A few people asked about Carrson’s homemade super-cheap minnow traps after I mentioned them in a recent video. So I stitched together some old footage from an earlier minnow trapping expedition to our local creek. The audio isn’t great but it has all the information needed for you to build and set your own DIY minnow bait traps.
This video is from the first time we tried this type of trap. You can see by Carrson’s reactions it’s a BIG winner! We want to shout out to @DArms319 and the Arms Family Homestead channel for the inspiration for this cheap and easy design.
To catch lots of minnows for basically free, all you need is an empty clear water, pop or soda bottle, a knife, some sort of clip (we used a metal “fold back” binder clip), bait such as a few pieces of dog food or bread scraps, and some string or a twig. Oh, you also need a gentle stream, creek or pond where you’ve spotted some minnows swimming around.