buying minnows in Meadville

The guy off 322 near the Kwik fill is Johns Bait.
I bought minnows off him one time and the woman working there (I think is the owners wife) counted out 12 minnows for my dozen. I informed her that most bait stores use a scooper to dip out by the dozen but she insisted on counting out..I think I got 14! I got desperate one other time and went there to avoid driving to pymy for bait and when she put them in my bucket over half were dead so I just dumped them back in the tank and left with no minnows. Needless to say I will never go back.

The place on Willow is ran by the guy at Johns bait. John's bait is expensive, but where else locally in Meadville are you going to buy them ? If you can, take the drive to Timberlands....A little out of the way, but great people. I do like the fact that John's is open all year....easy to get bait to ice fish in Meadville. He did make me a great deal on an auger last year when I hit a rock with mine. I think he charged me $50 rather than $70. I don't agree with counting minnows (which they do), but what are you going to do when the fish are biting and you run out of bait ?

I guess I would understand counting out minnows if they were bought by the bait shop by numbers, but they aren't. They are sold and purchased by weight. X number of dollars by the pound. I have been fishing for over 40 years and never saw any other bait shop count out fatheads (small minnows) to sell by the dozen. I'ts his store and he can sell them however he wants, but I think he would see an increase in business if he sold them like the other bait shops. He might find his business would increase to the point where he wouldn't have the time to count out 12 little minnows. And with more customers coming in he would surely sell other tackle as well. Ever see how many fatheads are in a pound?

R&L bait and tackle is the one off district road.  A great little shop.  If you mant muskie lures that place has them!  Got bait off of them many times but havent got minnows off them yet.   And the lady that is there, the owners wife, is always freindly.