I've heard of using alfalfa, could'nt hurt to try. Minnows feed off algae and it should grow some.
I have heard that sinking hay bales around crappie structure will help bring in baitfish, I have a few old straw bales that have gotten wet and have grass growing out of them and was wondering if they would do the same thing. Has anyone tried this and does it work?
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I've heard of using alfalfa, could'nt hurt to try. Minnows feed off algae and it should grow some.
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Have also heard of using them, but apparently they only last about 3 months. The guys said though for about 3 months they WORKED WELL! Placed them on the fall and ice fished on them all winter, would imagine the colder water slowwed down the decay/ decompisition. Not sure how long they would last if dropped in during the spring or summer...
I have seen them used for catfish chum... it can realy bring those channles in too
Baitfish buffet !!!!
Thanks for the help, I will try and put them in the water in a few days, I have some bamboo structure I am going to put in so will put these bales in at the same time. Good luck.
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Try to stake them down. I have seen bales, mostly big round bales float down on the dam and really cause problems with intakes.
it takes a while for a bale to sink sometime up to two weeks if you don't tie weights ?Ive got three in now but no fish yet
Wow I thought it was a wives tale.
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