Free minnows!!!

[Mark Sylvester]

Boys at this time of year I get a TON of all size minnows in back of my house! If anyone has a tank and wants to fill up or anyone else for that matter, let me know!!!;)
This is legal right???:confused:

[huntingmaniac45]

Dont see why not Mark. Your not selling them. Nice offer by the way.;)

[Mark Sylvester]

Dont see why not Mark. Your not selling them. Nice offer by the way.;)

Can't afford a bunch of guys over at once, but with a P.M. there's enough for everyone!:Welcome:

I hope Mackies Bait doesn't report me or something......Cause there FREE!

[Nascar31Fan]

When i was a kid we never bought bait. We would catch crawlers at the golf course and then there were always places to catch minnows along the end of the cottages on the end of the channel, either in glass traps or an umbrela net.

Oh the good ole' days!

[Mark Sylvester]

Being a city boy, I too can remember being told by my Dad to go out in the backyard and get some crawlers, after a rain. I always knew a day of fishing was near!
Wow, You really brought up an old memory there! THANKS!!!;)

[roger23]

Sounds legal
Minnows For Personal Use: Minnows for personal use only may be taken with hook and line,
seines, dip nets, and traps with a valid fishing license. In trout streams minnows may only be taken
during the open season for trout by hook and line or minnow traps. Minnows may not be taken from
Big Glen L., Hatlem Cr. (Leelanau Co.), Portage L., Torch L., the North and South Portage Canal
(Houghton Co.), in that portion of L. Superior west of Big Bay Point or any of their tributaries for 1/2
mile above their mouths. Gear restrictions are as follows: Seines must not be over 12 feet by 4 feet;
hand nets not over 8 feet square and without sides or walls; and minnow traps not over 24 inches
long. Minnow traps must bear user's name and address. Cast nets (not exceeding 8 feet in diameter
without walls or sides) may be used to take minnows, alewife, smelt, and shad in the Great Lakes,
L. St. Clair, and the Detroit R., St. Clair R., and St. Marys R.
Spearing: Hand, rubber, or spring-propelled spears may be used for certain species. See Table 5 (p.

[Mark Sylvester]

Thanks, you never know about these things, and I didn't want to get in the jackpot over this.

[snowman11]

best way to get crawlers was always to water the lawn for a bit before dusk, then once it was good and dark we went out with flashlights, if you hit them directly with the beam, they seemed to feel it, but if you just shined to the side, you could reach down and pick em up.

it was easy to pick up 20 bucks worth of crawlers in 20 minutes....they would last us a weekend

[Nascar31Fan]

Being a city boy, I too can remember being told by my Dad to go out in the backyard and get some crawlers, after a rain. I always knew a day of fishing was near!
Wow, You really brought up an old memory there! THANKS!!!;)

We stayed on the island just past the Belvedere Boat Club. As a kid, my great grandfather would take my best friend and I there all week long. Our favortite hot spots were either behind Ole' Dr. Payne's boat house or under the green house straight across from Deckers (I believe it's been fixed and painted white now). We could even get the big spot tails in the nets down off buoy 19.
That's what mondays were all about for us, getting minnows for the rest of the week.

Can't hardly drive down your street anymore without getting completely nostalgic!

[Gone Fishing]

We had a cottage on the Sni. Lots of great memories as a kid up there! :)

[brett74]

When I was a kid my dad would take me along with the guys up to white lake in canada. 12 hours in the van then load up the 14ft alum boat. and drive that another 3 hours till we set up camp on the shore. there were at least 2 other boats but ours was the biggest. we would stay all week. now that is camping to me. when people invite me to go to a campground all I can think is "this ain't camping" we would eat the fish we caught. but we allways had enough food. great memories.:)

[Mark Sylvester]

My playground was the railrod tracks!!!
Any one need a REAL THIN nickle!:yikes:

[Ed Michrina]

Picking crawlers in the back yard was fun and works great! There are a few days in the spring, when Its drizzly and dark all morning. Hit those parking lots and scoop enough crawlers to last 6 months. Easy pickings.

[Bruce William]

Being a city boy, I too can remember being told by my Dad to go out in the backyard and get some crawlers, after a rain. I always knew a day of fishing was near!
Wow, You really brought up an old memory there! THANKS!!!;)

My dad had some wierd electric wand he used to poke in the ground and all the worms came running to the surface, don't know why we weren't electrocuted.

[ggoblue]

thats how me and gramps got em too...on island ct just past chris craft in algonac...he would stick the electric rod in the ground at an angle and they would come runnin up out of the ground..."grab em on the way up or they'll break in half"

[stinger63]

Mark thats a great offer to make for those down in your area.I also usualy get all the minnows i need localy out of the river.

[ficious]

Hey Mark,

Grab a bunch for sunday:coolgleam :rolleyes:

Harry

[Mark Sylvester]

Gotcha!;)

[tibs36]

I think your safe as long as you dont have over 500, at least that what i think it was for indiana when I lived there and prob. the same for michigan i would think. I think over 500 you need a dealers license to have that many in your pocession but i could be wrong.

[Joeker51]

Hey Mark,

Grab a bunch for sunday:coolgleam :rolleyes:

Harry



Hmmmmmmmm ............Catficious bait or a snack for him !:D

[double trouble]

now i know what happened to u. Thats why he always asked you to listen for the worms when he stuck the probe in the ground. "O.K. ,son put your ear to the ground and listen for big crawlers."

[Mark Sylvester]

Hmmmmmmmm ............Catficious bait or a snack for him !:D
Harry told me that with the right seasonings and 10 lbs. of taters they taste GREEAAAAT!!!:D
Gotta be a bugger to clean though!!!

[Joeker51]

Oh, and you think he cleans them .:rolleyes: Don't buy into that. Nothing worse than listening to a stray cat.............

[Mark Sylvester]

Silly me ...What was I thinking!!!:lol:

[stinger63]

Harry told me that with the right seasonings and 10 lbs. of taters they taste GREEAAAAT!!!:D
Gotta be a bugger to clean though!!!
Apparently so I seen someone who had been dipping some nice size emerald shiners and thought they were smelt.The had a large cooler full of them.this lady said they had been eating them for 2-3 weeks:yikes: :lol: They didnt look catfishy either:dizzy:

[Mark Sylvester]

Stop....My side hurts...:D