BEST Minnow Trap Bait - DOG FOOD vs BREAD (which catches more?)

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6 жыл бұрын

What is the BEST minnow trap bait? Dog food or bread? In this video I test out these baits to see which can catch more minnows. I put dog food in one minnow trap and bread in another minnow trap. I put both minnow traps in a tiny creek and left them for about 24 hours. I checked the traps after 24 hours to see which minnow trap bait caught the most minnows. I am on a mission to find the best minnow trap bait. Minnow trap fishing is a blast! You never know what kind of fish you are going to catch!
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@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

What other baits would you like to see me test out for minnow trapping!?

@IkeChambers23 6 жыл бұрын

Fish Hawk McDonald food like frys

@ryankerby8058 6 жыл бұрын

Try chips

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Good idea!

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Chips are a good idea too!

@kylecoffin2438 6 жыл бұрын

Do like a fast food show down like one trap has mcdonalds and the other has like arbys.

@trev8578 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks bro, I have a creek behind my house and caught tons of minnows. Thanks for the bait ideas

@2DAKE2 6 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel a couple days ago and I’m surprised you don’t have more subscribers. Quality videos and I just love how humble you are and generous towards others! Keep the videos coming because i’ve been binge watching them since I found your channel. 😊😊

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I really appreciate it!

@lowtide402 5 жыл бұрын

Good job on the videos. A friend of mine chums his traps up with cat food. He punches a few holes in those little potted meat sized cans. Seems to work okay but Ive seen more minnows in your traps then ours! Everything eats bread. LOL

@johntadlock693 6 жыл бұрын

small rockbass or warmouth. it's important that your trap is not sideways but inline to the current. Logger John.

@davelockhart3372 5 жыл бұрын

John Tadlock , what is a warmouth?.my first guess was a rock bass.

@mattmcshane2079 5 жыл бұрын

warmouth pearch

@unicornsteaks6769 4 жыл бұрын

@@davelockhart3372 it's a type of sunfish. Like a bluegill with a bass mouth.

@HonestMarie 4 жыл бұрын

Ye, I caught like 7 baby warmouths in my ditch once. Pretty cool.

@CJM-rg5rt 3 жыл бұрын

Good point! I said warmouth but I was completely wrong. Rockbass are blotchy Warmouth aren't, they have stripes.

@TooBusyChillin Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! This experiment helped me a lot when choosing bait for my minnow traps.

@spixls 3 жыл бұрын

Aha! Just made my own and caught well over 100 creek chubs, thanks!

@michaelharr7608 5 жыл бұрын

One thing me and the ol man found out, we use to use bread/buns, but after there are a few minnows in there they bump the bread and it washes out, so we tried using left over pizza crust, attracts them great, and the best part that we found is it hangs together and doesn't wash out, if you would like to try it. We normally set 4-6 traps, leave them for an hour or so, and average catch is 8-10 dozen.

@tylerorito9113 6 жыл бұрын

Love you videos man can't wait for more keep it up

@IkeChambers23 6 жыл бұрын

Minnow trapping is the first vid I watch of you I love em

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ike! I am going to do more minnow trapping videos soon!

@jonathanfox3285 2 жыл бұрын

As a few others guess, mine is a bass as well on number 7. I am looking forward to attempting bait trap on a much larger body of water(lake) soon. Bread balls, or chicken liver are my thoughts, coat with cherry jello and go.

@talarm6395 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the vid man 😊

@ericholbrook3062 4 жыл бұрын

Try cutting your hotdogs and put them in a baggie , add a pack of cherry koolaid and shake it up , let it sit for an hour or so, then bait your trap 💯🔥

@dennisfrazier947 2 ай бұрын

Raspberry soda mixed with bread fire same dhit I use to make bread and oat meal balls for carrp

@georgepretnick4460 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. I have some suggestions. Try saving left over live and dead bait. I salt and air dry minnows and crayfish,. I put them in a sandwich size zip lock and throw them in the freezer. The salt pulls all the moisture out of the bait. To use, I put a "carrier' like bread, crackers, or dog food. Mix it all up including the salt. That salt is highly scented. Try it and let us know.

@FishHawk 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the great idea!

@Senluis13 10 ай бұрын

Looks like it will do what I bought it for. Not a bad buy. Would recommend :) cant wait to try it out!

@spixls 3 жыл бұрын

Helpful, thank you :)

@trailbossx2 Жыл бұрын

I was curious how well these traps work,,,I've got 2 sets, but never new, how to exactly, bait em,,,, and looks like they work pretty good,,,you inspired my to try it,,,looks like fun,,,,cool vid😎

@BasicFishingNZ 5 жыл бұрын

great experimentation. a bit surprising i thought dog food might produce more fish but the fish is a lot bigger. maybe mix bread and dog food together should work better haha

@101scottyman 2 жыл бұрын

Me and the old man have been trapping minnows ever since I was a kid. First thing I can tell you is the silver traps will catch more then those black ones. Second thing I can tell you if you zip tie one end of the minnow hole off so there is only one entrance it WILL NOT AFFECT YOUR CATCH RATE! just helps not ad many getting out. Third thing I can tell you. If you feel like those black traps have to big of holes..zip tie a funnel of what size of minnows u want to catch. Your welcome folks 😀

@GarzaMaterials Жыл бұрын

@101scottyman Does it also work for crawfish?

@daveg2199 21 күн бұрын

Thanks for your experienced input. If I close off one end which end is facing upstream? Open or closed end? Probably closed end upstream because they naturally face upstream therefore they will swim up and in the downstream facing hole?

@sakomozian3866 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for your help my friend i learn a good trick to fish with a cage thx allot😘😘😘😘.

@srchristopher6040 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, definitely looks like a small rock bass, no doubt. I’m subscribing, thanks for a cool little video!

@1956tojo 4 ай бұрын

We called those goggle eye growing up...

@andrewlinden8482 5 жыл бұрын

Nobody else out there makes videos like you. Thank you. Maybe try doing a crayfish trapping video. But keep the videos coming

@FishHawk 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! I appreciate it! I would like to try crayfish trapping

@CHUNKYCATSFISHING 6 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Video Nicely Done ✅

@ChrisDavis-dt6xx 2 жыл бұрын

Good very thanks

@brizadv763 3 жыл бұрын

I got the same trap. Trying it today

@bankerliu1366 5 жыл бұрын

the last one the seven looks like a rock bass

@stephenalibozek1058 10 ай бұрын

Good job ty 👍

@nightingaleseraph 3 жыл бұрын

I like using honey wheat bread since it’s got a sweetness that they go nuts for.

@josephthong8161 3 жыл бұрын

I'm the 1k like! Way to go!

@jakeseifried6819 6 ай бұрын

Nice green sunfish you caught.

@rynodynomyte2755 6 жыл бұрын

Cool minnows! I think both work good!

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy!

@rynodynomyte2755 6 жыл бұрын

Your welcome buddy!

@JF71951 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@philipselman2564 9 ай бұрын

Looks like a rock bass to me might be wrong those - around here the carp crashes the mino an the bait washes when it gets sogie - biscuits hold up real good also

@sirtango1 8 ай бұрын

#7 from the bread trap was a redeye/ rock bass.

@Donovaki22 6 жыл бұрын

very helpful video! i just subscribed!

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@louisfini1977 Жыл бұрын

Michigan, we call them Rockbass

@marke.1021 6 жыл бұрын

4:24 that momentary stumble from mud holding your boots makes you so much more human/normal..as it happens to all of us. Glad you haven't shown a face plant/ Belly Flop as that is my every few "trips" routine..Nice video BTW.

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

haha thanks man! I've been lucky so far. If I do an epic face plant/belly flop I'll be sure to add it in the video. It'll be worth a few good laughs.

@albertapikewalleye6833 4 ай бұрын

Good job minnow boy

@KyleSchwanz 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a baby Rock Bass 🤘🏻

@ptmmatssc13 8 ай бұрын

Been trapping bait for years. One thing I do is make a bait pouch that is wired to stay in the center of the trap. Keeps the bait from floating around and gets the bait to swim into it to feed.

@AJRay-db1dr Жыл бұрын

Rock bass for sure

@animalsandpetsduckduck1964 5 жыл бұрын

Its a warmouth i have a lot of those in my strem they get pretty big but not in my small srem it gose all in the woods i have minows baby cat fish mud fish warmouth and baby pan fish.

@milwaukeebrewers9941 4 жыл бұрын

Lucky

@mattgaudio3806 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Do you have any suggestions for trying to trap blueback herring in my local lake?

@ECHOBEACHADVENTURES 4 жыл бұрын

Rock bass bro

@JimHerbertOutdoors 5 жыл бұрын

For all the misinformed amatuer fisherman out there, it was a juvenile rock bass. They are VERY colorful when young.

@allancooper2672 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was a rock bass? It looks like hybrid crappie.

@MavrikUSMC 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like a warmouth to me

@studsofdespair 3 жыл бұрын

Not a rock bass at all. For sure a warmouth.

@lupemunoz2674 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a Oscar fish maybe somehow got into water system

@dieseltechsaul Жыл бұрын

Looked like a blue fin tuna to me..

@MBDronePhoto 2 жыл бұрын

175K views on minnow traps... awesome vid to boot!

@paulclanr9402 4 жыл бұрын

I might be a bit late but I believe that was a warmoulth

@zolalee6830 Жыл бұрын

please try crayfish trapping. love your videos . i liked and subbed.

@petevangompel2413 2 жыл бұрын

Rock bass I think!!

@hatmakerhuntingandfishing5655 6 жыл бұрын

try bread and oungiongs in a trap like a combination I usaly works good

@debfry6423 5 ай бұрын

I use Cheetos crunchy in my Spring fed lake, which takes about 15 minutes to get enough for fishing. Same trap u use but mine is un painted.

@morgan1719 Ай бұрын

Setting the traps I see your head on a swivel, one eye on your work, the other other eye looking around for the game warden 😅

@afreakingcat 3 жыл бұрын

number 7 in bread looked like a little rockbass

@Nebraska_Fish 2 жыл бұрын

That’s a young rock bass on the first trap.

@TN.WoodsandWater 4 жыл бұрын

Redeye perch. I catch them all the time.

@Nate...... 5 жыл бұрын

Rock bass knew it as soon as I seen it PS nothing works better than bread!

@FishHawk 5 жыл бұрын

I would have to agree!

@thomasstarkey7354 6 жыл бұрын

This might sound a little strange, but how about trying chicken livers? I've noticed while catfishing, minnows would go for it while I'm reeling in, and go after the little bits that comes off.

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

I think chicken livers would work great! Love that idea! Thanks man!

@tylerorito9113 6 жыл бұрын

Also if you do another trout fishing video you should try a lure called joes flies also a mepps Thunder bug

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

I will be doing a lot of Trout fishing this Winter/Spring. I have some Joe's Flies. I will try to use some in my videos.

@jakerowe3937 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like a little rock bass to me or goggle eye

@makerofmanythings8447 6 жыл бұрын

How about trying vienna sausage pieces. It's seams like a nice bait because it's in a can and does not have to be refrigerated. Also how about some catfish blood bait balls.

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

I like that idea! I tried hot dogs a while back and they did well. Vienna sausage would be fun to try. The catfish balls should work well too. Thanks for the ideas!

@enderlynxwilloze7935 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! I have a question. I have a new trap and I put it in my lake. I checked an hour later, tons of catfish. Left them in the trap. Checked it this morning, nothing. I had a storm roll through. Do you know why they left?

@BlockchainToTheFace 3 жыл бұрын

You sure it’s a trap? Sounds like a you got yourself an underwater kitchen

@enderlynxwilloze7935 3 жыл бұрын

@@BlockchainToTheFace lmao

@bradleyreams1026 3 жыл бұрын

WVU 👍🏻

@Raven1015 Жыл бұрын

Baby Rockbass. :D

@mainemonty 3 жыл бұрын

I heard egg shells work well

@fartsniffer5043 Жыл бұрын

Cant believe you got anything out that little creek

@shyboyangelus 6 жыл бұрын

came here to see what people are using, i left my trap in a local creek with bread for 24 hours, all i caught was 2 crawfish thingys with big claws , lol , , think i chose a bad spot as bread seems a good bait

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Bread has worked the best for me. Hot dogs were probably second best for me. Might try a different spot. Good luck!

@johnbooneii7057 6 жыл бұрын

It is a rock bass!!

@johnhahn6663 4 жыл бұрын

big one in dog food trap looked like a Red Tail Chub.

@cii1072 5 жыл бұрын

Where do you get a good minnow trap and how are the two held together? Thanks for a great video. I found your channel by accident and subscribed.

@FishHawk 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I bought mine at Walmart. They're held together with a metal clip. Very easy to put together and take apart.

@jonathanfox3285 2 жыл бұрын

Wal-mart. Just got one on clearance. 7 bucks. Three point system. Inexpensive, if you consider what you would spend on minnows. You could even use leftover meat from a meal, doesn't have to be a huge amount either, or mix with bread balls

@jamesreynolds4679 2 жыл бұрын

Use balled up bread and small size dog food together. Works the best for me. Just leave in hole 5-6 hours.

@aslanlovett4059 Жыл бұрын

Dog food burrito

@ractbird 2 жыл бұрын

I think that last one you showed from the dog food was a Large Mouth Bass fingerling, judging from the stripe on it's side.

@banjohappy 3 ай бұрын

no it was a spottail shiner. There is a brief second where you can see the spot at its tail.

@YoMoma777 2 жыл бұрын

Ive just bought this same trap. Never used one before. I will be fishing a 500 acre lake for crappie and bluegill next month. I was thinking of using it here. I’d obviously would need to find a small narrow chute to use it in. Has anyone tried a setup like this on a bigger lake? Any suggestions on how to use it there?

@babyyoda4182 Жыл бұрын

Put it near weeds

@brianprice5942 Жыл бұрын

That little game fish is a warmouth. They are similar to Rock bass

@garyjrsonny Жыл бұрын

It was a rock bass (red eye), I may be wrong but I think some people call that same fish a warmouth or whatever y’all said. Or maybe a small mouth. It would be helpful if we knew where he is. Because it looked like a small Kentucky bass more than anything, but they are only native to eastern Kentucky and a little bit of north eastern Tennessee.

@brianjones866 2 жыл бұрын

That’s one diverse stream

@helenskinner4287 6 жыл бұрын

Try burley and chicken pellets

@vtmapleman6346 6 жыл бұрын

Cat food, fries, dog treats

@allancooper2672 4 жыл бұрын

Are you sure it was a rock bass? It looks like hybrid crappie.

@slickydicky 5 жыл бұрын

That was little red eye or better know as a rock bass

@Jake-sz2ij 6 жыл бұрын

Good video 👍I have that same trap they work well for me. Try hot dogs

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I already tried hot dogs. I did hot dogs vs bread. Check out the video! =]

@Jake-sz2ij 6 жыл бұрын

Fish Hawk my bad i just saw that

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

haha it's all good! Thanks for watching!

@Jake-sz2ij 6 жыл бұрын

Fish Hawk right on u should check out our channel we're from Indiana

@lukeyates8150 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a red eye ock bass

@layepotatoyt6265 6 жыл бұрын

@Carlzday 4 жыл бұрын

i find, that when using bread, the minnows die fast -- they get bloated and go belly up

@markcampbell4072 5 жыл бұрын

Tiny rock Bass

@MalikDoesStuff Жыл бұрын

That’s a Little Rock bass

@tylernester218 6 жыл бұрын

Redeye or also could a rock bass

@rubbnsmoke 6 жыл бұрын

Definately a small rock bass.

@LukeMcMullin 6 жыл бұрын

I agree that last one looked like a rock bass to me too. Especially if its big eyes where orangish in colour.

@uppercityswole1 3 ай бұрын

Look like a oscar

@superkev7622 4 жыл бұрын

Rock bass was the fish in the bread

@mohares2 Жыл бұрын

That was a Rock bass

@lesterhopkins1973 5 жыл бұрын

You definitely catch more crayfish using dogfood over bread, so if u are looking to trap minnows I recommend using bread and checking the trap twice a day.

@FishHawk 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips! I'd like to try trapping some crayfish sometime soon!

@lesterhopkins1973 5 жыл бұрын

I try to avoid catching crayfish, they eat the minnows in the trap pretty quit lol. I love using minnows and worms for fishing. I catch wide varieties of fish that way. I live in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. I can fish the St. Mary's river anytime which has countless species of fish.

@jasonwhitford7831 5 жыл бұрын

Rock bass

@aminecraftalpaca1221 4 жыл бұрын

It is a small rock bass

@pokkelkriel6358 6 жыл бұрын

Can you make that trap with eny wire dustbin even those with the mental on the bottom

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

Not sure. I bought these traps at Walmart.

@depulse_4428 4 жыл бұрын

It’s a rock bass I catch those in my trap all the time

@MavrikUSMC 4 жыл бұрын

I thought it was a warmouth

@jamesblair2338 3 жыл бұрын

Try vienna sauage...about 50 cents a can...only 2 sauage can attact a couple dozen minnows

@montellwilliams811 3 жыл бұрын

How about a trap for catching small Bluegill's ?

@alanr4263 4 жыл бұрын

I just picked up stainless steel one for spring I wanna catch sum tadpoles any suggestions for Bait.

@trev8578 4 жыл бұрын

Alan R tadpoles eat moss :)

@alanr4263 4 жыл бұрын

@@trev8578 thanx for the tip.

@trev8578 4 жыл бұрын

Alan R no problem bro

@michaelwells3635 6 жыл бұрын

I'd like to catch a few tiny bluegills to go onto my 30 gallon aquarium. This method is better than catching them with a rod and reel because they wouldn't be injured in the lip causing an infection.

@FishHawk 6 жыл бұрын

That'd be cool. For sure, this is the way to go if you want some pets for your aquarium. I've always wanted an aquarium for some Bluegill and Bass. But man those aquariums are expensive!

@michaelwells3635 6 жыл бұрын

Yeah. They can be.

@mikej9089 5 жыл бұрын

+Fish Hawk Must be nice to be able to do that in your state. Here in Tx it’s illegal to catch & stock baby game fish in an aquarium or tank. But it would be cool to watch them grow.