Likes Likes:  0
Thanks Thanks:  0
HaHa HaHa:  0
Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12
Results 11 to 12 of 12

Thread: Why are shiners so much more expensive than minnows?

  1. #11
    Join Date
    Oct 2013
    Location
    TEXAS
    Posts
    20,811
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default


    Quote Originally Posted by ArthurLK11 View Post
    Why are shiners so much more expensive than minnows? Is it harder to breed them? Does it take longer for them to grow up? Do they eat more expensive food? Do they need to be stored in more expensive equipment? I'm just wondering why the price difference is so drastic. My local bait shop has a dozen minnows for $1.75 and a dozen small shiners for $8.75. That's a big difference.
    size of the shiners might come into play ?
    and golden shiners I think you are talking about only spawn once a year .
    but without knowing for sure what they are calling "shiners" it would be hard to know for sure .
    to raise them to bass bait size might get a bit pricey ?
    sure is a big price differential . likely do to the size of the bait is my thought
    BIG shiners here are expensive like that as well .
    and "minnows" are much cheaper .
    sum kawl me tha outlaw ketchn whales

  2. #12
    RickyI's Avatar
    RickyI is offline Slabmaster II * Crappie.com Supporter
    Join Date
    Sep 2020
    Location
    Church Point, La.
    Posts
    171
    Post Thanks / Like

    Default

    That's a big difference in price for sure! Think I would go with the small ones and double up the numbers in my bait bucket!
    Rick

Page 2 of 2 FirstFirst 12

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

BACK TO TOP