon of shrimp bait meal in the middle of a slice of white bread then ball it up.Loads my trap every time.
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I live/work in the same areas, and I still haven’t found anywhere convenient to either. Never had much luck at Bushy Park or any of the creeks off the Cooper near there. I’ve only caught them in salty tidal creeks with lots of oysters here in SC, but in other parts I’ve caught them in roadside ditches so I know they definitely tolerate fairly fresh water. I guess I just haven’t found the right location in the Cooper. You can put just about anything in for bait and fill the trap in 10 min once you find them.
I usually just buy them now, costs me more in gas to drive to a spot I know I can catch them than it does to just stop at the Duncan’s quick stop on Redbank and pick up a few dozen. Leftovers will keep in a bucket with an aerator for a few days, at least.
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I save the rib sections cut off dolphin filets(skin attached).Just throw one in my trap and they won’t eat it all for several days and I have minnows anytime I want.
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Just freeze any left over fish bait, heads and guts that is left from one trip and use as minner bait on next trip! Helps if you have an old freezer in the garage for bait and such.
broken oysters make great mud minnow bait.
Can of Vienna Sausage opened halfway and tossed in the trap work dang well.
Any smoked meat, Herring, I used smoked hog jowl today, I think its the sent, fills up the trap everytime
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You have to be a bit adventurous. There are tidal creeks all over the N. Chas, West Ashley, Hanahan, Chas, James Island area. Look for places along the roadside you can walk to somewhat discreetly (to avoid a stolen bait trap or curious kids/punk teens). Load it with whatever bait you want, toss it in.
Low tide, btw.
Had my trap demolished last week at Edisto! Had it in a gutter that runs under the road, They were bushhogging and the blade picked up the rope and bam , what a mess, threw minners and parts all over the road!
A can of tuna with holes punched in it. Works everytime for me…