SHINERS ARE dEaDlY

[Guest]

Any advice on how to keep those silver shiners from dying off in the bucket? They've been a waldo favorite on the Pines, but I bet half of them are dead before we even wet a line!

[Paul Rohweller]

I've used bubble buckets in the past with good success, that might be the way you need to go. This past open water season I used the aerators from aqua innovations, that thing works good and is dead quiet. That I like!! Downside is that its a little spendy and requires daily cleaning. Paul

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[Jigging Bob]

Hey steeplechaser,

I always throw a little snow in the bucket or bag when I leave the bait store and periodically through out the day I drain the water and fill it back up. Scheels puts some blue stuff in the water that really makes them last. I have no idea what it is in there I always forget to ask them what it is. Seems to work really well though.

[Guest]

What ever you do to a bucket of shiners never change the water with water out of the tap if you get water service from the city. The chemicals will kill them within a day. When changing water (if lake water is unavailable) I filter the water through a brita water filter and then chill the water so the water is the same temp as the water the shiners are in. I have kept shiners for up to 4 weeks using this method.

Good luck and good fishing!

SUNNYD

[huskiesplayer15]

Another thing you might want to try? Buy a bubbler from frabill, for under twenty bucks it will be well worth it before the season is over with. Another thing I do if you get them in an air bag, don't them in a bucket before you head out, I think the minnows get "shocked" and die. So try and insulate them somehow on the way out, styrofoam cooler, fleece bag, etc, then as the night goes on take a cup out of the bucket and add a cup of lake water to slowly adjust the water temp. Hope it helps!
Best Fishes
Chris

Odd question but do you get the deadly shiners from Gene's? Just wondering, they have been great guys for me, the bait has been even better.

[steel24]

shiners die very easily..what I was told growing up was keep them in the bag..put the bag in the hole or live well...after about 15 min they should be ready to be put in a bucket or live well without any problems..it does work..from what I understand it just helps them get used to the water temp...he called it tempering....hope this helps you as it has me..