A Missouri department of conservation lake near me has prohibited the use of any bait held or transported in water. So I just assume that means no minnows, but I've seen minnows on others hooks. When I inquired about this, they told me the minnows were not live. My question is, how do they keep dead minnows useable for any length of time? They quickly turn mushy and fall off the hook when I tried putting them in a plastic bag.