Any one with minnow trap experience? So basically I bought a

>>829672

this design looks really simple, if it isn't working the fix should come to you just by looking at it.

could also be bad luck.

Take some string and tie the bait in a way that it stays in the center of the cage? Like, suspended from two sides.

>>829672
The holes in the metal one are probably too large. I've had that problem with some that I made. You can use a bit of hardware cloth or metal screen to make the holes smaller and try it.

Suspending the bait using string also helps as >>829717 suggests. Just make a little bait bag from a plastic garlic bag.

I always use a can of wet cat food. I just pop the top open to make a hole and throw it in. It'll usually last all night (I set mine at night so I have fresh bait in the morning) and will attract just about anything.

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>>829950
Forgot pic

>>829672
>dog food
just use bread man

>>829982
that is what I always used as a kid with these things and would catch a full thing of chubs everytime

Change your bait, cut up a fish you catch and throw it in. When I gut suckers I toss the heap of guts in the trap and the next day I have a trap full of minnows and crayfish.