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Hello.
How to catch minnow with my traps, crayfish go in the traps and no minnows go in the trap. A+
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Try suspending your traps above the pond bottom.
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The minnow trap openings should be parallel to the shoreline too.
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Hello. Thank you for your answers. I think I found a solution, last night I used the light. Crayfish flee light and minnow (Fathead minnow) are attracted to light. This morning there were plenty of minnows and no crayfish in my trap. A+
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azteca, 1850 miles west-southwest of you is my place. you need to come visit and try some of your ideas here, we would have fun!
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Now that is a "bright" idea, pun intended!
John
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I agree.
azteca posts lots of illuminating ideas to the forum!
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azteca,
Did your chemlight method work to catch minnows and exclude crayfish?
Did you also bait the trap, or just use the light source?
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Hello.
It doesn't work very well, because of the newts the water is not very clear.
So you can barely see a glow, the spot works better. A+
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