LIVE BAIT THE MINNOW 



For an all-round live bait that has the reputation 

 of bringing home the bacon most any time during 

 the open season, give us the minnow family, which, 

 by the way, is a large tribe. Some fishermen call 

 any small fish a minnow, which is wrong, as the 

 minnow family is a distinct line made up of over one 

 hundred different species and most small streams and 

 lakes have from ten to thirty species in their waters. 

 You will find the minnow in all sorts of places, the 

 spot-tailed shiner mainly in the lakes, fallfish in the 

 large streams, and chub in the smaller streams. The 

 minnows taken from the rapid flowing waters and 

 riffles make the sturdiest bait, and at the same time 

 the liveliest, as their constant fight with the swift 

 current gives them more " pep " than the minnow 

 from the gravel-bars or the deeper, quieter pools. 



As a general thing the species of minnows are 

 more numerous in the warmer streams and lakes. 

 The minnow from the river or creek makes the best 

 bait, especially for bass or wall-eyed pike, and those 

 taken from the swifter, cooler water, besides being 

 more vigorous than their brothers from the lakes 

 and ponds, have a more silvery shine, which makes 



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