Assuming for 3 days the bait bucket and minnows were not outside (otherwise they would be frozen) one has the distinct possibility of killing the minnows with thermal shock by replacing 50F-60F water with 34F water from the water in the ice hole.

Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/05/08 07:28 PM.

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