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    Caught some 1" to 2" baby gills in my minnow trap. Will they work in place of minnows for night fishing this time of year?

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    in stock tanks and farm ponds with crappie in them they are typically the number one food item
    sum kawl me tha outlaw ketchn whales
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    Just have to watch your state regulations. In Ohio you have to catch them with a hook to use as bait. But they do work awesome as bait!


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    Yes, they are great, also- catfish love them!
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    they work great around here for the big ones. and any other predators.
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    Yes they'll work great a bait. However, as was mentioned above, all states that I'm familiar with only allow bluegill to be used as bait if caught with hook and line.
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    I catch micro gills on #16 hook and use em alive to catch Slabs(sometimes). Sometimes I catch a big gill on a #16 fishing for micros or a bass chomps down on a hooked micro.
    Oh I could wrestle a monster fish
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    Agree with the above. Will also add, some places say live bait can only be used on the waters where it was caught.
    Drinkin coffee, missin fish.
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