Mitch what are your goals for the minnow trap or rather the minnows??
That might help answer your real question.
Location is key to trapping minnows. If there are no fatheads in your pond you wont catch them, even if there are but the numbers are low, you may have a hard time. bait the trap, kat food, onion, fat off a steak.
good luck, those G-traps are about the best simplest design there is.
